Hi All, I’ll try to keep this brief. Husband and I were on an old Beautyrest pillowtop for 20 years. We are talking early 2000s model. It was a pretty firm bed with a minimal pillowtop. Last year we bought a Naturepedic EOS Pillowtop. My side started with plush coils, 3" of med latex and then 3" soft latex. I loved the feel. But about 4 months later, I started experiencing intense lower back pain that I’ve never had before. I thought it must be the bed. I thought maybe the soft coils were too soft, so I switched to firm coils. Now 6 months later, and I am still experiencing so much lower back pain.
I don’t know where to go from here or what configuration changes to make. I cannot afford a new bed, unless I resell the Naturepedic on marketplace which will have tons of challenges. I don’t know if the bed is too soft, firm, or that my body doesn’t like latex? I love the feel of the bed when I get in, and I feel supported. For reference, I am 5’6 and 140 pounds.
At this point, I am out of time to do the free layer swap with my purchase, unless Naturepedic takes pity on me. But I truly don’t know what I would swap it for. Please help!
@TheCleanBedroom
Hi there!
Sorry that you are experiencing the back pain! That’s not fun at all.
A question and a suggestion:
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Did you buy the mattress direct from Naturepedic?
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Are both sides the same or do you have different firmness on each side?
If they are different, then you could experiment a bit with the components.
Suggestion:
Lay on your side and have your husband observe whether your spine is straight or whether there are places where it dips - this may tell you if you need more support.
I’m consulting with our staff to see what other suggestions they may have.
Hope this helps a bit.
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Hello,
Yes, I did buy from Naturepedic direct. My husband’s side has always been firm coils, med latex and then soft latex. So it is the same as mine (I originally started with soft coils then changed to firm). I will have my husband check my alignment and report back tomorrow.
Great!
We’ve worked with Naturepedic a long time, and have found that typically if there is a problem, they will work with the customer to resolve it. You may need to buy another component, since you are past the exchange time, but that is cheaper than a whole new mattress.
We would suggest giving them a call (if you haven’t already).
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TheCleanBedroom,
I wanted to send an update since I finally got a chance to check my alignment. When I am laying on my side, my spine has a slight smile curve, particularly from my middle of my back/waist down to my hips. My waist to hip difference is about 12" so my hips really seem to curve up. I spoke with Naturepedic and they are going to give me another free layer swap since I am having a hard time. I was wondering what would be reccomended? The pain began with the soft coil, med latex, soft latex, but has persisted since I switched to firm coils months ago.
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My first impression would be to get some advice from Naturepedic.
Secondly, perhaps try some differences of configuration with what you have:
Firm coils med latex med latex
Firm coils soft latex soft latex
and possibly
Plush coils med latex med latex (although my sense is that might be too soft)
If Firm Med Med is better - it may be that you need firm latex just above the coils.
If Firm Soft Soft is better - you have your answer.
If your partner can spare sleeping on a little different configuration for a night, perhaps you can move things around and try these combinations before making the switch.
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That’s a great idea. I didn’t think of that, but I’m going to switch things up tonight. What I can’t figure out is of the mattress is too firm or too soft for my hips, and which layers are causing it. When I look at the pics my husband took of me laying on my side, it’s appears that my core is mostly supported. Is my lower back curving up because my hips can’t sink in enough? This problem started though with the plush coils. I was trying to do research but I’m having a hard figuring it out.
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I did some experimenting the past couple of eves. What I learned:
Firm coils/med latex/med latex = The latex layer on top doesn’t allow enough pressure relief. I felt pressure building up immediately, esp in my neck. My lower back still curved up at the hips, though a tad bit less than firm/med/soft.
Firm coils/soft latex/soft latex = this felt like sleeping in mush and I did not feel supported in waist area, though my lower back was more straight from waist down to hips.
When I was changing the layers around, I decided to lay down on 1 layer of latex above the coils and take a pic of my back alignment. I was on the firm coils/med latex. This was the best combo of feeling supported and my back was most aligned out of any of these combos I’ve tried. My hips did not curve up drastically from my waist. This doesn’t really solve the problem, since I have a pillowtop, but I wonder what it gives a hint?
Perhaps I do need a firm middle latex layer?
Or some combo with the plush coils? (The original combo of plush coil/med latex/soft latex started the pain so not that one)
Or a micro-coil combo?
The firm middle latex layer may do the trick, with a soft layer on top. Firm coils, firm middle, soft on top, perhaps? The firm latex on the EOS is quite firm, but with the soft pillow top, it will give you pressure relief. Having a micro coil layer may work too.
Naturepedic is usually pretty responsive - if you talk about those two options, they may be able to advise you:
Firm coils, Firm latex, soft latex on top (this is the cushion-firm configuration)
Firm coils, Firm latex, soft microcoils
Hope this helps! If nothing else, getting a firm latex layer will give you a chance to try just about every configuration.
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