Hello,
I’m new to this site and have been reading up the past few weeks before trying to go out and buy my first mattress. My wife and I just got married recently and we’re currently surviving on a fold out couch but would love to find our first comfy bed mattress together. I read up on all the steps from your articles and had gone to a couple large box stores like Sleep Train, etc to just get an idea of what the different beds felt like.
Today we went to a small local mom and pop mattress shop and they carried Organimattress (?), and Pure Latex Bliss brands.
The organic beds were in the 5000 range for a King Bed and way out of our price and budget. So we started to take a look at the pure Latex bliss models. Tried to follow your guide, went and slept around on all the models looking at how I sank in, the pressure points, how much support there was for my body and lower back, how straight my body, and how my body responded
A little quick information about myself:
- 5’9 around 195 lbs with a very heavy middle area and mostly a back sleeper
- Wife is 5’3, 120-130 ish and is a side and back sleeper
Before marriage, I slept on an old hand me down mattress and it was really hard and firm. Definitely not a coil based mattress. I don’t know what it was but i loved it. It felt great for my lower back and wouldn’t be in pain. Sometimes if i go to hotels, my lower back hurts from sinking in so much.
I wanted to ask for some advice on what to do next:
- The model that I felt like I enjoyed the most was the Pamper Model Firm Synthetic 8 inches of talalay latex which consists of 2 inches activefusion climate control latex and 6 inches of natural talalay latex support core
Other top contenders were:
- Pamper Model Firm All Natural - 1 inch pressure relieving natural talalay latex + 6 inches latex support core + 1 inch latex base firm layer (8 inches)
- Pamper Model Med All Natural (10 inches) - 3 inch natural talalay latex + 6 inches talalay latex support core + 1 inch latex firm base layer
- Pamper Model Med Synthetic (10 inches) - 2 inches climate control latex, 2 inches talalay latex, 6 inches support core
These 3 models i wasn’t exactly sure, but felt my middle section less support than the first model.
I guess my one biggest fear is that i do have a heavy bottom / mid section and I am scared that i’ll choose the wrong model in the end where my lower back will start to ache, or I choose the 8 inch one where it is firm enough for my mid section but causes unexpected pain to other parts of my body. How can i really know that this is the bed right for me?
Also, the 8 inch model of synthetic latex 20% blend, for a king size, is at 2699 retail price. Is that the expected amount to pay for a good investment into a bed for my back?
Would you have any other recommendations / models / stores that you would recommend I take a look at or try?
Thanks again for all your help. I could really use your guidance.
-Eric