My husband and I are in the market for a new mattress and starting to feel overwhelmed by the plethora of options. We currently have a Leesa which is 9 years old- we both liked it for the first 7-8 years. Within the last two years I have been having a lot of lower back pain which I originally attributed to pregnancy and then lifting my baby. But as I have strengthened my back, my back pain persists and is always worst in the morning.
My husband is 6’ tall, weighs 195, and is a side sleeper. He prefers a softer mattress and loves the feel of memory foam. He currently has no issue on our mattress, but dislikes when we have traveled and stayed on firmer traditional mattresses- worried that all latex mattress would be too firm.
I am 5’6’, 145 lbs and pretty split between side and back sleeping. I have more pain on my side than on my back. I want to have a more supportive base than we have now. I generally have liked hybrid mattresses, but think an all latex with a firm base layer would work well for me.
Neither of us have ever slept on a latex mattress and I am a little nervous about the switch and selecting the correct firmness. It sounds like something you need to get used to?
I have used the SleepEZ prediction and it comes up with the same for both me and my husband, but my gut would have been to make his side softer?
Other consideration- we live in a small rowhome with a tight stairway that the mattress would need to get up. This is why we ended up with a mattress in a box to begin with. I believe we would need something that can at minimum bend without damaging for transport.
Would love to know if there are existing or DIY mattresses you would recommend!