Mattress advice
Discussion
Oakey said:
what's better for bad backs? firmer or softer?
It's a fallacy that a firm mattress is best for a bad back. You need to support the small of your back too; if it's too firm there's no support.FWIW, I've never had a decent night's sleep in a Premier Inn, or indeed many hotels. I've got a soft/medium pocket-sprung mattress with an inch or so of memory foam on top. On top of that is a Hungarian duck or goose down topper, and it is genuinely like sleeping on a cloud. It's getting near the end of it's life, and I have no idea if they still make an equivalent. I may have to sleep standing up.
The other benefit of a good memory foam is that if one you is a restless sleeper, the other gets disturbed less.
I tend to flump around like a beached whale as I am a poor sleeper (chronic insomnia) but Mrs O doesn't hit the ceiling every time I move...in fact she doesn't notice it at all.
We love our memory foam mattress: pushing 6 years old and still going strong. Dead comfortable.
I tend to flump around like a beached whale as I am a poor sleeper (chronic insomnia) but Mrs O doesn't hit the ceiling every time I move...in fact she doesn't notice it at all.
We love our memory foam mattress: pushing 6 years old and still going strong. Dead comfortable.
Simpo Two said:
The problem is that the more layers of exotic nonsense and unicorn pubes you have in it, the more there is to subside. Lovely for a few weeks or months, then it's hammock time...
12000 spring King size from John Lewis. really nice and no "hammock" effect at all after a couple of years. Now really going for it. An Emperor size Hypnos is being delivered next week.AdeTuono said:
It's a fallacy that a firm mattress is best for a bad back. You need to support the small of your back too; if it's too firm there's no support.
FWIW, I've never had a decent night's sleep in a Premier Inn, or indeed many hotels. I've got a soft/medium pocket-sprung mattress with an inch or so of memory foam on top. On top of that is a Hungarian duck or goose down topper, and it is genuinely like sleeping on a cloud. It's getting near the end of it's life, and I have no idea if they still make an equivalent. I may have to sleep standing up.
I have a Silentnight Mirapocket 1200 something or other and it's firm and I swear I've had back problems ever since we bought it three years ago. It's the next on my list of things to replace. FWIW, I've never had a decent night's sleep in a Premier Inn, or indeed many hotels. I've got a soft/medium pocket-sprung mattress with an inch or so of memory foam on top. On top of that is a Hungarian duck or goose down topper, and it is genuinely like sleeping on a cloud. It's getting near the end of it's life, and I have no idea if they still make an equivalent. I may have to sleep standing up.
Oakey said:
AdeTuono said:
It's a fallacy that a firm mattress is best for a bad back. You need to support the small of your back too; if it's too firm there's no support.
FWIW, I've never had a decent night's sleep in a Premier Inn, or indeed many hotels. I've got a soft/medium pocket-sprung mattress with an inch or so of memory foam on top. On top of that is a Hungarian duck or goose down topper, and it is genuinely like sleeping on a cloud. It's getting near the end of it's life, and I have no idea if they still make an equivalent. I may have to sleep standing up.
I have a Silentnight Mirapocket 1200 something or other and it's firm and I swear I've had back problems ever since we bought it three years ago. It's the next on my list of things to replace. FWIW, I've never had a decent night's sleep in a Premier Inn, or indeed many hotels. I've got a soft/medium pocket-sprung mattress with an inch or so of memory foam on top. On top of that is a Hungarian duck or goose down topper, and it is genuinely like sleeping on a cloud. It's getting near the end of it's life, and I have no idea if they still make an equivalent. I may have to sleep standing up.
I have the John Ryan Origins Pocket 1500. It was a little firmer than I was expecting but I've either broken it in or I'm now used to it. I sleep great on it now and the service from John Ryan was very good.
The only problem is the depth of the mattress! I struggle to get extra deep mattress covers to fit properly.
The only problem is the depth of the mattress! I struggle to get extra deep mattress covers to fit properly.
Another vote here for John Ryan by Design. I'm a big bloke and bought their Resilience 2. I hadn't realised how badly I slept until I bought this, it's utter bliss. Very firm (although I knew that and it was bought on that basis) but incredibly comfortable. I wake up ache-free and well-rested.
Avoid the Premier Inn beds, they're not good. Also don't bother visiting a shop to lie on a bed for 30 seconds, it tells you nothing. Get one with a 60/90/100 night guarantee after researching carefully what's actually in the mattress (ie. how much of the 'decent' materials are actually used, by weight) and don't be conned by the perma-sale b
ks the retailers try and pull.
Again, I can't recommend John Ryan by Design highly enough and the only other company they recommend is Vispring.
Make sure that things like toppers are removable/replaceable (for example the Premier Inn Hypnos ones aren't - once that goes to st the while mattress needs replacing...)
JRbD aren't cheap but it's the best investment I've made in a long time.
Avoid the Premier Inn beds, they're not good. Also don't bother visiting a shop to lie on a bed for 30 seconds, it tells you nothing. Get one with a 60/90/100 night guarantee after researching carefully what's actually in the mattress (ie. how much of the 'decent' materials are actually used, by weight) and don't be conned by the perma-sale b
ks the retailers try and pull.Again, I can't recommend John Ryan by Design highly enough and the only other company they recommend is Vispring.
Make sure that things like toppers are removable/replaceable (for example the Premier Inn Hypnos ones aren't - once that goes to s
t the while mattress needs replacing...)JRbD aren't cheap but it's the best investment I've made in a long time.
jinkster said:
Would anyone consider a clean second hand mattress? We all sleep in hotels and they are not new.
Not intentionally - I know it's irrational what with hotels, used cars etc However I suspect many buying "new" mattresses are actually getting ex demo.
I've sent an Otty back - too firm - and they ask you to wash the cover before sending it back, bagged up.
I swapped the Medium latex mattress for a firm and they simply swap out the core - where is the ex demo core going ?
I think they key is to try them.
I read up on lots and have now tried 3 about to try a 4th.
Otty - great service, bed too firm, no back ache for me but uncomfortable even with an M&S topper
Latexsense - they suggested a medium - seemed really soft but was lovely to sleep on (for me) my wife had terrible back ache. They suggested the firm - now we both have back ache.
I think we'll try sprung next as we can both sleep fine on an old sprung mattress that was relegated to the spare room when we went to a super king.
I was going with John Ryan but a few reviews say they don't last that long and I expect a £1000 mattress to last 10yrs.
I read up on lots and have now tried 3 about to try a 4th.
Otty - great service, bed too firm, no back ache for me but uncomfortable even with an M&S topper
Latexsense - they suggested a medium - seemed really soft but was lovely to sleep on (for me) my wife had terrible back ache. They suggested the firm - now we both have back ache.
I think we'll try sprung next as we can both sleep fine on an old sprung mattress that was relegated to the spare room when we went to a super king.
I was going with John Ryan but a few reviews say they don't last that long and I expect a £1000 mattress to last 10yrs.
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