r/Mattress

I'm going through a divorce, and in about 15 days I'll be moving into a new place with my kids.

One of the things that's really important to me is making their new rooms feel comfortable and like home, so I'm trying to get their mattresses right the first time.

I took both of them to a bunch of stores (Tempur-Pedic, Mattress Firm, Mattress Depot, etc.) and just let them lie on everything without steering them one way or another. Unsurprisingly, they ended up liking completely different things.

My 10-year-old son (80 lbs) fell in love with a Beautyrest medium pillow-top. He likes that hotel-bed feel with a little bounce, soft on top, but still supportive. He definitely doesn't like the feeling of sinking into the mattress. I'm thinking a medium hybrid or innerspring with a plush pillow top or Euro top would probably be the right direction.

My 14-year-old daughter (160 lbs) was the exact opposite. She absolutely loved the super-soft Tempur-Pedic and also really liked Purple. She wants that "melt into the mattress" feeling. My only concern is making sure she still has good support since she's growing, and I don't want something that's so soft it'll cause problems down the road.

My budget is around $1,000 or less per queen mattress.

I've looked at Costco (Novaform, Leesa, Sealy, Casper), but I'm open to buying elsewhere if there's something that's clearly better in that price range.

If these were your kids, what would you buy? I'd especially love to hear from people who've actually slept on these mattresses for a year or two, not just tested them in a showroom.

Thanks so much,I really appreciate any advice. This whole mattress shopping thing has been way more overwhelming than I ever expected.

I’m considering buying a mattress from MattressFirm and hoping to get feedback to the quality of the matress for the pricepoint, where quality is determined by durability.

The mattress I am considering is the TEMPUR-LuxeBreeze Firm 13” Mattress (https://www.mattressfirm.com/tempur-luxebreeze-20-firm-13-mattress/5637385334.p?variantid=5637385382 ). The reviews I see on reddit are mainly positive. Some people say that it takes some time to break in.

The mattress is priced at $5.9K for king sized (before tax). There is a July 4th sale until tomorrow night knocking off $500, and the salesman agreed to include Sleepy’s Deluxe Platform frame ($250): https://www.mattressfirm.com/deluxe-platform-frame/5637556326.p

I laid on all the mattresses that they had. I chose this one because it is comfortable, cool, and Tempurpedic mattresses last longer than any other mattress.

Although the price is high, it is comfortably affordable for me. My main question is whether this is a reasonable mattress for this price point. As I detail below, I am not a picky sleeper, so the main factor is durability, since I believe I am comfortable on pretty much any mattress.

About me

This would be my first tempurpedic. I think I have mainly slept on coil mattresses.

I have never noticed much about the mattresses I sleep on, and I believe that I can sleep on any reasonable mattress without issue.

For example: I lived on some random mattress in my furnished apartment for the last 5 years (not sure if foam or coil, but since it was pretty thin, I would guess foam). Before that, I was on a spring beautyrest that my parents got me: Simmons Beautyrest World class Sequoia Plush = a soft, spring mattress. Currently, I’m in another furnished apartment on a mattress from a furniture rental company (although the mattress doesn’t have a tag, it seems to be coil with foam topper). Any hotel I go to, I always like the bed. Out of all of these, I can’t say that I've noticed big differences in my comfort levels or quality of sleep.

I tried pretty much every mattress that the store had on display, from Tempurpedic, to Beautyrest Black, to Stearns and Foster, to Purple. They all felt like beds I could sleep on.

I plan to be the only person on the mattress (no need to worry about how well it absorbs movement of a partner). I am 170lbs. I sleep in all poses. I usually start the night by laying on my back or side, but often end up on my stomach. I am not sure if I sleep hot, sometime I wake up in a sweat, but I think it could be because of bad dreams.

We’re looking to buy Tempur Pedic but in order to stay warranty, they required 3 inch slat or greater. It has been so hard finding a bedframe that has this. Any recommendation?

Hey guys..

Sorry if there have been similar posts to this. Just joined the community here and haven’t had a chance to navigate yet.

