My spouse and I have slept happily for 15 years on a Tempur-Cloud Supreme. We decided recently to upgrade to a king bed, so this was a chance to update our mattress as well. The salesperson suggested a Medium would map to this the softness of our previous mattress, and it seemed fine the 5 minutes we laid on it, so we got the Tempur-Breeze in Medium.
It arrived two days ago and I have never been in so much pain. I think sleeping on the floor might genuinely be more comfortable. I am not a picky sleeper and I can sleep in any hotel bed. This is like an exquisitely crafted torture chamber.
We’ve spent twenty minutes before bed the last two nights walking and crawling around the mattress trying to get it to loosen up but I genuinely don’t know what to do. It’s 3:30am and I haven’t slept a wink tonight.
I am fairly certain we are going to need a soft. Is there an extra-soft? Are we going to be stuck with this for 30 days while they wait for it to “soften”? I honestly don’t know how I’m going to last that long without sleep.
Tough situation. You might want to get a 2nd mattress and alternate between them. Joke: hire someone to sleep on it for 30 days for you (outsourcing)! Jk!
The Tempurpedics have a reputation for being too soft overall.
Ride out the 30 days and then make a decision. Maybe get a 2nd mattress to “take a break” with.
My Tempurpedic Deluxe had almost no break in period, but that was 20 years ago.
Which Breeze model did you get? ProBreeze or LuxeBreeze?
You’ll probably need to give it more break-in time. However, since you loved your Cloud Supreme, you may need something softer. If your retailer allows exchanges, you could try the Tempur-LuxeBreeze Soft, it’s plusher, sleeps about 8–10°C cooler, and offers 30% more pressure-relieving material than the ProAdapt line. Or consider the Tempur-LuxeAdapt Soft, similar softness and support, just without the Breeze line’s active cooling. Sadly, Tempur-Pedic doesn’t make an “extra-soft” option anymore. If you’re stuck with this Medium model for now, adding a 1–2" soft topper could help until you can exchange or break it in.