Hi I’m looking for mattress recommendation. I’m bit overwhelmed with site information and the blurry array of options in mattresses out there.
I’m 5’7" and around 190 lbs. I carry most of my weight in my stomach, so support in the middle of the bed is important. I tend to have lower back problems from time to time, but usually stretching helps.
I currently have an idle sleep bed medium firmness (I think they may have gone out of business) for about 2 years now. Before that I had a sleep number bed (p5 I think) for like 8 years. Now I’m trying to recall if that sleep number bed was comfortable or not, I’m guess it was ok since I kept it that long. I do recall having an extra firm mattress years ago that I liked but didn’t have it long due to the SO not liking such a hard bed. I have a girlfriend now, and maybe she’ll move in some day, but I have no clue what she likes. I know the idle bed sinks in the middle for not being that old. The adjustability of a air bed sound great, but all the reviews I’ve read seem to not be great.
Any advice or suggestions are whole heartly welcome.
It’s hard to give a specific recommendation (like “you should sleep on X brand”) because ultimately what every person feels on a mattress is different and only you’ll know what is supportive and comfortable for you.
Is your current medium bed not feeling supportive to you at this time? Are you looking for something similar in feel? Something softer? Firmer?
With higher BMIs and a likely weight differential between you and your partner, the Mattress Durability Guidelines will be especially important.
Mattresses with coils are both comfortable and supportive for heavier sleepers, and many will say they find them more durable than beds constructed solely out of foam. This, again, comes down to making sure you choose the appropriate materials and overall thickness for your sleeping profiles and BMIs.
There are also a number of forum posts and threads about mattresses and higher weights and a forum title search on heavy (you can just click this) will bring up many of them. Some examples include post #2 here and post #2 here and this thread.
If you and your girlfriend have fairly different needs with regards to support and comfort on a mattress you may be interested in checking out split configurations.
I would suggest checking these options out (split bed or not)…
