Phoenix:
Hi paisley,
The cover is probably at least part of the explanation …
Add an additional layer of luxury to your bed with this down-alternative memory foam mattress topper cover. The cotton cover, filled with hypoallergenic polyester clusters, has a gusseted zipper panel that accommodates pads up to three inches thick…more
As you can see it has fairly thick polyester clusters that would separate you from the memory foam and change the way it responds to body temperature and pressure and make it firmer. A thin stretchy cover that will keep you directly on the memory foam would probably do better for you and let you sink into the memory foam more.
6’’ of memory foam would be very risky (memory foam continues to get softer over the course of the night and this could lead to trading your pressure issues for alignment issues). The latex topper would be well worth trying folded over into a 2" layer without the memory foam although it may be a little on the thin side and you may do better with closer to 3". It’s Dunlop and probably synthetic so it would likely be a little firmer than soft talalay although they don’t provide any density or ILD information so it’s not really possible to know for sure.
There are 2 stores that even though they don’t sell the bliss, have latex beds, that are 2 miles from me, ABC and The Clean Bedroom. TCB is closed today, and they’re so close to each, i’ll go on monday when they’re both open.
This would be helpful to get a sense of the overall feel of latex (beyond just the convoluted topper you have tried). I would also try to find out the type and firmness or density of the latex you are testing and to get a sense of the firmness of the mattress or layers under the topper because all of this will make a difference in how a topper feels and performs for you. the closer the underlying mattress is to yours the closer you will have a sense of how the topper will work on your mattress.
The first one is natural Dunlop, the second one is natural Talalay, and the third one is blended Talalay. In other words they are all different types of latex. You can read more in this article and in post #6 here .
Some vendors also have allow returns or exchanges so you can exchange for a different firmness level if your first choice isn’t the best one for you.
No … one firm non flexing base or foundation will feel the same as a different type that is also firm and non flexing.
This one looks more flexible on the surface so it may make some difference. Thicker mattresses and lighter weights would notice less effect and thinner mattresses and heavier weights would notice more of an effect so it’s probably worth a try to see if it makes a difference for you.
Phoenix
Thanks so much. (with the cover i actually used the non filler side of it, just thin cotton. didn’t really help, i ended up feeling better with that filled side, but yeah, there was no body heat to foam. And without even the thin cotton it was better. so, booo to that.
k, i’ll skip the foam tonight, but my body does seem to go straight through to the matty, but i’ll give it a shot.
thanks for the links to the dif latex, i’ll look into it, i know i’m not into the dunlop cuz i want a little bounce and that has less.
K, i’ll give my metal frame a chance, in a few days when i have the will to try get it set up. won’t be an easy task. ah heck, i’ll prolly injure myself in the process. lol.
thanks so much.