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Folks, we had a Tempurpedic Cloud Luxe for about 90 days, the wife and I liked it but I felt that it softened too much and I had slight lower back pain in the morning. I got her to agree to send it back, VERY reluctantly as she said it was the best mattress we have ever had. She is about 135 5 4 and I am 190 5'9.
We have since gotten the Contour Signature. But, I am not happy at all and hope I didnt make a mistake. It feels so hard to me, harder than it felt in 2 different stores. I wake up with more intense mid and lower back pain, more so than I ever did with the Cloude Luxe. My hands are tingling if I dont change position constantly. I spent over an hour on the store mattress and didnt have this kind of sensation. I am hoping this mattress will soften but I am a bit worried as the CL felt great from day 1. Anyone try the signature or have feedback on it? If we ultimately give it back, can someone suggest which cloud to go with? I dont really want the CL again as i think the cloud layer was too thick and too quick to break down. My feeling is that maybe the Cloud Supreme might be the next logical step as it has a slightly thinner Cloud layer but unfortunately it lacks the HD layer and opts for the regular Tempur material. Is this a negative? Here's to hoping I dont have to give back the signature. |
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Hi Moolman, I wish you the best of luck and I'm sorry your having such a rough time with it :( I went through the same thing for a year with back pain, but mine was always middle back. But I could never put my finger quite on the issue to correct it, just knew it was my mattress. Well, mattresses. We're on our fifth in 2.5 years unfortunately. Westin Heavenly bed twice, latex from SleepEZ, super cheapo firm from Sam's club just to hold us over, and now the Embody Introspection memory foam. I will say that we've had the Embody now for over a month and I dont think I've had back pain a single morning since. So, I'd say I am pretty happy with that. I do think that we're slowing getting some sinking on each side and the middle of our king is definitely firmer, but it's not been a problem yet. Although it irks me a bit. But, it's not causing any issues or pain. The other bed I am truly entrigued with is the Termpurpedic Bellafina. But, it's pretty darn firm. I also love the Deluxe- seems pretty middle of the road. They stopped making Deluxe, but many stores still have their twin XL floor models and will sell them at a discount. Have you tried the Sleep Number out yet? I did go to the store and try it. Of course, the only one I liked was the $3,000+ memory foam one. But- just a note from my own personal opinion on sleep number. I have never had one. But, when I was in the store, I didn't really feel like the support of the bed was so adjustable. If you have it full of air, it's pretty firm. If you let air out, the mattress is not really any softer, your bottom just sinks more b/c the air is moving out from under you literally like an air mattress. A weird feeling and I wasn't a fan. But, you'll have to try it out for yourself and see what you think! Best of luck!!! |
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moolman wrote: If you read my other posts, you know I did not pay full retail for my Tempurpedics, that's the only thing that let's me sleep at night in comfort. Please don't PM me asking where I bought my bed, up to you to negotiate, and this is America, everything is negotiable...haha... regardless of what tempurpedic tells you. I don't know what to say about your back. You must be sleeping on your side, right? Maybe go back to a standard innerspring for a while to see if the pain goes away? FWIW, I don't have back or neck pain after 4 weeks on my regular Cloud. At this point, I can say it's the best mattress I've ever had. Last night I tried to fall asleep on the innerspring + 2" medium density poly foam guest bed. Couldn't do it. Too uncomfortable. I'm one of the ones who would need to take a TP travel topper when out of town :) |
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moolman wrote:
I think I'm just screwed, the Allura is not working out for me too. Just keep having this lower back pain when I wake up. It's been about 2 weeks and on some mornings it's been a slight pain but today, it was pretty bad. I guess maybe I should of just gone with the classic Tempurbed, I slept on the original Tempurpedic bed for years back in the day in college and beyond.
My wife loves her Rhapsody and will not give it up, it took her about 2 weeks to get used to it, but now she swears you have to pry the bed out of her dead hands. She says she has no more join pain anywhere and she likes that the bed is supportive and lets you sink in but feels very firm. I will give the Allura another 2 weeks and see how it goes. I can exchange it again but no refunds for me. So far I have tried the Cloud Luxe, too soft, Rhaposdy, too hard, and now Allura, I think too soft. What the heck is in between? I guess I'll just have to get a sleep number bed or something, even with the bad reviews because I may need the adjustablility...haha.. my body is getting old. Don't pass off even the regular Cloud just because it's only 8" height! I've got 4 weeks on it, and I'm sure it's the best mattress I've ever had. It's soft for sure. Some naysayers will taunt .... 'It's going to break down and leave a sink hole in 6 months!" ... Really? Anyone really think Tempurpedic makes beds that give out in 6 months? We'll see. I can't prove my case for 6 months, or years, but we'll see. I forgot how much sink the Allura has. I'm not a doctor, but I'm pretty darn sure you want to avoid sinking in a lot. Last time I tried Cloud Luxe, I knew there's no way I could have that bed. I had a Revolution, the Luxe felt similar in terms of how much I sink in. Just not good for my back. I think you might be missing an opportunity by not trying the regular Cloud. The Cloud are said to have the softest initial feel. Another benefit is the response of the foam is quicker. I prefer it over the classic Tempur foam at surface. Doesn't sleep hot. Only downside is slight odor, but it's dissipating. I don't know how many exchanges you can do, but keep it in mind. The last benefit .. regular Cloud set in only $1450 in twin XL for your split King set. Not too bad! This message was modified Oct 8, 2011 by slpngoc
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So far we have spent 30 days on our Signature. The very first morning i experienced lower back pain. Been going to my chiropractor to see if there has been something there all along that my 6" of foam toppers have been hiding for the past 3 years. X-rays show that everything is fine but he's doing minor adjustments on me just the same. I have also noticed i do more tossing and turning on this HARD foam mattress as well...... SO...after much consideration i called the Mattress Firm and am going thru the process of exchanging it for the Cloud Supreme. We liked that one originally but they had floor models of the Signature for a TON of a lot less $. I was thinking with my wallet and not my instincts on that one. Will keep everyone posted to my upgrade experience. They call the signature Medium Firm. Its pretty darned firm!
We also bought the Leggett and Platt adjustable base. No manner of adjusting has made this Signature mattress acceptable. BUT so you know, most of those mattress stores are prohibited to talk about the L&P base as they want to sell you the Tempurpedic base at twice the price. But when i brought it up, they were like "Yeah, we can sell you one of those too"..but dont expect them to bring it up in conversation. L&P was supposedly THE adjustable base for Tempurpedic for years...but i guess TP is going it alone and charging a fortune for them. |
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We also bought the Leggett and Platt adjustable base. No manner of adjusting has made this Signature mattress acceptable. BUT so you know, most of those mattress stores are prohibited to talk about the L&P base as they want to sell you the Tempurpedic base at twice the price. But when i brought it up, they were like "Yeah, we can sell you one of those too"..but dont expect them to bring it up in conversation. L&P was supposedly THE adjustable base for Tempurpedic for years...but i guess TP is going it alone and charging a fortune for them.
FYI, the reason many retailers like myself do not bring up this option is due to the fact teh Tempurpedic could tell the customer (in the event of a warranty claim) that since the base is not Tempurpedic (purchased after a specific date), the customer has voided the warranty. There are a lot of things retailers could sell that would inadvertantly hurt the customer and end up losing business for the retailer... I encourage clients to ask all of the right questions and let me answer them to the best of my ability... It is true that L&P made the base (up till about 2 years ago I think) and then Tempur went with all Tempur branded products... and requires that retailers only display and sell the matching sets... However, we cannot keep a customer from purchasing things a la cart to help them with price! |