Hi Tali,
You of course want enough comfort layers to help provide contouring to your surface (creating your comfort cradle), but it’s best to think of the mattress as a complete system, as all of the layers work in unison, and they will each compress to different percentages of their thickness depending on their position on the mattress, the firmness of each layer, the compression modulus of the material, the thickness of each layer, and the compression force that they are exposed to (which depends on the weight of the part of the body in contact with the mattress and the surface area that is bearing that weight which is constantly changing as you sink into the mattress more or change sleep positions).
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My zip is 02476, and my main constraint is being able to make the trip to a store with 2 little ones…
[/quote] Subject to first confirming that any retailer or manufacturer on the list that you wish to visit is completely transparent (see this article ) and to making sure that any mattress you are considering meets your criteria and the quality/value guidelines here … the better options or possibilities I’m aware of in and around the larger Boston region are listed in post #2 here . There are quite a few options offering latex in one form or another. If possible, I’d suggest leaving the children with someone to allow to best devote your time to evaluating the mattresses, as I know that can be difficult if you’re having to monitor your children while also attempting to try out mattresses.
I’ll look forward to your updates!
Phoenix