foam and/or latex mattress

[munkii]

We haven't done one of these in a while, and people who have had their mattresses for a year or two (or longer) can give longer-term feedback.

If you own a foam and/or latex mattress, please tell me about it. I'd like to know: brand, temperature, 1-10 on firmness, and would you recommend it? I am not interested in hybrids with inner springs. We're in the market, and there are too many choices! I'm eyeing a few, but I'm completely open at this point. Thank you in advance!

[tres3]

I have a needle & tuft mattress. it is about 1 year. I am still in love. It is pretty firm which I like.

[hbomdiggity]

we have a casper - 2 years in may. still very happy with it.

I would say its medium to firm. Definitely not super firm but not soft either. I miss my bed when I stay somewhere else.

My H is a hot sleeper and has no issue with it.

[k3am]

We also have a Casper. We've had it for two years this May and still like it. I'd agree with the above - medium to firm, no heat issues.

[bullygirl979]

We are on our second sleep innovations mattress. My SO bought our first one for our then current queen bed and it was medium firm. We liked it but we ended up redoing our bedroom and upgrading to a king. We both agreed it was a bit too firm, as we are side sleepers. We just bought the medium soft one and it's perfect. I was willing to take the gamble as the king was less than $800 shipped from amazon. We figured if we didn't like it we could sell it for super cheap on CL.

[juliachild]

We have a tuft & needle. It is firm. We have a memory foam topper from Ikea on it. Perfect firmness.

[larzhope]

we have a tuft and needle at our vacation home (so, not frequent use). we have a $60 topper from Walmart because it was a little too firm for me. now I sleep better there then I do at my primary residence. Everyone comments on how comfy the bed is.

[mrsemilys]

Following as we are in the market!

[froggyfarts2point0]

I'm not a regular here (just a lurker), but we have a latex mattress and have had it for 3 years now. It's the Harmony bed from Astrabeds in King size. We love it! It still has it's shape and I would say it's medium in firmness. 

When we first got it, it came in a tiny box and is HEAVY. It's also like jello so it's a real workout to get onto the box spring. You can shift the inner layers around to adjust firmness levels (and they have the option to shift half of the bed layers so each person can personalize it to their tastes) but we both like it in the recommended format. It took us a day or two to adjust to the firmness but now we miss our bed whenever we sleep away from home. 

We're moving in June and I am not looking forward to having to lug that behemoth out to the truck. I would definitely buy it again though. 

[mrspez07]

We’ve had a temprapedic we’ve had for about a year and a half. Not sure on the specific model. It’s ok. Temperature is usually fine.
I’ve been having neck and shoulder pain/tightness that I can’t tell if it is from the firm bed or my posture at work, or lack of physical activity or all 3. I finally found a firm pillow with some give that I like, so that helps. A soft pillow with a firm bed isn’t a great combo.
My SIL spent some time on it when she watched the boys for a long weekend, and it was way too firm for her.
I think I’d go with something softer for our next bed, although we were having back problems and stiffness with our old bed. I like the support, but prefer a feather bed style that you can sink into.

[munkii]

froggyfarts2point0, you're the first to mention latex. When you were shopping, did you consider both, or did you know you wanted latex? Tell me more.

[heliocentric]

We have a latex / innerspring hybrid, which you said you aren't interested in. If we didn't get the hybrid we'd have chosen latex. Our primary concern was overheating and environmental factors. We'd previously had a foam topper and it made us both sweat. I'd heard latex doesn't make you as hot and that has been experience with our hybrid bed. We also like that latex is natural since most (all?) foams are at primarily petrochemical based. It also felt like we were sinking into the foam whereas the latex felt more stable--we like a firm bed, though.

[Deleted]

I have a 10 year old Tempurpedic that I still love. My husband is a hot sleeper and I'm a cold sleeper, and it works well for both of us. I'm hoping to get another year or two out of it, but we desperately need to upgrade to a King size.

[froggyfarts2point0]

Apr 18, 2018 8:06:20 GMT -5 munkii said:

froggyfarts2point0 , you're the first to mention latex. When you were shopping, did you consider both, or did you know you wanted latex? Tell me more.

We looked specifically for latex. We grew up with traditional spring mattresses and had both used memory foam styles and pillow tops in the past, with little lasting impression. 

The environmental factors weighed heavily in my final decision to go for latex when considering our options. I like that the latex is harvested sustainably, that the mattress holds shape over a long time, is very comfortable, and when we do decide to let it go, we can have it recycled. There's also care given to the materials used to treat it and cover it, if that sort of thing matters to you. 

We got the mid range firmness of the mattress and each mattress has varying degrees of customizable firmness depending on how you arrange the inner layers - so I can't speak to the softer or firmer variety - but we've been so pleased with ours that we'd eventually like to replace our guest mattress and maybe our aging children's mattresses with the same. 

I just asked DH what he likes about the mattress and he said "by and large, the comfort followed by the size. I did not like the price tag." He's easy to please, but it really is comfortable! 

[mrs.jacinthe]

We have a hybrid latex-innerspring mattress (short coils with a thick layer of latex over). I love it, R *HATES* it. Either way, the latex is not holding up as we expected it to (there is a noticeable "king's ridge") and we will probably replace it in the next year or so, mostly because of how much R hates it. We've had it since 2015. It does sleep warmer than average.

R wants to get a Tempurpedic to replace it but I hate them. We have a brand-new queen size one in our guest room I had to sleep on it for three weeks when the cat was sick (I know, I know) and it was the WORST. The absolute worst. I've slept on them once they're broken in, as well, at R's parents' house, and didn't like them then, either. I think I strongly prefer either traditional coil mattresses or a more "rubbery" surface. I need some feedback when I sleep, apparently.

[shortcake2675]

I've had my Purple two years now and can't imagine having anything else. They've changed their lineup some and I dunno what'd I'd buy now, but we have the original. At first I thought it was too firm, but I've adapted over time. It's temperature neutral, so I rarely overheat, though there's been a couple of really cold nights I've had a hard time getting warm. My husband overheats easily and he's almost always comfortable. You have to use stretchy sheets on it. The jersey fitted sheet was the hardest thing to get used to honestly.

[tacoflavoredkisses]

We have had our Urban Mattress foam mattress now for a little over a month and have been extremely happy with it.

[flymetothemoon]

I have a newer mattress in the purple line - the purple 3. My husband used to overheat on our memory foam but has no issues with the Purple 3. I specifically chose it because I needed pressure relief in my lower back and shoulders from where the memory foam caused bursitis and ligament issues. It took a while to break in but has been very comfortable. I would rate the firmness about a 6 out of 10 and I was looking for something medium firm because I needed some of the firmness for my lower back but not so much it caused pain.

[thatgirl2478]

Had an all natural latex mattress from a local retail shop for around $2000.  It was fine for ... maybe 3 years? The last 2 years of it's life it was significantly dented where we slept and was starting to become uncomfortable.  It was supposed to last at least 10 years... but inorder to get any monetary relief we would have had to buy a 2nd mattress from the store and that sure as hell wasn't happening.

We just bought a new one in December for $400-$500 from Overstock. This was our 3rd from that brand (one for my youngest kids 'big girl bed', and one for a guest bed), and aside from an odd smell that DID eventually dissipate (did not happen with the other 2 mattresses), we LOVE it. 

This is the one we bought:

www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Slumber-Solutions-Choose-Your-Comfort-12-inch-King-size-Gel-Memory-Foam-Mattress/8600005/product.html 


ETA it doesn't sleep hot. We have 2 medium's and 1 soft (ours is soft) and I would say that the medium is a *little* more firm than you'd expect but the soft isn't super smushy soft.