I’m still considering how to tweak my Dunlop mattress a bit, still not sure exactly how/what. I’m still sleeping cold, but more bothersome I’m still having days when I wake up with hip pain on the side I usually sleep on, and the pain today has radiated all the way to my knee, which isn’t making me a happy camper. Right or wrong, I’m convinced that the pain is far more likely, in my case, to come from too firm rather than too soft a comfort layer. I figure if there’s one thing I’ve learned in nearly 63 years, it’s how my body reacts to things. I’m more concerned about the possible lack of pressure relief (my shoulder doesn’t seem to sink in as much as I’d like as well as the hip pain) than about temperature - I know the possible fixes for that, and will try flannel sheets first.
My daughter has already ordered me a great set of flannel sheets for Christmas, and I know if I ask nicely she’ll hand them over as an early present . . . I know they’re good quality flannel because I ordered her a set in a different colour, and already have those.
I’ve never even felt of Talalay latex, which led me to wonder if there are any of the online vendors who make a habit of sending out small sample pieces of their latex on request. I’d at least like to see what Talalay feels like, compared to the soft Dunlop I have. If I wanted to try a Talalay topper, I don’t even know what ILD would be a little softer than the 16-18 ILD that my Dunlop comfort layer claims to be . . . I’d bet 14 ILD would be softer in Talalay, but don’t know how 19 ILD Talalay would compare. Don’t know how much I would be able to tell from a sample, but I would like to know it if is even a possibility. Your opinion on that would be welcome, Phoenix.
I can’t find anywhere relatively nearby that sells Talalay latex except the store that sells the Pure Nature Bliss line. Phoenix, I don’t suppose you know of any of the stores in the Roanoke VA or Greensboro NC area who sell natural Talalay? I don’t want a blend - for no other reason than I just don’t want it, but want a natural product (or as close to one as there is). I almost hate to go to the store with the PLB line, as I might lie on one of their beds and like it too much - and it would be hard to tell how their 14 ILD topper would feel on top of my Dunlop bed since they don’t sell beds the equivalent of mine.
If I were to decide to try a softer latex topper, I think 2" would be sufficient - I know I don’t want to mess up the good alignment I have now by going with anything too thick.
So far, it seems that a 2" natural Talalay topper is relatively hard to find, and the few I have found seemed quite expensive. I’d also want to source a cover for it.
Part of me says I should leave well enough alone, and then there are days like today when that radiating hip pain tells me that I’m going to have to try something sooner or later. Like dn, it’s a matter of “feed the OCD” - I already know the OCD isn’t going to go away, so may as well try to ease the hunger pangs.