I had an innerspring mattress for years that was great until it caved in, so I decided to try one of the Bob’s furniture memory foam mattresses.
That first night and a few weeks after, I hurt all over.
About 7 months later it’s great if I get up within 5- 6 hours or so. If I sleep more than 6 hours I get back pain.
I have this back pain a lot.
Others that have tried the bed have slept like babies- a stomach sleeper, a back sleeper…
I’m usually a side sleeper.
Every now and then I’ll sleep on my back, but that’s maybe 15% of the time.
I’m pear-shaped with a deep lumbar curve, and in a bad year I can weigh up to 280lbs.
I’ll spend around $750 on a new full-sized mattress.
I’ve been eyeballing the 12/13" deep DreamFoam bedding mattresses, but I’m open to suggestions.
Please help, thanks. :unsure:
Hi Calypso,
The first place to start your research for a new mattress is post #1 here which has all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that can help you make better choices.
When you are in a higher weight range then the quality/density of the materials becomes more important because lower density foams will soften more rapidly than higher density/quality foams with higher weights and the density of the base layer in the mattress becomes more important. I would be a little cautious with 1.5 lb polyfoam in a base layer or 4 lb memory foam at your weight because it will soften more rapidly under the heavier areas of the body.
When you have pain or discomfort after longer periods of time on a mattress it’s generally an indication of an alignment issue which sometimes takes some time sleeping in the same “out of alignment” position to produce “symptoms”. When you are out of alignment for extended periods of time your muscles can’t relax and need to work over the course of the night to keep your spine and joints in alignment leading to discomfort, pain, or achiness when you wake up. This can also be connected to thicker layers of memory foam that are in the slower response range where it’s more difficult to change position because your body needs to shift its position on at least a dozen (or more) occasions over the course of the night to prevent muscle stiffness.
Phoenix
I’m in agreement with Phoenix, especially his comments on the back discomfort. Your hyperlordotic curve in the lumbar region and weight can be a sign of a lack of flexibility of the hip flexor/iliopsoas region, an issue with alignment, improper footwear or a lack of structural integrity within your abdominal region. When I was the strength coach of the US Olympic Luge Team we’d have even the strongest athletes experience back issues, so it can affect anyone. Quite often a combination of strengthening/flexibility and alignment corrections, combined with a properly supportive mattress, will produce the best results for you. A trip to a quality chiropractor, physical therapist or orthopedic physician can often help as much as a new mattress.
Best of luck.
Jeff Scheuer
Mattress To Go
I hadn’t even considered things like improper footwear. I have plantar fasciitis, but I didn’t consider what that could do to my alignment in general.
I’ll look for heavier foam, thanks. Actually now I’m looking at latex.
The Ultimate Dreams Eurotop Latex Mattress is 12in, while the less expensive ones are 10in.
I’m not sure that a 10in latex would work, but I’ll go explore…