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Don't know what the make of mine is but I went through a few in a short period including a foam mattress and couldn't get on with them.
The one I have now I've had 2 years and is a pocket sprung mattress with a layer of foam on top and never have had any problems since. Springs seem to give the support and the layer of foam just enough give to sink into slightly so you don't get a dead arm when lying on your side.
The one I have now I've had 2 years and is a pocket sprung mattress with a layer of foam on top and never have had any problems since. Springs seem to give the support and the layer of foam just enough give to sink into slightly so you don't get a dead arm when lying on your side.
Any recommendation about a mattress, we brought a bed and mattress from john Lewis last February and my back is killing me, I have to stuff cushions under my back to give my back some support.
I know the moral about you get what you pay for……. But any sale offers out there that might suit a king size bed, I have back problems and also weigh in at about 17st
I know the moral about you get what you pay for……. But any sale offers out there that might suit a king size bed, I have back problems and also weigh in at about 17st
snowy said:
Any recommendation about a mattress, we brought a bed and mattress from john Lewis last February and my back is killing me, I have to stuff cushions under my back to give my back some support.
I know the moral about you get what you pay for……. But any sale offers out there that might suit a king size bed, I have back problems and also weigh in at about 17st
I bought a Tempur one when I prolapsed a disc. Worked wonders.I know the moral about you get what you pay for……. But any sale offers out there that might suit a king size bed, I have back problems and also weigh in at about 17st
I'm starting to think it may be a little past its sell by date now (8yrs old) but it really helped my back.
snowy said:
Any recommendation about a mattress, we brought a bed and mattress from john Lewis last February and my back is killing me, I have to stuff cushions under my back to give my back some support.
I know the moral about you get what you pay for……. But any sale offers out there that might suit a king size bed, I have back problems and also weigh in at about 17st
See my post on page 1.I know the moral about you get what you pay for……. But any sale offers out there that might suit a king size bed, I have back problems and also weigh in at about 17st
It's all good paying for the rolls royce of mattresse , but the issue for me, and a lot of others will be knowing the correct type of mattress to purchase.
I can't really go to sleep overnight in the shop to really know if it's suitable, and laying down on it for 10 mins will never be enough to know I won't wake up the following morning with a back pain.
Any tips?
I can't really go to sleep overnight in the shop to really know if it's suitable, and laying down on it for 10 mins will never be enough to know I won't wake up the following morning with a back pain.
Any tips?
Jonsnow606 said:
It's all good paying for the rolls royce of mattresse , but the issue for me, and a lot of others will be knowing the correct type of mattress to purchase.
I can't really go to sleep overnight in the shop to really know if it's suitable, and laying down on it for 10 mins will never be enough to know I won't wake up the following morning with a back pain.
Any tips?
Consider using mail order from a reputable company - that way at least you can exploit the distance selling regulations. A bit underhand perhaps but sometimes there's no other way.I can't really go to sleep overnight in the shop to really know if it's suitable, and laying down on it for 10 mins will never be enough to know I won't wake up the following morning with a back pain.
Any tips?
I got a silentnight geltex affinity 1850 from very in the sale and its basically a firm pocket sprung matress with a pillow top with little pockets of gel which apparently keep you cool at night.
Very comfy bed, soft enough on the top yet you don't actually sink into the bed at all. It is still as good as the day I got it about a year ago and hasn't dipped or sank at all. I hate getting out of bed on a morning
Very comfy bed, soft enough on the top yet you don't actually sink into the bed at all. It is still as good as the day I got it about a year ago and hasn't dipped or sank at all. I hate getting out of bed on a morning
I've a bad back so when I last decided to change my matress I went to a local small shop which had been there years. The shop owner asked my weight and got me to lie on a few sideways on so he could see which one kept my back straight.
I bought a Harrison on his recmmendation which has been good for some years now. It wasn't cheap, but not as expensive as some. Iirc it's 1700 pockets, but I see they've increased the number since then.
http://www.landofbeds.co.uk/search
However, just because it works for me, doesn't make it right for you necessarily, but good advice from an experienced retailer helped.
Eta it was softer then my old mattress so felt wrong at first. I also boarded over the slats on the pine bed to give the pocket springs an even surface.
I bought a Harrison on his recmmendation which has been good for some years now. It wasn't cheap, but not as expensive as some. Iirc it's 1700 pockets, but I see they've increased the number since then.
http://www.landofbeds.co.uk/search
However, just because it works for me, doesn't make it right for you necessarily, but good advice from an experienced retailer helped.
