Latex mattress that I can fly with?

[phoenix]

Hi basily,

Thanks for the feedback … and it’s good to see you made it home with everything in tow

On the base slabs of foam is stamped “Talalay W7 32 ILD” - from what little I’ve skimmed about ILD, I think that’s about a medium, no?

Yes … this would be in the medium range and your top layer would be in the soft range.

We only slept on the mattress for one night, so I know we need a few more before we can make any decisions, but I just wanted to share our experience so far and hope for some insight from you Phoenix and perhaps other forum readers too. This is our first experience with a latex mattress (except for one night on a friends bed during a visit several years ago), so maybe we just didn’t know what to expect.

Latex is a very different material and has an unusual combination of properties including point elasticity (the ability to contour to the shape of the body), surface softness, and deeper support (as you sink in more deeply) so I would always give things a few weeks with any new mattress so that your body can adjust to a new sleeping surface that is different from what you are used to (see post #3 here). It’s always interesting to me how different people react to latex and there are also many (perhaps more than the other way around) who are surprised at how firm latex feels to them as well but all of this is very subjective and relative to each person and what they are used to.

Once you have adjusted to your new mattress … how well you sleep and how you feel when you wake up in the morning is always the most important test of how suitable your choice is for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences).

Phoenix