If you had 3-4k to spend on a mattress rn, which one would you choose and why?

Or if you have a few options at that price point—that’s fine too.

TIA

I’ve done a few of these in the past but thought I would do a more focused AMA regarding mattress components, specifically natural foam rubber latex and Polyurethane foam, including viscoelastic memory foam.

I spent 12 years with the two largest PU foam manufacturers in the US and another 10 as a manufacturers rep for multiple Dunlop suppliers and a Talalay supplier. I’ve also represented spring manufacturers, steel wire suppliers and ticking/FR manufacturers along the way, so I’m happy to chime in on those as well.

Transparently; I still currently represent my latex partners in the market and I also own and operate a luxury sleep boutique.

I’ll happily answer any questions about mattress components and constructions. I’m not here to recommend specific brands or models. But rather to help provide general guidelines that you can use while looking for the right mattress. If you would like to provide me the specs of a model, I’ll give you my insight into whether I think it can serve you well based on your body type and sleep style.

Please know, that nothing replaces the value of going to an independent store and being fitted by an expert and comparing different models.

Just out of college, might end up having to move around in a few years to pursue different career opportunities. I don't want to have to throw out a perfectly-good mattress nor do I potentially want to have to translate a mattress across the country. Is it acceptable to buy a cheaper mattress built with worse materials, knowing I'll have to rebuy sooner, as to avoid these problems?

edit: i said moving in a few years, im gonna be in the same place for at least a few years. futons and air mattresses arent suitable. i wasnt even asking for recommendations, just curious about if this is a fine path to go or if there's something else you get from a higher tier mattress that im unaware of

Looking confirmation whether we’re insane considering the Puffy Legacy for $7k+, or whether this is money well spent. Any alternatives we should look into? My husband likes a medium mattress while I like a pillow top super plush. He’s a stomach/back sleeper, while I’m a side sleeper. The Puffy Legacy was the only mattress we both loved (we tried Puffy lower end models, which I loved but all too soft for my husband) and we also tried the Helix mattress, which neither of us could agree on one we liked. Is the Puffy Legacy the splurge? Or alternatives we should be exploring? Thanks!

Or: Why Your Foam Mattress Is So Hot.

Sometime about the middle of the last century chemists developed the process to manufacture synthetic foam cheaply and in bulk. A block of foam could become a mattress with minimal skilled labor required. No craftsperson was required to carefully stuff it with natural fibers and hand sew it into place. By the century’s end, most of what Americans slept on was, in essence, a chemistry experiment shaped like a rectangle.

The issue that nobody tells you about at the mattress store, when the salesperson presses his palm into a display model to demonstrate its “cooling technology” is that foam is a sponge. Not like a sponge. A sponge. It has the same cellular structure, the same talent for soaking things up, the same reluctance to let them go. And what it soaks up, night after night, is you.

An adult sleeper gives off, over the course of eight hours, somewhere between a half-quart and a full quart of perspiration. This is simply what bodies do to maintain temperature.

A good analogy is a kitchen sponge left on the counter. It doesn’t dry in thirty seconds. It sits there, damp, holding onto the moisture in its little chambers, releasing it slowly if at all. Now imagine lying on that sponge for a third of your life.

Cooling technology is a chimera. It provides a cool surface feel,at least initially, but it does nothing to solve the moisture problem.

Waterproof mattress protectors are often sold as a solution for the problem. They keep most of the moisture out of the mattress but they make you sleep in a puddle of your own heat and perspiration. Certainly not a comfortable thought.

Natural products like wool don’t have this problem. A wool fiber is not a chamber,it is a strand, and a crimped one, it curls back on itself in tiny waves, which means a mass of wool fibers is mostly air, threaded through with pathways for moisture to travel and escape. The fiber itself has a structure that wicks water along its length and out to the surface. Cotton does something similar. So does linen, flax, horsehair, and even polyester when it’s spun as a fiber rather than blown as a foam. Fibers move moisture along. Foams just hold it.

