Hi Phoenix,
Please Help!
My husband did a lot of research on latex mattresses and felt that was the best choice for us. My husband tosses and turns a lot and I have always struggled with lower back pain. Stumbling upon this website (thank you) we were able to go out on the hunt in the D/FW area. We visited City Mattress Factory, The Mattress Factory, Sovn, and Urban Mattress. We stayed an hour at each place testing out mattresses. Trying to stay within a budget, as well as buy local, and have the bed made in-house we went with City Mattress Factory.
We settled on the Covington Ultima-Latex/Gel in the Medium. They only had Firm of this model on the showroom floor and felt it was too hard, so had them order us the Medium. We also thought the Gel topper would make it more plush. We tested it out for a month, and I found my lower back pain diminished. However, I was now getting intense upper back pain (between the shoulder blades).
We visited the showroom again. Spent 2 hours there. We exchanged the above bed for the Royal Touch Latex. Not sure on the firmness, but softer than the Medium we had before. The bed is softer to the touch which I like. Has more of a pillowy effect. However, I’m still having upper back pain. It’s seemed to have moved. Where it was between the shoulder blades, now it’s my lats. I’m also experiencing hip pain.
What gives? I’m not sure in what direction we need to go. They don’t have very many options at City Mattress Factory or The Mattress Factory. And when I tried to voice my aches and pains and to help me please to Norm at City Mattress, he wasn’t much help.
I really just want to have a good night’s sleep with no pain. As well as not waste all this money.
Any advice would be most helpful and grateful.
Thanks in advance,
Jeanie
P.S. I’m a small/petite female and a side/back sleeper