Hi Phoenix,
For my son, I went with CozyPure’s 7" Natural Comfort kiss mattress in twin. I’m looking forward to receiving both mattresses and getting my children out of my bed :). Well, my 2 year old will stay a little while longer.
Hi fsumom,
You certainly made another great quality/value choice for your son … and congratulations on your second new mattress choice as well 
Once again I’m looking forward to your comments and feedback once you’ve received it.
Phoenix
I have had the mattress for a week now and I am impressed. Although I had initially picked BBME I ended up going with another brand with turned out to be a mistake. I had read some criticism that the edge support on this mattress wasn’t so good, and as a side sleeper who sleeps near the edge, this support matters to me. I ordered a medium Queen & edge support is fine, in fact the support on this mattress is excellent, I don’t find myself “sinking” in as I did with the previous mattress. Mario, their customer service rep was also very helpful in answering my questions. As others have stated this, this is an excellent product & a great value as well.
Hi Loroi,
Thanks for taking the time to share an update and for letting us know what you ended up deciding this time around.
As you know you certainly made a great quality/value choice and it’s great to hear that your BME is working out so well for you.
Congratulations on your new mattress
Phoenix
Phoenix,
What is your opinion regarding this? This is from Quality Sleep Shop as well. Now, guaranteed this is completely my fault for not catching this or asking the question directly regarding these mattresses. Someone asked on Amazon if their wool was treated with anything and that even if the wool is organic it’s often treated. This was Quality Sleep Shop’s response. I guess this is why research is so important and that you need to know the appropriate questions to ask. I would have not thought bleach would be used in the treatment of wool going in a green mattress.
“My Green Mattress here. The wool goes through a cleaning process that includes a wash step, bleach step, a mechanical crimp/steam-cleaning step, then another wash. Although there is bleach used in the process they do not use any other harsh chemicals/heavy metals to process the wool. I hope this helps!”
Hi fsumom,
This is probably another example of “going down the rabbit hole” where almost everything you read can bring up some additional concerns.
Wool is usually bleached using hydrogen peroxide (not sodium hypochlorite which is what you usually buy when you are buying laundry bleach and will damage wool) and this is the same substance that is used in lower dilutions for washing wounds and for oral rinsing. It’s not something that I’m personally concerned about. I often wear wool socks and wool sweaters that contain wool that is most likely bleached.
Phoenix
Their comment does not say it’s bleached with hydrogen peroxide though. It says “although there is bleach used in the process they do not use ANY other harsh chemicals/heavy metals.” I guess that’s why this does concern me…because they’re admitting a harsh chemical is used. I understand that you’re saying, one thing leads to another and the customer starts complaining. However, first it’s the polyester fibers and now it’s bleach. What else did I not ask about that could be lurking in this mattress?
Hi fsumom,
Hydrogen Peroxide is probably a more “harsh” chemical than say the soap that is used to clean the wool but this is relative even if it isn’t something that would concern me or most people. Again … the type of bleach that you are most likely thinking of and are probably concerned about isn’t used with wool because it would damage the wool.
I’m not so sure that “admitting” or “lurking” would apply here or would be terms I would use and you would probably be surprised if you did a chemical analysis of many the most common products that you use on a daily basis or that are in your home that would probably be a much bigger reason for concern than the materials that are in the mattress.
In any case … the “bottom line” for me (and probably most people that aren’t looking for a “certified organic” mattress) is that I wouldn’t hesitate to purchase any of the mattresses that are made by Quality Sleep/My Green Mattress or have any concerns about their “safety” but of course each person may have very different criteria than my own.
Phoenix
Hi there! I work for My Green Mattress and I would like to clear up any misunderstanding or misstating of our products when it comes to the amount of polyester fiber that is blended into the wool. Our natural Joma wool is sources from sheep raised in New Zealand. The wool batting is processed with a small amount of polyester fibers that have not been treated with any flame retardants. The purpose of these longer fibers is to give the wool a more consistent weight and feel, and prevents the quilt in our mattress from feeling lumpy. The total composition of our finished mattress has less than 1% of this polyester fiber.