Eta it was softer then my old mattress so felt wrong at first. I also boarded over the slats on the pine bed to give the pocket springs an even surface.
Edited by Sticks. on Sunday 28th December 21:47
We have a Tempur memory foam mattress, and love it. The only problem is that it has made us hyper-critical of any other bed that we sleep on!
People say memory foam is too hot, and it certainly is quite warm - but you can simply get a different weight of duvet to compensate, and/or turn your bedroom radiator down a bit. If you're spending all that money on a really high quality mattress then the cost of a lighter duvet is small beans quite frankly. Using a memory foam mattress on a frame-type bed instead of a divan will probably help with the better air circulation too.
No other mattress that I've slept on provides the same evenness of support. A sprung mattress will always press back slightly harder on the parts of your body that protrude: this is governed by the physics of how a spring works - look up Hooke's Law. But a memory foam mattress behaves in a more "plastic" way that doesn't seem to follow Hooke's Law, so the mattress deforms to the shape of your er... protruding bits without pressing back harder on them. The result is a very even weight distribution between the protruding and non-protruding parts of your body. I tend to sleep on my side, and the corner of my pelvis just melts into the mattress with the result that my spine is in a much more natural shape.
The other fantastic thing about memory foam is the complete absence of springiness. This means that your partner can turn over, or even get in and out of bed, and you hardly notice. The mattress stays completely still on your side.
It does take a little getting used to though. The fact that the mattress deforms temporarily underneath you means that when you roll over you are always rolling "uphill" out of your own depression, and it takes a few moments for the foam to adapt to your new position. This soon begins to feel normal though, and the slight sinking feeling as the foam changes shape underneath you is actually quite soothing and relaxing.
People say memory foam is too hot, and it certainly is quite warm - but you can simply get a different weight of duvet to compensate, and/or turn your bedroom radiator down a bit. If you're spending all that money on a really high quality mattress then the cost of a lighter duvet is small beans quite frankly. Using a memory foam mattress on a frame-type bed instead of a divan will probably help with the better air circulation too.
No other mattress that I've slept on provides the same evenness of support. A sprung mattress will always press back slightly harder on the parts of your body that protrude: this is governed by the physics of how a spring works - look up Hooke's Law. But a memory foam mattress behaves in a more "plastic" way that doesn't seem to follow Hooke's Law, so the mattress deforms to the shape of your er... protruding bits without pressing back harder on them. The result is a very even weight distribution between the protruding and non-protruding parts of your body. I tend to sleep on my side, and the corner of my pelvis just melts into the mattress with the result that my spine is in a much more natural shape.
The other fantastic thing about memory foam is the complete absence of springiness. This means that your partner can turn over, or even get in and out of bed, and you hardly notice. The mattress stays completely still on your side.
It does take a little getting used to though. The fact that the mattress deforms temporarily underneath you means that when you roll over you are always rolling "uphill" out of your own depression, and it takes a few moments for the foam to adapt to your new position. This soon begins to feel normal though, and the slight sinking feeling as the foam changes shape underneath you is actually quite soothing and relaxing.
You could book a night at a premier inn to try their beds and if you like it they are available to buy. http://www.premierinn.com/en/why/Buy_our_bed.html
I believe my mattress is also a Silent Night. Cost me about £350, has pocket springs, vented to allow breathing and a layer of memory foam on the top.
When I got it, it was the most comfortable bed I've ever tried. Every person that sat or lay on it agreed. However, the memory foam topping has lost its...memory. More like a pillow top now.
Its about 2 years old, still comfy but not as much these days. My ex didn't like it though, too soft for her. Everyone is different though and even if you try out a load and pick the best one there's no guarantee for how long it will stay like new.
When I got it, it was the most comfortable bed I've ever tried. Every person that sat or lay on it agreed. However, the memory foam topping has lost its...memory. More like a pillow top now.
Its about 2 years old, still comfy but not as much these days. My ex didn't like it though, too soft for her. Everyone is different though and even if you try out a load and pick the best one there's no guarantee for how long it will stay like new.
rovermorris999 said:
Hypnos pocket sprung. You can find the hotel-type contract ones online that are the same as domestic but not so pretty but much cheaper. The more springs the better and usually if you have a bad back the counter-intuitively you need a firm one.
Any chance you can post a couple of links as I always sleep really well When I'm in a hotel bed & would like to change my John lewis mattress. I bought a cheap one a while back as a stop-gap....and it's been brilliant. Still using it a couple of years later and it's one of the most comfortable I've found.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-POCKET-SPRING-MATTR...
Highly recommended.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-POCKET-SPRING-MATTR...
Highly recommended.
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