Hi Anna.
To avoid confusion I’ll first reply to your questions from yesterday in post #24 and later today I’ll check your posts from today and include any other considerations in my next response to you.
Thank you for your willingness to help Ana. It wasn’t a glitch… it was a skip over which is easy to do with our small team which is wearing many hats. We are working on a more efficient way to keep track of everything but unfortunately to set in motion something like that takes time and some trial and error too.
I totally understand your misgivings and the desire to keep the MGM that proved to serve you well in terms of the alignment of the lower-mid back section when sleeping on your side.
Ok, let’s take it one by one and eliminate any dead ends.…
It seems that Avocado fell off your contender’s list as in whatever topper combo you tried still gives you tingling to hands and feet which indicates that you need a transition layer as well to help with both primary and secondary support. Not worth making that mattress work… plus your" husband not liking the avocado"
FloBeds
I am glad that you still have FloBeds on your list as they have many years of experience of designs and zoning that works for different types of sleepers.
My Green Mattress (MGM)
may still work but you would need to contact MGM and explain that you have an “hour-glass” body profile with side sleeping and are working your way through making it work with a topper and ask them if they would consider giving you an extension.
MGM/Topper combo considerations:
[indent]1. Adding a 3" Talalay in soft (14-19 ILD) as you suggested…. It seems that your gut feeling is at play here and you seem to be quite in tune with your body so I’d listen to that. Also, your experiments thus far seem to support this combo. I would make sure to choose a topper that can be returned just in case things don’t work as well as you would hope.
2. Another option that you could consider is getting 4" a zoned Talalay with firm under your waist and medium under the pelvis. Again, returning it options considerations. This is supported by your experiment with the 4" Dunlop topper where alignment was still good bu but you experienced some body soreness.
3. Keep in mind that nothing is 100% sure to work as all layers work together and a change that seems small at first may compound its effects with other qualities that were just on the[/indent]
MGM mattress surgery considerations:
[indent]• Ask MGM if the top 3" layer is glued on any of its sides. The process of releasing the top layer may prove more difficult than expected.
• An open mattress with a child around may present some problems. Also, a closed cover is important as protection against oxidation/UV exposure for the latex. If all else turns out well in terms of comfort/support you can purchase a zippered mattress encasement/cover and replace the original one.
• Must be comfortable with the trial and error that comes along with this endeavor.
• Use the 3" Talalay in soft (14-19 ILD) that you previously purchased in the process of trying to make the mattress work for MGM without the surgery
• Decide on the zone size (width as one cut you can’t uncut). If you cut the layer opening smaller you can always enlarge it and use another larger slice of the 3" topper. You’d have a limited number of trials.
• As all layers work together you may still bottom out to the firmer layer below and experience some milder version of shoulder pressure points.
• Cutting the latex with any precision may prove a bit difficult[/indent]
Grace from QSS considerations
I’d be cautious about having memory foam with small children even if the foams are certified and have lower levels of VOC. Your child seems to spend a great deal of time with you on this bed.
Also, it may not be worth living with a foam you don’t like to begin with. Again, I’d trust your intuition here witch already tells you NO.
Microcoils topper
[indent]• While microcoils are a high-quality and durable material they are a much more limited choice for a topper and I also haven’t seen one that has a return policy either.
• The microcoil material technology is still developing but has not achieved the support/pressure-relief capabilities of latex.
• Would have a “springier” feel. You can read more about microcoils in this article and in post #8 here and post #2 here .
• You’d still need some type of foam on top of them as the cover may not be enough to prevent the sleeper feeling of the coil underneath.
• How they perform in each specific design that uses them will depend on the other materials that are over and underneath the microcells. They are certainly well worth considering as a comfort layer option for those who have tested it and like it.
• Microcoils have a different response curve (more linear) than latex (which has a more banana-shaped response curve) They work well for those who prefer their feel and resilience or whose testing shows that they do better with this type of response vs foam.[/indent]
DIY I just scanned briefly through the added posts from today and I just noticed that you are still considering DIY
A DIY is certainly an option and can get a bit complex but it is usually a rewarding option if approached in the spirit of adventure. You’d be able to tweak and adjust the mattress to your liking, and can do a side-by-side split if your husband would prefer a different feel or firmness. There are also seasoned experts and resources on TMU to help, if you chose to go that route.
Here are some slicked experts that can offer personalized guidance on how to do this whether you buy from them or not.
Deborah at DIY Natural bedding
Ken at Arizona Premium mattress company is very skilled at helping consumers with their DIY
Shawn and Rodger at Latex Mattress company and its sister company SleepEZ can help with building a DIY as well.
Let me know which of these paths you are still considering and any new additions
Phoenix
@Mattrebuild Great input. Thanks for keeping the ball rolling here…it seems like you are in the EST timezone shift. 