Thank you. I was informed of the same thing by Kathy. I received my daughter’s mattress this evening but haven’t had a chance to open it yet because, well, it is heavy and I need help carrying it upstairs ;).
My wife and I decided to upgrade to a king mattress at the beginning of this year. During that time both Leesa and Brooklyn Bedding had New Years sales so we ordered both. We ordered the Brooklyn Bedding medium and it arrived first so it was the first to go on the frame. We slept on it for 30 days and were both very happy with it. I’m a very hot sleeper and didn’t notice any heat issues. My wife was concerned with any foam mattress because she really didn’t want that sinking feeling (we have a new born and she is up at night a lot).
We then swapped it out for the Leesa. My wife was unhappy with it after the first few nights but we kept it on the bed for 12 or 14 days to see if she would get used to it. Again it didn’t feel too hot for me but could definitely tell the difference and the more sinking in feeling. My wife said it gave her lower back pain and she didn’t like that she had to “crawl out of it” to get up with the baby. And if she rolled over on her side she could feel the indent of where she was previously laying on her back.
We switched back to the Brooklyn and all is well again. We thought about trying out the firm just to see but have decided to just keep the medium. After reading some reviews on this site I’m happy to see that the Brooklyn has known good foam and the Leesa is questionable. I hope we are happy with it for years to come!
Hi samholton,
Thanks for taking the time to share your comments and feedback and for letting us know what you ended up deciding … I appreciate it.
You’re right that the BME uses high quality and durable materials and there are no lower quality materials or weak links that would compromise the durability or useful life of the mattress relative to any weight range.
It’s great to hear that your BME is working out well for you and that both of you like it … and congratulations on your new mattress
Phoenix
Having failed on the alexander hybrid, we are looking at the medium BME. We are back and side sleepers, 130 and 150 lbs and i have some low back pain. The Alexander was just too soft. I chatted with Mario and he suggested the soft. This has me nervous, that i’m going to end up with another too-soft mattress. We generally prefer a firmer mattress with a soft top, but the side sleeping thing seems to immediately throw us into the soft category. Can anyone with similar size/sleep experience comment on the soft vs. medium BME?
Hi HeatherinMI,
You are certainly looking at a great quality/value choice but when you can’t test a mattress in person then the most reliable source of guidance is always a more detailed phone conversation with a knowledgeable and experienced retailer or manufacturer that has your best interests at heart and who can help “talk you through” the specifics of their mattresses and the properties and “feel” of the materials they are using (fast or slow response, resilience, firmness etc) and the options they have available that may be the best “match” for you based on the information you provide them, any local testing you have done or mattresses you have slept on and liked or other mattresses you are considering that they are familiar with, and the “averages” of other customers that are similar to you. They will know more about “matching” their specific mattress designs and firmness levels to different body types, sleeping positions, and preferences (or to other mattresses that they are familiar with) than anyone else.
I would also keep in mind that there are also no “standard” definitions or consensus of opinions for firmness ratings and different manufacturers can rate their mattresses very differently than others so a mattress that one manufacturer rates as being a specific firmness could be rated very differently by another manufacturer. Different people can also have very different perceptions of firmness and softness compared to others as well and a mattress that feels firm for one person can feel like “medium” for someone else or even “soft” for someone else (or vice versa) depending on their body type, sleeping style, physiology, their frame of reference based on what they are used to, and their individual sensitivity and perceptions. There are also different types of firmness and softness that different people may be sensitive to that can affect how they “rate” a mattress as well (see post #15 here) so different people can also have very different opinions on how two mattresses compare in terms of firmness and some people may rate one mattress as being firmer than another and someone else may rate them the other way around. This is all relative and very subjective and is as much an art as a science.
Side sleepers in general tend to need a softer mattress than back or stomach sleepers and an online retailer will generally suggest a mattress that they believe will have the best chance for success (based on averages) since a return is very costly to an online retailer or manufacturer and it’s in their best interests to make a suggestion that they believe will have the least possible chance of being returned.
