First Night Report - T&N 10"
Since this is the “diary” thread I thought it would be okay to give my initial report here, in case it’s helpful to anyone else.
Received the mattress as scheduled and getting it out of the plastic and unrolled/uncompressed was easy as pie.
Upon first laying down on it, my boyfriend and I were both really pleased. I’ve never slept on an all-foam mattress before, and I really liked the sensation of feeling such firm support while also having just the right amount of softness. The lack of motion-transfer is great, and this mattress definitely resists the crater issue that my 70-lbs-heavier-than-me BF caused on the old mattress. There’s a bit of a crater if I’m super close to him, (and he likes to sleep-cuddle whereas I’d prefer more room, but that’s a relationship issue not a mattress issue, heh.) But if he’s at least a few inches away I feel like I’m actually sleeping on a level surface for the first time in months/years.
Unfortunately I woke up with a lot of back pain this morning. I think I was expecting immediate miracles with my new T&N which is probably unfair. My back pain is mid-back, in the muscles right along my spine, and more on one side than the other. I think when I’m on my side I tend to twist too much - tilting my hips forward to almost a half-stomach position while keeping my shoulders more upright somewhat like Phoenix describes in this post.
I think (?) that I developed this bad sleeping posture to compensate for the crater issue with my old bed, and I really hope that after a few weeks of the T&N I’ll be able to un-learn it and the back pain will ease. I definitely felt okay when I was sleeping on my back, it’s just that I’m probably a 70% side-sleeper so I do need things to get better on that front. I felt a little bit of hip pressure from the firmness of the mattress at first so we’ll see if that continues or eases.
Overall I’m still pleased with my decision to give the T&N a try given how easy it was to purchase and the easy return policy. I still have hope that giving my body a few weeks to adjust and the mattress some time to break in will lead to a good sleep experience for me.