Hi jjramsey,
[quote]With my current mattress, which I’ve had a couple days, tucking my pillow underneath my shoulders seems to help somewhat.
To say this is getting frustrating is putting it mildly. About the best thing I can say about my new mattress is that I shouldn’t have to worry about a topper firming up the mattress because it blocks heat from getting to the memory foam layer – and for a la-dee-da expensive mattress, that’s ridiculously faint praise.
Any ideas on how to survive the 30 days that I need to keep the mattress? [/quote]
It would really depend on the reasons for your “symptoms” and whether your mattress is too soft or too firm for you and I also don’t know your body type or have any reference points for mattresses that have worked well for you in the past but there is more about the most common symptoms that people may experience on a mattress and some of the most likely reasons for them in post #2 here and there are also some comments in posts #2 and #3 here that may also be helpful.
The Elegance is the same as the PLB Beautiful which is a very soft mattress and based on your comments and feedback and the fact that a pillow under your shoulders seems to help) if I had to guess (and it would only be a guess) I would say that the mattress is probably too soft for your body type and sleeping positions and you may be better off choosing firmer mattresses than you have been considering up till now.
If your mattress is too soft then some of the suggestions in post #2 here may also be helpful until you can exchange your mattress.
Phoenix