Since the only way to know for certain or confirm whether any mattress will be a good “match” for you in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP or how it will compare to another mattress will be based on your own personal experience … if you aren’t confident that an online mattress will be a good match for you then the return/refund policy and any costs involved would become a much more important part of the “value” of a mattress purchase so you can try out the mattress in your bedroom instead of a showroom with the only risk being the cost of returning a mattress (which is the case of the BME is free) if in the worst case, and in spite of the “best efforts” of everyone involved (both you and the retailer you are buying from), the mattress doesn’t turn out to be as suitable a choice as you hoped for.
Phoenix
Hi Heather, I too had the Alexander hybrid, but like you found the mattress too soft. I am a side sleeper & was concerned about edge support which the Alexander hybrid did do well, it was the sinking in feeling & uneven support that made me return it. I have found the medium BBME to offer not only great support but the edge support is equally fine. I know this is all subjective but another person on the forum who also had an Alexander hybrid had the BBBME soft first & found it way too soft. I would talk to Mario again about what you need, he suggested the medium to me & it’s quite comfortable.
Hi Phoenix!
We can’t thank you enough for creating a nice informative website on such an important topic! Sleep is such a big part of our existence, it’s nice to be able to learn more about ways to improve it – aka buying a quality mattress! After reading pages and pages on TMU, we decided to go with Brooklyn Bedding’s TME (medium comfort level) due to the majority latex construction, rather than memory foam construction…just personal preference I suppose.
Like you mentioned, it did take about a week to get used to the feel of it – we were coming from an older Simmons Beautyrest that was much firmer. After about a week or so, we absolutely loved it. No off-gassing (that we noticed), delivery was quick (as expected), and it didn’t seem to sleep “hot”. The edge support isn’t as solid as a traditional spring mattress with foam encasing, but that’s to be expected…and was not extremely important to us. The construction seems to be very high-quality and we assume it will last for years to come. We also bought one for our guest bedroom and so far, it seems to be a hit.
Thanks again for helping with our decision-making process and I’ll do my best to point friends and family to this website for their own research!
Hi CozySleep,
Thanks for taking the time to share your comments and feedback … I appreciate it.
As you know you made a great quality/value choice … and it’s great to see that it’s working out so well for you.
Congratulations on your new mattress
Phoenix
I’m new here, I just wanted to find the best outlet to sing my praises of my Brooklyn Bedding #bestmattressever. Even if it the hashtag wasn’t being used as their marketing campaign, I’m pretty sure i would still use it to describe my mattress. I ended up choosing this mattress after looking at zillions of options of other latex mattresses. This one seemed to have the best reviews so I took a leap. I ordered the Queen Soft, in the hopes that it would not be too firm as I had read that latex beds can be. Shipping was so fast and convenient. I loved that I didn’t have to schedule a time to have it delivered and that it still came right to my door. The box was heavy but pretty easy to move around and unboxing it was a breeze (and pretty fun watching it grow once it was out of the box). Now to the important part… sleeping on this mattress is AMAZING. I wear a FitBit to bed to track my sleep patterns and i just generally sleep so much more soundly on this mattress than I used to on my old terrible Sleep Number. I’ve noticed less restlessness, less tossing and turning, less waking up in the middle of the night, and have been just overall feeling better in general. My back pain that used to plague me is gone. I used to wake up in the morning and stretch out all my muscles and joints which were all so sore, but now I just wake up in such peace. The softness of the mattress is also perfect for me. It’s very comfortable, but you don’t feel like you’re “sinking in” and it still feels very sturdy. The edges still hold up nicely with pressure which is unusual for soft beds. I can’t stop telling everyone about how great my mattress is! Which is why I’m here. Seriously, people come over to my place and I insist they feel how great the bed is. I can’t say enough how highly I recommend the #bestmattressever
Hi amandarama,
Congratulations on your new mattress
It’s great to hear that you are so happy with your choice as well.
Phoenix
I’m going to be placing my order tomorrow. The Leesa didn’t work out for me with my hip and arm socket pain while sleeping on the side. After discussing with BB sales rep will be going with the soft version. Hopefully this will help out.