Hi,
After more research, I came here to express my current fears and look for answers, knowing that I can’t test locally anything with latex. I need to drive at least 7-8 hours, so I rather make a solid list of what I want to try when I get there, instead of assuming that 6 inch latex is fine for me, yet I will find myself in a situation of using my phone internet to search for alternate stores for mattresses of a type.
So here is my situation:
I have 220 pounds. My wife has 130 pounds.
I am a side sleeper, I would sleep more on my back if I wouldn’t have lower back problems, as I am using a spring mattress at this moment which needs to be replaced asap. To be totally honest, I would love back sleeping if the mattress would allow my body to sink a bit, so that I don’t feel like my arms,head and feet are “hanging” on the sides. Also, stomach sleeping, which is what I did some time ago, is impossible on my mattress, since every time I try that it feels like the bed is “straightening” me up, not allowing me to use my hands or feet to sink a bit into the mattress so that I get support for the position I like. I feel like my hands and feet are pulled with a rope to the sides of the mattress every time I try any other position then simply laying totally flat on the surface.
The only comfortable position at this point, is sleeping on the side, but that is also a bit problematic, since the spring mattress that I got won’t let my lower back sit straight horizontally, and I feel like my spine is split in 2 due to this problem.
My wife is more of a back sleeper/side sleeper depending on the mood. She doesn’t have any back problems. She would sleep more on her back if she could sink a bit more into the mattress.
We kind of decided that we either buy a single mattress queen size latex hardness H3, 2 smaller mattresses to make up the entire queen size. Should I buy 2 smaller mattresses instead of one? Is this a good solution for the details I gave you?
What would be the best mattress if you were in my situation. I did read the guides a few times, yet I am still not able to come up with the options that I need to have in mind, to cover my situation. I would rather have you tell us what do you think that would be our options. I don’t ask you to give me a straight answer, cause I am aware that is also a matter of taste, price, availability, and so on. But what I do ask you, is to tell me what do you think that I should test when I go into a store, so that I got maximum chance to find something nice.
To give you an example, if you tell me that memory foam with a specific configuration, or a range of configurations should be on my try list, I will give them a try. But I rather have the list ready and the places I need to go, before I actually go there.
Also, my budget is a light problem. I would love to buy a 8 inch mattress, 2 inch of talalay on a 6 inch core, but no matter how much I researched I could not find anything viable(natural, certificate) under 1000 dolars for a queen size mattress. so my question is, for my weight, is it enough a 6 inch mattress considering that I am a side sleeper? Should I consider buying a base of some springy material to take a bit of the compression so that I don’t hit the hard part? This is my current base:
I know it can’t be compared with a “spring” like base with “elastic” stripes, and is actually made just for providing hard support and air. But I want to know if I need to consider buying a new base and what type of base for allowing me to stick to 6 inch latex mattress, or I rather keep the base and try to find a cheap 8 inch latex mattress instead?
I know there are a lot of alternatives, which makes it extremely hard to figure out what should I look for. For example, if you think that there might be a problem for me using a 6 inch latex mattress, even if I buy another base, (ofc, I can’t buy anything expensive as a base), then I should probably try something else, or 8 inch mattress.
As I said, I would very much love to know how would you think about it if you were in my place, what would you consider viable options and what not, and what do you think would be the best bet and what would you aim for in this situation.
Thank You