Looking for less hot matress for wife.

[phoenix]

Hi hostage,

Welcome to the Mattress Forum! … and I’m glad you found us

We have different schedules so I don’t want to wake her getting in/out of bed. It seems like generally the foam mattress get better reviews, though as she sleeps hot, I am a little worried about that. I am looking at pocketed coil springs with a gel-ish not-so thick foam layer. I have a basic understanding of thermal dynamics and know the differences between an insulator and a conductor. Though at the same time wouldn’t mind a little layer of of foam.

I think she would be happier if she slept with less blankets. I usually sleep with a sheet, while she uses a down comforter, she wakes up sweating. She says she is very cold when she goes to bed and then warms up at night and throws the blanket off, I tend to be the complete opposite. I wonder if the gel foam would be better or worst as she might be feel colder when she gets in and puts on more covers on and then get really hot later as the gel equalizes. I honestly need to put a fan and heat sink under her.

While it’s not possible to quantify the sleeping temperature of a mattress for any particular person with any real accuracy because there are so many variables involved including the type of mattress protector and the sheets and bedding that you use (which in many cases can have just as significant an effect on temperature as the type of foam in a mattress) and on where you are in the “oven to iceberg” range and because there is no standardized testing for temperature regulation with different combinations of materials … there is more about the many variables that can affect the sleeping temperature of a mattress or sleeping system in post #2 here that can help you choose the types of materials and components that are most likely to keep your wife in a comfortable temperature range.

Based on your comments about the temperature equalizing with gel materials over time it’s likely that you’ve read this already but there is also more information about gel foam materials in general in post #2 here. As you mentioned … the effect of gel tends to be temporary and generally doesn’t last over the course of the night.

There is also a little more about different materials and components relative to motion transfer in post #18 here.

I would also keep in mind that while other people’s comments about the knowledge and service of a particular business can certainly be very helpful … I would be very cautious about about using other people’s experiences or reviews on a mattress (either positive or negative) as a reliable source of information or guidance about how you will feel on the same mattress or how suitable or how durable a mattress may be for you and in many if not most cases they can be more misleading than helpful because any mattress that would be a perfect choice for one person or even a larger group of people may be completely unsuitable for someone else to sleep on and reviews in general certainly won’t tell you much if anything about the quality, durability, “value”, or the sleeping temperature of a mattress for any particular person (see post #13 here).

I live in the Rochester, NY area and I see none of the stores listed on the site are here. Are there any smaller manufactures that would have something would fit my wife pretty well?

The better options or possibilities I’m aware of in and around the Rochester area (subject to making sure that any mattress you are considering meets the quality/value guidelines here) are listed in post #11 here.

Phoenix