Tempur mattress

[zar]

anyone have experience with Tempur mattress? I think it would be good for my back but would I miss the "spring" of a conventional coil mattress when I'm in action??

 

[xarir]

I've never tried it myself, but I have a friend with a wonky back who swears by this mattress. He claims that it really is far superior to a coil mattress.

You might try buying one at Sleep Country. If you don't like it, you can give it back within 30 days or something like that.

 

[Homo Erectus]

I have had the matress and pillow for a few years.It is worth the price. I would never go back ot a traditional one.

 

[The Doctor]

Haven't tried the matress but the pillow is fantastic. As far as spring action while getting jiggy, I would think it wouldn't be much different that a futton.

 

[Cardinal Fang]

As far as spring action while getting jiggy,

Its sucks to fark on until you get used to its characteristics. It completely throws off the cadence you have been accustomed to. You end up having to develop a whole new rhythm. It felt like I was trying a waterbed for the first time. I kept telling myself to "push" for one and "ride" for two.

On the upside, you sleep like a baby.

 

[The Doctor]

On the upside, you sleep like a baby.

So this is your excuse for rolling up in the fetal position and crying yourself to sleep.

 

[train]

Aren't these things something Like $5000 or $6000 for the Queen size mattress . At that price it should not only be good to fark on ( as the good Cardinal so aptly calls it ) but serve coffee as well .

 

[zar]

it costs 2800 for the king mattress (or 3300 if you want it with the foundation). But then it's hard to put a value on a good night's sleep.

 

[LeatherDoll]

My brother says ...

My brother and sister-in-law are both fairly large people (i.e., heavy weights). They send the mattress back after a couple of weeks -- they had a lot of trouble getting out of the bed -- the foam is supposed to mold around your body, so they got buried and couldn't find their way back up.

I wish they had told me they were trying it, I really want to test one out.

 

[antaeus]

I have maddeningly intermittent back problems due to multiple sports injuries. Spring mattresses are generally OK to sleep on, it's next day that I can't sit upright, only slouch. Years ago a doctor recommended a waterbed or foam mattress. Waterbed no. I've slept on a 4" foam mattress for 25 years now. This foam slab costs only a few hundred $, and I replace it every decade or so. Foam shops sell standard mattress sizes. I put it on a sturdy futon frame. Downside (for some) is it's low to the floor, but upside is no room for monsters underneath it.

re: getting jiggy. No problems, and it never squeeks. No complaints either, it's forgiving on the knees, and, ahem, pushing a face into it. You may find 'developing a new rhythym' is appreciated.


antaeus

 

[Mr.lover]

There is the perfect sleeper padding that u can buy for your bed. Cheaper and just as good... about $150 for the padding.. Yes, its comfortable but with respect to helping your back i am not sure. Some ppl say hard is good for your back, now they say the tempur is best. I tried it but it does not make much of a difference to me.

 

[zar]

if you are heavier there is a 10 inch version (vs. 8 inch) that they recommend for slightly more money.

 

[bkspoiler11]

re:mattress

I got a ghetto type of bed. I have the regular mattress and on top I got 3 layers on foam. I got memory foam on the top. It's really comfortable to sleep on. the memory foam alone is worth it.


bkspoiler11

 

[thundergod]

Any foam bed is meant to cradle and contour, but like a water bed does not provide true spinal support. I'm living proof. I had to have emergency spinal reconstruction last year and the ortho surgeon (who I had never met) told me 2 correct assumptions he'd make. 1. I sleep on my back. 2. I slept on a foam bed. When asked why he guessed those ; he told me that my injuries were mainly caused by lack of proper spinal support so over the years my verterbra had slipped sagittally (forward-backward displacement) rather than side to side. It was an extremely painful lesson to learn.
1. The spine requires sufficient resistance from the mattress to keep it posturally in line. No foam bed can offer this long term.
2. All foam is hot and as synthetic it does not breathe well.
Expect odours and bacteria to develop.
3. Stick with firm to extra firm coils but buy a bed on comfort.
Hence, do not be afraid of a very firm coil with a nice cozy pillowtop. Support comes from the coil, comfort comes from whats on top of the coil.
4. Many high quality sleep sets offer viscolastic foam and natural fiber layers in the upholstery layers...on top of the coil.

As for Tempur-Pedic...be prepared to spend that amount again in 7-9 years when its worn out.

Some advice from a mattress pro

 

[Lil'Becky]

I had the tempur pedic and sent it back. I now have a super firm serta pillow top sleep set and have never slept better. Because of my chestsize I am CONSTANTLY having back pain but until this new sleep set I could'nt get out of bed first thing in the morning. I had to lay there until my back was ready for movement. I have only had this set for about 6 weeks but so far so good.


I only shop for mattresses from sleep country. If only for their delivery/return policy lol