I just purchased a 4" 34 ILD, 2 " 19 ILD Queen Talalay Latex mattress from Matelas Princesse in Montreal. Fantastic customer service.
I’ve only had it a few days and will call them this week to see what they recommend but also wanted to inquire here.
I bought a latex pillow along with the mattress (they gave me a great deal) to replace my lumpy old down filled one.
After the first night I could barely get out of bed or move. I was in terrible pain. Now, I have an old back injury (fracture upper vertebrae), previous neck injury, and chronic shoulder pain. I sometimes have spasms that leave me in severe pain for days. I was afraid I was on my way to a terrible spasm morning, but managed ok.
I had slept with the new pillow as well. I’m not sure if it was the pillow and/or bed. I think the pillow was ok but I’m not used to it so think I need to ease into it.
The second night I replaced the pillow with the old lumpy one. And added the 3" medium Talalay topper I had purchased last year from Sleep on Latex to put on my spring mattress that was sagging.
I still woke up with pain but not as bad as the first night.
I know latex has a breaking in period but I cannot afford to be in agony for weeks.
I’m 5’3", 125 lbs and a side sleeper.
So now what? I’m very disappointed as i had such high hopes that this new latex would help alleviate my pain from my old mattress. Yes, I have arthritis in my back but have slept on hotel beds that were more comfortable and didn’t cause me pain.
I started to research softer toppers. I don’t want to go with a cheap memory foam or something that will compress quickly or that I have to air out and fluff up frequently as I’ve read about wool toppers and feather beds. I saw the noodle latex topper that looks interesting.
I’m in Montreal, Canada so looking for a Canadian company preferably.