Hello Phoenix,
Hope you are well. I must call upon your expertise once again, as I apparently have a yearly urge to splurge on sleeping stuff (must be winter’s calling card). I’m sorry to put up such a long post, but I’m in a little bit of a quandary as to what exactly to buy, if anything.
I’ll just remind you of my sleeping setup. Back in the day, I bought a 6 inch core of HR foam (about 36 ILD) topped with 2 inches of medium talalay blend (28ish ILD). That proved to be a little taxing on the old hip joint, and even the thigh. I did solve this problem to my entire satisfaction by replacing the latex topper by a memory foam topper.
However, I love the surface feel of latex, and I also have the impression it gives me slightly better support than MF, particularly in the recessed areas of my body. And since I do use the latex topper during the hottest days of summer, I was hoping I could adjust it for greater comfort. I have tried using both toppers (the MF on the latex and vice versa), but that was too thick and soft for me, and having had lumbago after lumbago, I take spinal alignment very seriously.
What makes my decision difficult is I can’t quite pinpoint the problem with the latex topper. I have the impression it is too soft, so that I go through it with the heaviest parts of my body (hip, particularly hip joint, and thigh to much lesser extent). Im comfortable on my back, but on my side, the hip area gets sore after a while. However, theoretically at least, MF is way softer than any latex. So why do I get the impression that the MF cushions me against the foam core where the latex does not? In a nutshell, there is my dilemma: is the latex really too soft, or is it too thin/hard? Am I “bottoming out” or feeling the hardness of the latex itself?
I have considered a) buying an inch of soft (20) Dunlop or Energia foam to make the topper thicker and softer b) buying an inch of medium Dunlop as a sort of micro-transition-layer (the opposite approach, in a way). I thought of Dunlop because of its greater density, and also because of the crazy prices for latex in Canada. Energia is half the price of Dunlop, mimics Talalay, but at 3 lb/cft I’m not sure I’ll see much improvement. Also, mimicking latex is one thing, feeling like it is another.
I’m a female, 54 years old just like last year, 5.8, 125 pounds, salient hips, kinda bony.
Do you have any clue as to how I could make my latex topper more friendly (if possible)? I have scoured and scoured your posts, and can only add: boy I wish I was an impulse buyer.
Dodo