Replacing water bed mattress with latex?

[phoenix]

Hi kmiller,

The first place I would start your research is the mattress shopping tutorial here which includes all the basic information, steps, and guidelines that can help you make the best possible choice … and know how and why to avoid the worst ones.

I do not want to give up the bookcase headboard although I am sure there will be replies that I should not use it for a foundation.

A headboard is just an accessory that you can use with the bedframe that you choose so there really wouldn’t be any reason to give it up.

I want to sleep on my side due to sleep apnea and when I sleep in a bed I prop myself up with pillows. I would always wake up on my back in the waterbed no matter what I tried. My wife is more active side to back and on rare occasion, stomach. I use a thin cushion for a pillow. I am 5’10" and 180 lbs.

You are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress and there are too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved for anyone to be able to predict or make a specific suggestion or recommendation about which mattress would be the best “match” for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) based on specs (either yours or a mattress) or “theory at a distance” that can possibly be more accurate than your own personal testing or sleeping experience (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here).

I am amazed reading that hotel mattress are considered good. I have never found any I liked. But I am not sure I have liked any conventional mattress.

I would agree with you that Hotel mattresses are among the worst choices you could make (see post #3 here).

We checked out a couple of pure Latex Bliss mattress on vacation. I think one was 10 and the other was thicker. I am not sure which I preferred and neither seemed just right, but I do not know if I would know if a mattress was good. I considered a DIY project but maybe SleepEZ would work. I have spent hours here but I will never know without trying something. I do not know how helpful it would be try out mattress in a store. It is awkward for me and I feel rushed and just want to figure it out right away.

There is more about the different ways to choose a suitable mattress that is the best “match” for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences) in post #2 here that can help you assess and minimize the risks of making a choice that doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for that are involved in each of them.

There is also more about the most important parts of the value of a mattress purchase in post #13 here which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability, durability, and value.

As you probably know SleepEZ is one of the members of this site which means I think very highly of them and I believe they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, and transparency and they would be well worth considering if you are open to an online purchase.

We live about 35 miles East of Lexington KY. I do not know of any good local shops.

The better options and possibilities I’m aware of in and around the Lexington, KY area (subject to the quality/value guidelines I linked) are listed at the end of post #3 here.

Phoenix