I wake up every day in pain from the arthritis in my back and hip pain so am looking to minimize it. I have an adjustable base from Saatva. The current mattress is a replacement for a Saatva I had for a year that seemed to just get really uncomfortable with a ridge in the middle. It was replaced during Covid; this replacement lasted about a year and I started having back pain again. I am aware some of the pain is just my back stiffening up at nite. I put some egg crate non-toxic foam on it - took about two months to get rid of the smell in that in a room before I could put on. I rarely wake at nite so sleep well I just am not particularly comfortable in the mornings or waking feeling great. I would like to replace the Saatva. I am a side sleeper; 4’11" and weight 155#. I looked last year but every mattress that’s non-toxic is either too expensive for me, or they have a whole bunch of really negative reviews in addition to lots of positive ones. I also need someone who will deliver and take away my old mattress. A bed in a box is not an option for me because Fedex will dump it outside and I then not only have my old mattress but have no way to lug that up to my third floor condo. I thought about a sleep number because it will allow for ongoing adjustments but I had one of the base models years ago and it was awful. This time I would buy the upgraded but I need to be sure it won’t smell and offgas chemicals because of my allergies and my dog’s seizures. I also don’t want a mattress that is too tall because my dog struggles to climb up onto the saatva and he (obviously) runs the house.
I need a full size. I look at the intellibed but the bad reviews are really bad and it’s a bit expensive for me. i am leaning toward the sleep number or an alternative but don’t know anything about the alternatives. It’s all very confusing particularly as saatva had such great ratings (though I think they pick and choose what goes on their site. thank you.