sorta bit the bullet

[phoenix]

Hi Redneckrecycler,

At that time, we ,oddly, agreed on the soft talalay pillow top over soft/med/firm Dunlop. It gave a feeling of cushy but supportive. So, not having the money and still very scared to pull the trigger, BC of cost and latex allergies, we ordered the Sams organic mattress/ innomax white night. After some ridiculous shipping issues, lost mattress found days later, the mattress arrived. Of course, phoenix is dead right it feels firm.however, not as firm as I feared. We’re on day four of breaking it in. The firmness is throwing out both of us on the hips and shoulders, thus lower back pain.

You can see some suggestions for fine tuning a mattress that is too firm in post #2 here and if you do decide to go in the direction of a topper there are some topper guidelines in post #2 here and the posts it links to but I would tend to wait for a while (the minimum I would suggest is about 2 weeks if possible) before making any changes.

If after 2 weeks or even a little longer if possible you are still experiencing “symptoms” I would also make sure that you assess the underlying cause of any symptoms you are experiencing very carefully because the most common cause of lower back pain is that your pelvis may be sinking in too far (even if your shoulders aren’t sinking in enough) and if you were to add too much thickness or softness on top of a mattress where this is the case it could make things worse.

Phoenix