[quote=“Phoenix” post=28388]Hi absolude,
This is one of the main factors in the the “conflict” between pressure relief and alignment and I’m glad to see you are taking this into consideration. Your support core is also softer than the norm so I would pay careful attention to your topper choice because of this. In general … “just enough” in terms of thickness and softness to provide good pressure relief is the “safest” choice in terms of alignment.
[quote]Also, not related to sleeping on the bed, I’d like to raise it a little and make it thicker so I don’t bottom out when sit on it.
Was thinking 2 or 3 inches of 19 or 21 ILD.
Any suggestions? [/quote]
The topper guidelines in post #8 here may be helpful in choosing a topper that provides the best “balance” between pressure relief and alignment. The height of the mattress wouldn’t play a role in my topper choice (you would be choosing a topper for the “wrong” reasons) but after you choose the most suitable topper for you if you still need to raise the height of the mattress further then I would consider using very firm polyfoam under the mattress because of the lower cost of polyfoam and because the deepest layers will have the least effect on the feel and performance of the mattress.
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Hi Phoenix,
By your guidelines and my guess 2" seems like a safe bet. I’ll give it a couple of nights before buying, until I’m fully adjusted with the new mattress.
At first I felt pressure against my rib cage when laying on my side. That’s completely gone now. With the old mattress the weight was supported by the hips and shoulders and now is more evenly distributed.
I felt a bit of pressure on my shoulders, nothing like before though but I started migrating towards my stomach. Completely forgot I used to sleep on my stomach a lot years ago. I couldn’t believe how my chest was expanding with no perceived resistance from the latex. WOW
I’ll try to spend more time on my side, trying to gauge how much support I will need.
I forgot to tell you that for the first night we put the mattress on top of an 4" Ikea mattress that has about 1" latex for the top layer.
The latex in the IKEA mattress seems softer than the new mattress. Based on this, should I consider a 3" topper ?
You are perfectly right regarding the height. I shouldn’t mix these two…