Hi PAFred,
There will be an initial break in and adjustment period with any new mattress over the course of the first few weeks as the cover loses any of it’s initial stiffness, the foams lose any “false firmness”, and the materials settle in a little and your body adjusts to the feel of a new sleeping surface that is different from what it is used to although the length of time it takes can very from person to person and from mattress to mattress (see post #3 here).
With more durable materials like latex or with a mattress that is very different from what you have been used to sleeping on it can sometimes even take a little longer and since you have only been sleeping on your mattress for a week my first and “best” suggestion for the moment would be to “do nothing” for now until you have spent a few more weeks on your mattress (30 days is usually a good idea) before deciding on whether you need to make any changes or assessing your situation to help you decide on the type of changes to make. It can be surprising to many people how your sleeping experience can change over the course of the first few weeks.
If after 30 days if you are still experiencing “symptoms” that seem to be consistent and show a clear and consistent pattern that isn’t changing then that would be the best time to decide on the types of changes that will have the best chance of resolving any “symptoms” you are experiencing.
[quote]I’m now considering all of my options for firming up the mattress. There seem to be plenty of options, so I’m going to start with the easiest first…
1- Remove the LaNoodle topper and then see how the firmness compares to the Savvy Rest config.
2- Flip the entire mattress so that the 3" medium layer is on the bottom and the 6" zoned core is on top. Try this config with and without the LaNoodle topper.
3- Order a new 3" firm layer (which Cozy Pure offers one time at a wholesale price). Try the firm on top of the 6"zoned layer. Try this config with and without the LaNoodle topper.
4- Try the firm on the bottom of the 6" zoned layer. Try this config with and without the LaNoodle topper.[/quote]
You seem to have a good sense of the options you have available to fine tune the mattress if you end up needing to make any changes but for now I would avoid speculating too much about making changes or the types of changes that may be helpful and focus more on your sleeping experience and on how your symptoms “change” over the course of the next few weeks.
Now that you are actually sleeping on your mattress I would also tend to avoid comparing your mattress to your “memory” of the Savvy Rest because human memory of how a mattress “feels” based on testing is very subjective and short term and isn’t particularly reliable and you also don’t know how you would have slept on the Savvy Rest over the course of several nights or weeks so it may not even be the best reference point. When the time comes to consider making changes I would decide on any changes to your mattress based on your actual sleeping experience and the specific “symptoms” you are experiencing rather than on how your mattress compares to your memory of the Savvy Rest.
I would doubt that the Lanoodles topper would be an issue since it would have more of an effect on the surface feel and add some additional “cush” and pressure relief to your mattress but it wouldn’t have a significant effect on alignment so it isn’t likely to be the cause of your “symptoms” although your own experience and trial and error will always be a more reliable way to know for certain than “theory”.
When and if you decide that it’s time to make some changes I can certainly link you to some additional information about the most likely causes for the many different “symptoms” that people can experience on a mattress and on whether they are more likely to come from layers or a mattress that are too soft or too firm but the first step I would take if it becomes necessary is to talk with Cozy Pure because they will have more experience than anyone with fine tuning their mattresses based on their knowledge of their mattresses and on feedback from many customers over the years that are similar to you and they would be the most reliable source of guidance about the type of changes that would have the best chance of success out of all the options you have available.
Phoenix