Need cooler, but not softer

[phoenix]

Hi organizer,

I still sunk into the" trench"… however, out of desperation, I just did something interesting…I turned the mattress upside down and have been sleeping on the foam core bottom portion of the mattress…so far, have slept through the night 3 nights now…it’s pretty firm but not nearly as hot and there is no trench!

I didn’t realize that your mattress had a “trench” (and a topper isn’t an effective way to “fix” soft spots or impressions because they will just follow the dip underneath them) but turning your mattress over will give you a firmer sleeping surface and you would also be sleeping on polyfoam which is generally not as warm as memory foam so both of these may be helping with temperature. There is more about possible solutions for a mattress that is too soft in post #4 here (including the solution you discovered).

Once you have slept on your mattress for long enough to know “how much” more softness and pressure relief you believe you need then post #2 here and the topper guidelines it links to may be helpful in choosing a topper that has the best chance of working well for you.

Thanks for the update.

Phoenix