I have been sleeping on a soft talalay top layer, a firm dunlop layer and a medium talalay layer on the bottom-all 3 inch layers). I started feeling tension and knots in my upper back and shoulders even though as a side sleeper, I enjoyed the pressure relief from the top soft layer. I thought the soft layer wasn’t giving me the support I needed for my upper back and shoulders so I am thinking of switching to a medium talalay layer instead. Is this going to give me the pressure relief I need and if so, what other layers should I pair it with. Should I consider a hybrid bed or possibly a flobed to get back to enjoying sleeping again.
You didn’t mention your height or weight and that figures into mattress selection - especially with latex. I’m 5’1", 129 lbs., back sleeper (but not by choice) occasionally sneaking onto my side, lots of musculoskeletal issues. What has worked for me is 3" firm Dunlop, 3" medium dunlop, 2" soft Dunlop (that I already had), all enclosed in an 8" cover. Then I added 2" of Medium Talalay as a separate topper (which provides more “give”), even though everyone advised soft for my weight. The medium fills in the space in my lower back and keeps me from having a backache without putting much pressure on hips, shoulders and tailbone. I had tried 2" soft Talalay as a topper and as lovely as it felt, I “bottomed out” and hit the firm surface below.
Thanks for your input. I am 5’2" and 135 lbs. so close to your size. Since I primarily sleep on my side, I’m not sure if the soft dunlop will give me the compression I need for my shoulder but the medium talalay topper should hopefully help enough. Luckily, I have all the pieces except the soft dunlop so the fix should be fairly easy.
I tried the soft, medium, firm and my lower back was aching from lack of support. I switched the firm and the medium as advised by the vendor and that felt great on my lower back but my upper back was still holding tension and was totally knotted up.