Hi DMSexton47,
Thanks for the update and for taking the time to share the last parts of your experience with Luxisleep. It’s great to hear that their customer service was so helpful and the return process was as painless as it was.
I’m also sorry to hear that your sleeping experience with the Alexander Hybrid also isn’t as good as you were hoping for.
While there are many different versions of memory foam that have different properties … memory foam in general does tend to be less breathable and sleep warmer than other types of foam materials (such as polyfoam or latex) so there will be a larger percentage of people that will report temperature regulation issues on memory in general although overall it would still be a minority of people that have temperature regulation issues on any mattress.
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 sleeping 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 you in a comfortable temperature range.
I would continue to follow the steps in the mattress shopping tutorial which of course would mean either testing different types of mattresses locally that you can test and compare in person in “real time” or trying different online mattresses that have a good exchange/return policy so you can test them one at a time in your bedroom based on your actual sleeping experience.
If you wish to continue trying online mattresses then the tutorial also includes several other links to lists of many of the better online options I’m aware of (in the optional online step) that include many different types and categories of mattresses in a wide range of budgets, firmness levels, and with different return/exchange policies that may be worth considering.
If you let me know your city or zip code I’d be happy to let you know about the better options or possibilities I’m aware of in your area as well.
I would keep in mind that there are different types of foam (memory foam, polyfoam, and latex foam) and all of them have different properties. Every category of mattresses (including innerspring or memory foam mattresses) can include hundreds or even thousands of different mattresses with different designs, different “feels”, different characteristics, and different firmness levels. Every layer and component in a mattress (including the cover and any quilting material) will affect the feel and response of every other layer both above and below it so each category will generally include some mattresses that will be a good “match” for you in terms of “comfort”, firmness, and PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own personal preferences) and others that use the same type of materials and are in the same category but have a different design that may be very uncomfortable and may be completely unsuitable for you to sleep on even if the actual materials are the same.
Testing and comparing a range local mattresses in “real time” can give you a sense of how you feel about different materials or different types of mattresses in very general terms if you can identify “patterns” in your experience because the only way to know for certain whether you like a specific mattress or whether it will be a good “match” for you in terms of “comfort”, firmness, and PPP will be based on your own careful testing or your personal experience.
I would keep in mind that firmness and support aren’t necessarily the same thing (the floor for example would provide very poor support for some parts of your body) but it would be fair to say that your body is used to a much firmer mattress and this could certainly account for your experiences.
“Support” is often misunderstood because the goal of a “supportive” mattress is to keep the spine and joints in good alignment and this requires the type of contouring support that allows some parts of the body to sink in more (softer) and some parts of the body to sink in less (firmer) and this will vary on an individual basis. There is more about primary or “deep” support and secondary or “surface” support and their relationship to firmness and pressure relief and the “roles” of different layers in a mattress in post #2 here and in post #4 here that may also be helpful in clarifying the difference between “support/alignment” and “comfort/pressure relief” and “feel” and how they interact together.
The amount of copper in the foam would be relatively small so it seems odd to me that this could be an issue and it’s certainly the first time I’ve heard of this as an issue but it’s certainly an interesting possibility. I really don’t know much about glucose monitors or whether copper infused memory foam would interfere with a bluetooth connection but it may be worth calling the manufacturer of your glucose monitor to see what they say (and I’d be interested in hearing what they say as well)
Phoenix