Hello!
My husband and I recently purchased a 12" blended talalay latex “Adjustable Plush Mattress” from AZ Premium Mattress Company. We originally wanted just the 9" mattress, but because we are both tall, we wanted a little more height. So, we purchased an extra 3" layer just to add height, and also thought it might be beneficial if we needed extra softness or firmness. From top to bottom, here is the configuration:
3" 19 ILD
3" 28 ILD (I was told that this was the next level that was in stock for a 3")
6" 32 ILD (This core is split. I have the medium core at 32, husband has firm core at (I think) 36 ILD).
We’ve had the mattress about 3 weeks now, and the problem is that with the above configuration, I was having backaches (upper and lower), as well as hip pain. I’m 5’ 8", 128 lbs. I’m mainly a side sleeper, but also sleep on my back. My husband is 6’ 1", 170 lbs., and is also a side/back sleeper; however, he has not had any real problems with any of the adjustments we’ve made. After sleeping on the above configuration for a few days, we put the 28 ILD on top of the 19, thinking I needed firmer support That didn’t help. So, we placed the 28 on the bottom as basically a spacer, put the core in the middle with the 19 on top. That felt a lot better, however, I still had slight hip/back pain. Next, we tried the 28 on top of the core, with the 19 on the bottom, and the 28 felt too firm for me. We went back to the 19 on top of the core with the 28 on the bottom, and for now, it is the best of all of the configurations, however, I’m still having slight back/hip pain. I’ve also tried sleeping with the 19 on top of my husband’s firm core half, and that didn’t feel as good as sleeping on my medium core. I made a phone call and the suggestion was that if the 28 on top of the core was too firm, that I might switch the 19 for another 28, and sleep on two 3" layers of 28 ILD over the cores. I don’t think this will work since I feel that sleeping on a top layer of 28 ILD was just too firm, and actually, my husband agrees.
Right now, I’m back to the initial configuration, and am wondering if sleeping on a 19 over a 28 is not enough of a transition? I can’t understand why sleeping on both the 19 AND the 28 has caused me hip/back pain, although with the 19, it has been better. AZ Premium does not have a 22 ILD in a 3". I don’t know if they have a 24 ILD either. I believe they have a 25 ILD, 3" NATURAL latex topper. But our layers are “blended,” so I don’t know if mixing natural with blended is fine. Should I switch out the 28 for a layer that’s not such a jump from 19? And, should I place one of these (22-25 ILD) on top, or place one of these underneath the 19? My husband suggests that I’m not giving enough time to adjust to any of these configurations. We’ve been to Wynn in Vegas twice this past year, and for a total of 7 nights of sleeping on the Wynn Dream Bed, (which I think is a Sealy made to Steve Wynn’s specifications), I never once had any aches or pain. We were even contemplating buying one, but I worried about the sagging issue with spring mattresses. There was no adjustment period with the Wynn bed, so I guess I was assuming that with any configuration on the latex mattress, if it was right for me, I wouldn’t need an adjustment period. I would be pain free immediately.
I don’t know which way to go now, and my husband’s patience is wearing thin with trying to find the right balance for me.
Sorry for such a long post! Any and all help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!
KJHB