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Hello:

My wife and I are currently sleeping on a 7 year old King Sized Sleep Number P5 bed. Our sleep number setting are 40 (mine) and 35 (hers). I’m 6’-0” and 225 lbs my wife is 5’-5” and 165 lbs.

My wife tends to be a back and side sleeper. I’ve been a life long stomach sleeper, but I’m trying to transition to side sleeping. I am constantly walking up with my off side hand falling asleep. I also have seasonal allergies and some environmental ie dust mites. I am also a hot sleeper, and our sleep number bed doesn’t help that at all. We also both have lower back issues, and my body is pretty wrecked from my career path. I’m a career firefighter so sleep and recovery on my days off are essential.

I’ve been searching for a replacement mattress as the tubing on our sleep number appears to maybe have mold in it. But I don’t know where to turn. Our options for mattress stores in our area of Vermont are very limited, and the few we have all carry the usual big name brands. We’ve talked about a tempur-pedic hybrid and even tried one in store. But neither of us were blown away, and with a price tag of $6,200 you better show me your worth it.

Every supposed mattress expert out there seems to suggest the beds in a box, which is fine but I want value for my money. I don’t want to be dumbing thousands of dollars just to need a new mattress again in a year. We have an old Sealy posturepedic in our guest room that my wife loves. It’s a queen and when we used to sleep on it together we’d both find ourselves sinking to the middle.

With our second child on the way, price, value for the money and longevity are critical components. I am hoping the experts here can help guide us to a mattress replacement that can serve us well. We aren’t sold on any particular mattress style, but comfort, support, pressure relief and cooling are all extremely important.

I think I covered everything, but if there’s anything I missed or should be thinking or asking please let me know. I look forward to the suggestions!

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Hi BShaw33 and welcome to the forums and thanks for reaching out on this! You might want to consider the 10” organic mattress by Sleep EZ - Organic Latex Mattress | Shop for 100% Natural Latex Mattresses - SleepEZ

The organic and natural mattresses (the Select Sleep mattresses) are our flagship products. They’re fully customizable, meaning you can order the mattress to be as soft or as firm as you’d like. They’re also fully adjustable, meaning you can change the softness, firmness, back support, pressure relief, etc. AFTER you get the mattress in your home. To be more specific, the 10” is our most popular, and these mattresses normally go out with three 3" layers of different firmnesses - normally the softest layer (or the cushion & contour layer) is on top and the supportive layers are on the bottom. This helps ensure our customers get the right balance of contour for their hips and shoulders but also support for their lower back. If you start with a certain setup and find that it’s too soft, you can unzip the cover and rearrange the layers to get a firmer feel out of the mattress, or you can exchange a layer to make it softer. Additionally, latex mattresses typically last 20 years. If, in 5 or 10 or 15 years you decide you want a softer or firmer mattress you would only have to buy a new layer instead of an entirely new mattress. Lastly, if the mattress starts to break down in 15 – 20 years, it’s normally the top layer that breaks down first, and at that point you can likely just buy a new top layer of latex instead of a whole new mattress and get an additional 8-10 years out of the mattress.

Furthermore, queen, king, and cal king mattresses are available with what we call “split layers,” which means you can have us cut the layers down the middle (from head to foot) so that you can have a different feel / firmness on your side versus your partner’s side, and you can adjust each side independently over the 20 year lifetime of the mattress. About 95% of our mattresses go out with all split layers from top to bottom, and we get zero complaints on being able to feel the split and we get zero complaints about the layers shifting or anything like that, even if you sleep right on the middle of the mattress.

If you’re wondering how to pick the layers for this mattress, you can go to the natural or organic mattress page, click the green button that says “Build Your Mattress Now,” then click the gray oval that says “Personalized,” and you’ll be able to enter your information. The website will then make a personalized recommendation based on your information (the layers in the mattress diagram will reflect the recommendation after you click the “Apply” button. Please note that our initial recommendations have a 90% success rate (we only have a 10% layer exchange rate) so there’s a 90% chance that the recommendation turns out to be your perfect setup!

Although it’s not likely that you’ll need to rearrange layers or exchange layers, you certainly have the option to adjust the mattress according to you and your partner’s specific needs and preferences, both in the short-term and long-term. We have a 90 day exchange and return period, so you can exchange a layer within the first 90 days for a flat-rate $30 fee for the first exchange and the full cost of shipping for any subsequent exchanges. We will ship your layers first, and we will ship them with extra plastic that you can use to package your current layers, and we will ship it with a pre-paid Fed Ex return label. Also, if you will please call us when you are ready to ship your layers back we will schedule a free Fed Ex pick up for you. You will have 30 days after its arrival to return a layer of your choosing, so you’ll have plenty of time to try a few different combinations with the layers you have and the layer we will be sending you so that you can get your comfort and support levels just right.

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One concern I have that I did forget to mention, is my wife gets a rash when exposed to Latex. She reports she’s allergic but I don’t know if it’s true anaphylactic allergy.

I am extremely interested in a latex style mattress especially for seasonal and environmental allergies, ie dust mites. But I’d hate to spend the money only to find that it’s going to cause my wife potentially severe issues

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I would suggest you look around in your area and see if anyone carries Latex Mattresses. If so then go try them out and get as much info as you can and we can duplicate at a tremendous savings. Recently a customer in your area found one they really liked but the price tag was well over $10,000. Once we had the specs our version was literally 1/4 of that price so if you want the most bang for your buck buying factory direct is the way to go. Here is my brief article on Latex Allergies - Latex Allergy Info Just to be safe you can always request a sample for testing.

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First of all, thank you for your service as a firefighter.

We do have several types of mattresses that could work by Naturepedic, Healthy Choice, Obasan, and Vispring. All high quality and 10-30 year warranties.

Most companies we work with wrap the latex in cotton for protection and durability, then the layers are enclosed in a quilted cotton and wool cover. There are a couple of layers of protection, but of course, you would want to try it out to feel safe.

We offer innerspring, hybrid, and organic latex mattresses in a variety of styles. Our hybrid mattresses have a latex-free option that utilizes microcoils. One of our locations is in NH, and depending on where you are, it could be driveable from Vermont.

We sell all over the US and would be happy to talk by phone or chat online if you have questions. You can also browse our website.

Best of luck with your search! Let us know if we can help.

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The latex concern is probably the first thing I’d try to get clarity on before narrowing down mattress options.

Something I’ve noticed with mattress shopping is that people sometimes focus heavily on the material itself, but the details around the construction matter too, like how the latex is covered, what other materials are used, and whether there are non-latex options available if one partner reacts badly.

If you haven’t already, it might be worth asking manufacturers very specific questions about the latex type, whether there is direct skin contact, the cover materials, and what alternatives they offer if latex ends up being a problem. Are you mainly interested in latex because of the allergy/dust mite benefits, or is the durability and feel what attracted you to it?