I am working with my seller who is willing to get me non-zoned Dunlop latex to see if that will work better for me than the zoned which seemed to work against me somehow.
In the meantime, I am wondering if over-all there will ever be ANY foam that will hold up my stomach (I’m a stomach and side sleeper.) my stomach loves to feel lifted up a bit.
What I had once that I loved was pocket springs with 2" talalay latex and a 1" mid-dense memory foam topper.
Any ideas about whether dunlop M,F,F can support my stomach as well as springs, without sinking in?
Also, will i feel the zoning on that bottom layer I’m keeping through the other 2 new non-zoned top layers?
Thanks for any suggestions or experience you can share.
Hi LookingNow,
There are too many unknowns, variables, and preferences involved for anyone (including me) to know whether a specific design or combination of materials and components will work for someone else (although the manufacturer themselves will be more familiar with their different combinations than anyone else and would be the best source of guidance other than your own testing and experience).
Each type of material or component has a wide range of firmness and design options so different types of foams that are suitable for use as a support core (polyfoam or latex) can certainly be as “supportive” as an innerspring (and vice versa) and there is usually some design that has the right balance of comfort/pressure relief and support/alignment that will work well for each person regardless of the specific materials or components. There are thousands of different types of innersprings for example but they are only one part of a mattress so while one of them may work well for you in combination with other foams and components in your mattress … other innersprings or combinations of materials (or even the same innerspring with different comfort materials) may not work well at all and may be completely unsuitable for you to sleep on even though the type of materials or components are the same. It always depends on the specifics. The same is true of any type of material that comes in a range of firmness levels and designs. There are certainly firmness levels of latex that are more supportive than some innersprings (and vice versa) but it’s always the specific design of a mattress that is the reason that a particular mattress works well for a particular person in terms of PPP … not so much the type of materials or components.
This would also depend on the person so there really isn’t any way for someone else to know what you may feel on a mattress until you have slept on it. The zoning is fairly mild but in general terms (again not specific to any person) … the deeper the zoned layers are in a mattress the less noticeable they would be although even zoned support cores that are deeper in a mattress can make a difference with alignment even if you don’t “feel” it as much. Once again … different people would have different perceptions and answers.
Phoenix
Thanks Phoenix
I just went and lied down into bed again and i love the feel of the latex. Without the zoning (for me) I really do have high hopes for it.
Yes, there are many different variables and it will come down to my experience. I’m just going to wait for it to come in and try it. My question mostly comes from knowing it would take two weeks to have a spring mattress made for me at another place and I want to fet this whole mattress thing done with.
I can always take out that bottom piece or add a thin topper if need be. I may need to do neither. In any case I believe it’s worth waiting for it to come in and try. I’m sure it will work out.
Hope you’re well.
LN