Hi KittyKlawz.
As someone who also recently had a baby and mattress dilemmas surrounding that, I can totally relate. I also sleep in the mountain climber position so I definitely understand that as well!
For me, memory foam was the devil and would “collapse” and in turn my baby sort of would roll into it/me and I worried about re-breathing, SIDS, etc. so the memory foam had to go. It was 3" though which is pretty excessive.
I’m on a firm pillowtop now with a plush bamboo mattress cover and it’s a liiiitttttle too firm, but I don’t worry about the baby anymore :silly: which gives me better sleep than before.
I’ll be curious to hear how this works out for you. Minor aches and pains are normal when adjusting to a new mattress but anything you’d describe beyond just a little achy is not good. If the firm side isn’t supportive enough, that will be a bummer but will also be a valuable datapoint in moving forward!
You could do that in sort of a pseudo DIY fashion. If so, I’d make sure that the comfort layer in the latex isn’t thicker than 2 - 3" because you’ll be relying on that as a transition layer. I’d also make sure it doesn’t have a transition layer in it already. (So, basically just springs and 2 - 3" foam). That way, you’re adding a topper that’s a functional comfort layer interacting with a supportive transition layer underneath. That means you’ll also likely want the latex hybrid to be medium/medium-firm depending on your style, preferences, and statistics
The mattresses that come to mind immediately are…
Sleep EZ Natural Latex which says the following in their exchange policy regarding this mattress: You can exchange any layer within 90 days for only $30 to ship you the new layer the first time. For mattresses with split layers, you can exchange one or both layers if shipped at the same time. Additional layer exchanges within the 90 days will be at the full cost of shipping. We do not accept layer exchanges after 90 days. All exchange layers must be free of: dirt, stains, tears, and odors to qualify for an exchange.
Nest Bedding’s Owl or their Sparrow Signature
The GhostBed Flex
The Ultimate Hybrid by SleepEZ.
The Luma Natural Latex which also has a fairly reasonable comfort exchange policy.
Flexus is experiencing a number of delays with shipping, so for that reason you may not wish to go that route.
In terms of children’s mattresses, I think you’d be interested in the certified Organic Kiwi kid’s mattress by My Green Mattress or the kids options by Quality Sleep Shop.
I hope I haven’t added to your paralysis analysis!
I will be offline the next few days but I look forward to checking in when I return.
NikkiTMU