Foundation and support question

[phoenix]

Hi azngeek,

That’s good info! Thanks for breaking that down for me. Do you believe that this may be the reason I am not feeling supported on my current setup?

It’s certainly possible that it could be the reason either by itself or in combination with other factors that can lead to the loss of comfort and/or support over time. There is also more information in post #4 here that includes some of the other reasons that could account for your experience.

I slept better on the floor without the mattress, just the floor. I tried the mattress on the floor for a few days and it still had the same pain, although I am not sure if I gave it enough time?

It would certainly make sense to sleep on your mattress on the floor for a little longer to help you identify any longer term changes in your “symptoms” that would help you track down the reason or reasons for your experience. That way you can identify any longer term consistent patterns in your sleeping experience rather than going by your experience for just a few nights which may be an anomaly or the result of adjusting to the change itself.

If sleeping on the floor improves your experience then it would point to your support system being either part or all of the problem because a suitable support system would provide support for your mattress that is similar to the floor.

If it provides a partial improvement then it could be pointing to your support system being part of the problem but perhaps not the only reason for the problem.

If it makes no difference at all then it would point to some of the other possibilities being the major cause of the problem (although I would still make sure that you reinforce your support system anyway since it’s not really suitable for your mattress and could lead to more issues over time).

This is very interesting. So my bed is designed to have a foundation placed in it? So by design, I should have the four included slats with legs and then place a foundation on top of those and it would have the center support you are talking about?

Yes … although it would have been better yet to have a center support beam and 5 slats rather than only 4. There is also more information about bedframes that can be used under a foundation in post #10 here.

I get confused bc if I bought a foundation then it wouldn’t sit on the bed side rails it would be sitting on top of the included slats. Would that be ok?

The weight of the foundation, the mattress, and the people on the mattress should be supported by the side rails as well as the slats and center support so that the load distribution is evenly distributed even if the foundation is resting on the slats which are resting on the side rails rather than directly on the side rails…

Also, what do you think of the foundation I linked to? Ghostbed foundation? Is there a better option for my current bedframe?

Yes it would be a suitable foundation for your mattress although your bedframe isn’t an ideal choice even with a foundation and I would probably add one or more center legs under the slats to add additional load bearing points or use the T-Slats to provide better support for your foundation. Some of the suggestions in post #5 here may also be helpful.

There is more information about the different support systems (bedframes and foundations or platform beds) that are generally suitable for different types of mattresses and some examples of each of them in post #1 here.

Phoenix