Currently sleeping in a Beautyrest Kailey Hybrid that’s 12yo. Looking to upgrade.
Wife 140lbs 5’ 4” side sleeper
Myself 160lbs 5’ 8 side sleeper
Sometimes we end up in a side/stomach hybrid position.
Looking at the Sleep on latex 13”
Extra, Firm, Med than soft Talalay
Also interested in the Sleepon latex. Would we be Medium or Firm?
Any considerations between the two?
Lastly, the Beautyrest has held up exceptionally well. Foam is not as good as 12 years ago but no major sinking etc.
What would be similar to this? The Beautyrest Black?
Really trying to go chemical free.
Many thanks!
Hi Ryan and thanks for reaching out on this! A few things to keep in mind on the Sleep EZ 13" - The organic and natural mattresses (the Select Sleep mattresses) are our flagship products. They’re fully customizable, meaning you can order the mattress to be as soft or as firm as you’d like. They’re also fully adjustable, meaning you can change the softness, firmness, back support, pressure relief, etc. AFTER you get the mattress in your home. To be more specific, the 10” is our most popular, and these mattresses normally go out with three 3" layers of different firmnesses - normally the softest layer (or the cushion & contour layer) is on top and the supportive layers are on the bottom. This helps ensure our customers get the right balance of contour for their hips and shoulders but also support for their lower back. If you start with a certain setup and find that it’s too soft, you can unzip the cover and rearrange the layers to get a firmer feel out of the mattress, or you can exchange a layer to make it softer. Additionally, latex mattresses typically last 20 years. If, in 5 or 10 or 15 years you decide you want a softer or firmer mattress you would only have to buy a new layer instead of an entirely new mattress. Lastly, if the mattress starts to break down in 15 – 20 years, it’s normally the top layer that breaks down first, and at that point you can likely just buy a new top layer of latex instead of a whole new mattress and get an additional 8-10 years out of the mattress.
Furthermore, queen, king, and cal king mattresses are available with what we call “split layers,” which means you can have us cut the layers down the middle (from head to foot) so that you can have a different feel / firmness on your side versus your partner’s side, and you can adjust each side independently over the 20 year lifetime of the mattress. About 95% of our mattresses go out with all split layers from top to bottom, and we get zero complaints on being able to feel the split and we get zero complaints about the layers shifting or anything like that, even if you sleep right on the middle of the mattress.
Based on your heights and weights, I think you’re layer choice on the 13" is ideal! The top Talalay layer should provide all the contour and pressure relief needed to avoid any pressure point issues and will add secondary support to the mattress. Secondary support is needed to fill in the gaps between your body and the mattress – back sleepers normally need secondary support to fill in the gaps between the small of their back and the mattress; side sleepers normally need secondary support to fill in the gaps between their mid-section and the mattress. If these parts of a person’s body aren’t supported by the mattress, their muscles will work throughout the night to hold these parts of the body up, and by the time they wake up they’ve got back pain. So the top 3” of Talalay latex will provide contour, pressure relief, and secondary support. The remaining Dunlop layers should provide all the support needed to maintain proper spinal alignment and avoid back pain. Please keep in mind that our initial recommendations have a 90% success rate (we only have a 10% layer exchange rate and a 3%-4% return rate) so there’s a 90% chance that the above recommendation works perfectly for you.
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Thank you. Two things holding me up:
Is it possible to order without the cover?
I’ve read about (some) people discussing how it restricts flex/movement. Makes sense and is an important consideration for a side sleeper.
A mattress cover like this would be amazing! I’ve looked everywhere and would pay a premium for something like this. Separating the top layer out as a pillow top.
I was thinking of ordering the top two layers in Talalay. Thinking it would offer a little more bounce/softness.
Thoughts on this?
Thanks!
That’s correct, anything you have between yourself and the latex affects how much you’re able to sink into the latex, giving the mattress more surface tension and more firmness compared to if that wool weren’t there. However, the cotton & wool cover has been our default cover for decades, and we have only a 4% return rate, so you really could say 96% of our customers think the cover is just fine!
You’re certainly welcome to order the mattress with the top 2 layers in Talalay, just keep in mind that you’re going to get less back support and a little more pressure relief compared to getting just one layer of Talalay.