Hi Phoenix,
We bought a new mattress 3 months ago (spent way too much money on it) and surprise, surprise….it’s not comfortable. I wake up in the middle of the night in pain and move to the guest bed, which isn’t very comfortable either. I have been researching this site, trying to figure out what I can do to make this mattress comfortable. I still have time to do a comfort exchange, but I would really like to make this one work since I don’t think I would be happy with any other mattress this store carries.
The mattress we purchased is the Pure Latex Bliss Nature with a 3" PLB topper. After a week, I was having so much pain in my lower back that we purchased a 2" PLB topper, thinking the 3" was too soft. There was a slight improvement, but even with the 2" topper, I wake up with pain in both my lower back and upper back. My thought is that the comfort layer is too soft and the support layer isn’t firm enough.
Maybe what I need is a transition layer between the soft topper and the mattress? Or possibly something to reduce the amount of “give” the topper has? Here are some possible solutions I came up with and wanted to get your opinion:
Option 1: Add a transition layer between the topper and the mattress. Either Dunlop latex, polyfoam, or maybe even memory foam?
Option 2: Purchase a SnugFleece wool mattress pad (or topper) to “firm up” the soft latex topper, so I won’t sink down into it as much.
Option 3: Try to replicate a bed I slept on at a relative’s house that I found extremely comfortable. It was a Scandinavian Sleep Systems Valhalla. I found the specs for my current mattress and have an idea of the specs for the Valhalla, and was wondering if I could create something similar, starting with what I’ve already got.
Scandinavian Sleep Systems Valhalla:
You can see a picture of it here: http://www.sleepcentertoday.com/scandinavian-sleep-system.htm
Based on the picture, it looks like:
2" Strataflex foam (“super soft high resiliency foam”)
1" Strataflex foam
2" Memory foam
6" High density foam core
PLB Nature - 10" Natural Talalay:
2" ActiveFusion Fast Natural Talalay 21 ILD
2" Natural Talalay Pressure Relief 28 ILD
6" Natural Talalay Latex Support Core 36 ILD
I’m 5’10" and 150 lbs (side and back sleeper). Husband is 6’3" and 275 lbs (side and back sleeper). He has been comfortable on the bed since day one, but he’s okay with any changes I want to make. I would appreciate any advice you can offer. Thanks!