Will do!!! I am excited and nervous.
Excited because I can’t stand our current mattress, and really hope this is the comfortable mattress I have been looking forward to for years.
Nervous because if I didn’t pick the right layers, then I still haven’t achieved the goal.
One more night on this awful bed!!!
I’m excited to hear how you like your new bed. We’ve got it narrowed down and Arrizona is one of our top choices.
What are your other choices?
I was down to Dreamfoam, Mattress Factory, and Arizona Mattress
The first night was not as great as I had hoped. It was definitely firmer than the one I tried in the showroom. I had a little bit of a tight back when I woke up in the middle of the night and a sore shoulder/trap area when I tried to sleep on my side. I have the 19 ILD comfort layer and 28 ILD core, but it felt more like a medium firmness.
Does the latex soften up? If so, how long does it take?
Hi ejcrossl,
Thanks for taking the time to share your comments and feedback … I appreciate it.
Yes … all mattresses (including a latex or latex hybrid mattress) will go through an initial break in period over the course of the first few weeks and it will also take some time for you to adjust to the feel of a different sleeping surface as well so it’s completely normal that a new mattress will feel a little firmer than a mattress you tried in a showroom. There is more about the break in period for a new mattress in post #3 here and in post #2 here.
Phoenix
We are looking at Arizona and Sleep EZ. I have samples from FloBed and while I like the feel of their latex and topper plus the VZone option, I’m not certain it’s worth the extra money.
At this point, I think it comes down to shipping costs and return policy, layer swapping, etc.
Please keep us posted on how things go. I’m a side sleeper as well, and curious as to what you find comfortable. While I know that everyone is different, it’s still nice to hear opinions.
Sleep well!
Amy
Hi AmyPink,
I would be very cautious about using other people’s reviews or experiences on a mattress (either positive or negative) as a reliable source of information or guidance about how suitable a mattress may be for you and in many cases they can be more misleading than helpful because a mattress that would be a perfect choice for one person in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) may be completely unsuitable for someone else with a different body type, sleeping position, or preferences and sensitivities to sleep on (see post #13 here).
Of course reviews or feedback about the knowledge or service at a particular store can certainly be very helpful but when it comes to the specifics of a mattress they won’t provide you with the type of reliable information you will need to make an informed choice about how well you will sleep on a mattress, how long you will sleep well, or the “value” of a mattress purchase compared to all the other options that are available to you either in your area or online. If you “catch yourself” thinking that someone else’s experience on a mattress would be “nice to know” or if you find it is influencing your own choices I would treat it as a red flag and I would be very cautious about how much “weight” you may be putting on other people’s experience … at the possible expense of your own.
Phoenix
I knew you’d get on me for saying that, Phoenix!! 
Hi AmyPink,
You were right
In many cases though these types of comments are more for the benefit of others who are or will be reading the topic because I suspect that you already know but there are so many people who don’t realize that using reviews or other people’s experience as a way to choose a specific mattress can be more harmful than helpful that I use the opportunities that present themselves on the forum to add one more “note of caution”.
Phoenix
You are so very right.
This page has changed my entire view of the mattress world.
So very, very appreciative.
2nd, triple, quadruple that.
Now if only I could find the equivalent website for cars
As far as sevice goes, both places treated me wonderfully. I don’t think you can go wrong with either.
I know your feelings about air beds Phoenix, but I would be really interested in feeling the flow bed version. the verticle air zones instead of horizontal, as well as mutliples “tubes” seems like a very good alternative to the sleep number approach.
I hope its something I will not ever experience for the next 15-20 years
Hi ejcrossl,
As you mentioned I’m not a fan of airbeds in general terms for all the reasons mentioned in this article although any mattress may be a good match for a particular person because each person’s needs and preferences and the criteria that are most important to them can be very different.
Having said that … if I was to choose an airbed one of the most important features I would look for is a center zone that can be independently adjusted for firmness to offset the tendency of air to displace and sag under the heavier parts of the body and the Flobeds airbed (and a few others as well) have this feature which I would treat as an “essential” in an airbed.
I hope so too!
Phoenix
So 2 weeks in, and my wife can’t sleep on the mattress anymore. She is complaining of hip pain and shoulder pain. She is sleeping in our guest room on a Ikea, thin, foam mattress.
She isn’t able to say if its too soft or too firm, but her initial impression of the mattress was its too firm.
Can’t get much softer, we have a soft 6" core, and a soft 3" comfort layer. I’d have to assume it’s not firm enough.
So far for me its been ok. Neck pain probably from messing w/ the new shredded latex pillow. Sometimes I have low back ache.
My initial impression was it was much firmer then when I tried it out, but i think it may be relaxing now a bit (or I’m just getting used to it).
Hi ejcrossl,
I don’t know for sure of course but if she is sleeping better on a thin Ikea foam mattress I would also guess that the mattress is too soft rather than too firm. If this is the case then some of the suggestions in post #2 here may be helpful.
The first thing that I would check and rule out as a possible cause of any issues she is having is the support system you have under the mattress and the effect of any mattress protector or mattress pad you are using on top of the mattress.
Phoenix
[quote=“Phoenix” post=52374]Hi ejcrossl,
The first thing that I would check and rule out as a possible cause of any issues she is having is the support system you have under the mattress and the effect of any mattress protector or mattress pad you are using on top of the mattress.
Phoenix[/quote]
We have 3 cross beams under the AZ Prem Mattress Comp foundation. 6" wide for ea one. The mattress protector we used is very thin, no padding, only protection.
Hi ejcrossl,
If your mattress feels the same on the floor as it does on your bedframe/foundation then you can rule out your support system as part of the reason for any comfort/support issues that she is experiencing.
It also sounds like your mattress protector also wouldn’t be an issue.
Phoenix