Okay, have only “slept” on Tuft & Needle 10" for one night, and intended to wait longer until commented again. However, I am pretty sure I have made a huge mistake after sleeping on it for one night. I do not think this mattress is meant for either me or my wife. Maybe we are just too old and to accustomed to sleeping on innerspring mattresses to change at this stage. Here are some observations.
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This mattress is extremely firm for us after laying it for 20 minutes or so. I did not notice just how firm when I first got in, but lots of pressure point discomfort after being in bed for a while. Had this same experience each time I got up (and unfortunately got up a lot last night). Each time I got back in the bed if felt much softer than I remembered having just gotten out of it, but very firm a few minutes later.
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Initially had a plush mattress pad (not a topper, just a pad) on it when we first went to bed. After a couple of hours of discomfort thought maybe I had the mattress upside down (I did not) and went to the internet to look. Up at midnight stripping the bed and checking to be sure. Phoenix had previously commented that a thicker mattress pad could make a mattress feel firmer, which seems counter-intuitive to me, but I can now vouch they are ABSOLUTELY correct! Took the mattress pad off and just used the sheet. The mattress was a 1000 times better, but still not good.
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One positive, even with just a sheet, the split between the two twin xl’s mattresses is not really noticeable when laying across it. This is a concern to me because I want to use independently adjustable bases eventually with our new bed. Also, this mattress does not sleep hot, another big plus.
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Have seen the comments about it taking time to adjust to new mattresses, but not sure more time going to make that much difference. We travel a lot, and sleep on different mattresses of all types, probably at least ten times a year. Some we like better than others (love some of the Marriott Beds and had even considered buying one of those but not sure they would work on an adjustable base). Neither my wife or I have ever had as much difficulty sleeping on any mattress as we did last night. And I have never heard my wife ever complain about any mattress before - her comment is always it doesn’t matter, you just get in and go to sleep. However last night she almost went to the couch or upstairs to another bedroom several times.
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I am very heavy, and I may be bottoming out the comfort layer after being in bed for a while, but my wife not so much and she had the same complaints. In addition to back ache, the leg I was sleeping on was very uncomfortable. We both ached this morning and could not wait to get out of bed. Got the Advil bottle out for the first time in a long time.
My dilemma is I am not sure where to go to from here. When I first started looking for a new mattress I encountered the adjustable beds and decided I had to have one of those. We have purchased the bases but have not yet set them up. Still looking forward to those since having laid on one in a showroom. We put a tv in the bedroom a couple of years ago and watch tv in bed a couple of hours a night so thought that adjustable bed would be ideal. My wife and I have different sleeping patterns so wanted the ability to independently control each side, hence the split king approach.
Our old Beautyrest pillow top is now gone (it was time) so going to be replaced for sure, but not certain with what. What I do know is the following:
a. I want the adjustable bases if at all possible. Don’t need them, but definitely want them. I like a softer bed, but need support for my back. That desire for an adjustable bed is what caused me to look at alternatives to innerspring mattresses. Not sure an innerspring would do well on adjustable bases over time, otherwise I probably would have just bought a Marriott Bed or another Beautyrest or one from Original Mattress Factory. So I think I have crossed off innersprings.
b. Because of our different sleeping patterns I want the sides to adjust independently meaning two twin xl’s. Since I want to minimize the split I want the mattress to be more of a square edge, so that eliminates a lot of choices.
c. Looked at Tempurpedic, thought I liked the Cloud Supreme (felt good while just laying on it in the store) but re-considered when went to get out of the bed. It was a chore. Tried it several times, and noticed even changing positions was difficult. Plus I have heard it sleeps hot which I do not want, so think I have crossed it off. Not sure any memory foam type would be what I am looking for.
d. Tried a Sleep Number bed, and frankly loved how it felt in the store. My concern there is the moving parts and durability after a couple of years, so think I have crossed that off.
e. Tried an all latex (Pure Latex Bliss Beautiful). It was soft, but felt I sunk down too much on it when testing. The next model (forget its name) felt a little too firm. May return to look at latex mattresses.
Would appreciate any thoughts or help to this lengthy plea for ideas.
Basil