New Mattresses?

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I found a really interesting article on mattresses in general that I think is worth sharing.

Currently still sleeping on the crappy, old set; hanging half my body off the edge where there is still some support.

Yeah, I think I'm going to have to go ahead and spend some $$$ on a new mattress soon. Bleack.

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Our pillowtop mattress that we spent over $800 8 years ago...is bad. It's been bad for a few years. I've also had back problems, the back problems have gotten better with exercise and stretching. Now I just don't sleep real well...same with the DH. He's about ready to bring in an army cot since he slept great while in Iraq. But really how would that look with our new bedroom set?

I just dread getting a new mattress and it not working out either. We did try out those foam mattress...the high and low end...both seemed the same. At least those have no springs to give out. I think I'm close to getting one.

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I've found that when my back was really bad that sleeping on the hard floor helped. I may not have had a real sound sleep, but when I woke up the back pain was less and the next night in the bed was better.

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I admit it -- we spent a lot on a Sleepnumber bed. But I have back problems that stem from childhood scoliosis and it just kept getting worse and worse.

Anyway, the SleepNumber works great for us. One thing to be aware of, the same number is not the same for everyone. What i mean is, I am 5'5" and weigh 125 and sleep on the bed set at 35. My DH is 5'10
and weighs 195 and sleeps with his side set to 35. His 35 is WAY differnt than MY 35. It's a lot softer. But not to him because his weight is dispersed differently. So someone said you can get a regular mattress if you both like the same number-- that's not necessarily so.

Dh falls asleep in milliseconds on the Sleepnumber. I still have trouble sometimes-- but it's the brain and not the back, I think. And most of the time, my back is better. I do adjust my number if we've hiked 6 miles or something -- I like it a tad softer then. But usually I'm between a 30 and 40.

OH -- we didn't opt for the pillowtop. Sometimes I wish we had, but really, its fine without. And the set up of it wasn't difficult -- just took about an hour.

[tabbycat31]

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my mattress is the one I had when I graduated the crib. Before that it was my parents full sized guest bed. I flipped it last year when I noticed a spring was coming out. Then I invested $20 in an eggcrate mattress pad, and it made a difference.

I still do need a new one (considering my bed was around before I was) and I know that I want a pillowtop. I just need to save up cash for it.

[kealina]

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us too... we need one badly... unfortunately right now is just not the right time...
i hear you guys on the sore back / trouble sleeping comments... bleh..