Latex mattresses are marketed as the natural, breathable alternative to synthetic memory foam, latex is generally more open and more breathable than a dense memory foam. But latex is still a foam. It is still cellular, still spongelike, the design favoring moisture absorption rather than transport. A more breathable sponge is a better sponge. It is not a fiber.

Hybrid mattresses are a compromise, and they do cut down on the total volume of foam in the product. But the foam that remains sits in the one place where it does the most harm: directly beneath the sleeper, exactly where the moisture is produced, exactly where it needs to go somewhere. That top layer saturates quickly, and once it has, it struggles to release what it’s holding into the surrounding air. A sponge under a sink drains eventually because gravity and open air do the work. A sponge under a sleeping body, insulated by sheets and blankets and the body itself, has nowhere to send the moisture but back up.

The clean solution, then, is a mattress with no foam in it at all, the way mattresses were built before foam existed, made of materials that move moisture rather than trap it. The complication, the one that has kept manufacturers reaching for foam for the better part of a century, is doing this at a price and a comfort level people are willing to accept. Fiber costs more and requires much more skill to work with than foam. Hopefully people are beginning to understand and appreciate that technology is not a panacea when it comes to sleeping.

Shopping for two twin XL mattresses and adjustable split king base.
What do you personally have and why do you love?
We have a king Tuft & Needle original from 2016 which we've loved, although it is getting too soft now.
So difficult to select/buy online.
Nectar?
Purple?
Saatva?

And the base? Ergomotion? Rize? Nectar?

We want firmness, comfort, flexibility and great support. Side sleepers.

Thanks

Hey everyone, so I recently bought a metal platform bed frame but I’m having a huge issue😭. I have been able to feel the bars under my mattress. I bought a bunkie board, I currently have 2 mattress toppers on it, and it’s a little bit better but I can still feel some of the bars, especially the middle one. What can I do?? It’s driving me crazy and effecting my sleep, but I don’t have much money to just buy a whole new mattress 🫠. I have a memory foam mattress if that helps at all.

Hi - looking for some guidance for anyone who has one or is familiar with it.

My wife and I are looking at the Avocado Luxury Organic in “medium” this is the firmest it comes in. We generally like a firm mattress (I’m a stomach sleeper and she’s back/combination).

We both really liked this mattress in the store but know it’s hard to tell from 5 min. We are also considering the Helix Twilight Elite which we also really liked.

Reviews online seem conflicting on the Avocado but I’m not sure they’re all comparing the same mattress. People say they’re soft or are bad with heat/motion transfer or not good for stomach sleepers but it feels like they are referring to the older or softer plush versions.

Curious if anyone has any insights? Thanks!

My husband and I are thinking of exchanging our Prana Asha 3 classic for the Beautyrest Black Series 3 Medium quilt top not the pillow top. I am 135 pound side and back sleeper. Husband is 200 pound side stomach and back sleeper. I am worried about the mattress sinking and just over all quality. I have seen a lot of reviews with people having all kinds of issues. I am not sure if these are old reviews. If anyone has experience with the Beautyrest black series 3 good or bad I would love to hear what you have to say. This is the only exchange I can make and can’t afford to make another mistake.

I love my purple mattress. I didn’t know it was possible to wake up without pain (to be fair, I am in my late 30s and used the mattress I got when I was five until I bought this one). We bought it four years ago. Unfortunately, our last house didn’t have good airflow in the bedroom, and we found mold on the bottom of the mattress when we moved. The mattress does live in an allergy waterproof cover due to my severe allergies. Anyone have any tips for cleaning this? Do you think it’s safe to use if we cover it? I can’t afford a new mattress right now unless it’s entirely necessary.

I am considering a latex hybrid mattress but hung up on Dunlop vs Talalay. Current options are

SleepEz Hybrid Latex: 3″ Hybrid:100% Natural Soft Dunlop Latex, 6″ Coils, and 2″ 100% Natural Firm Dunlop Latex

And

LMF Luxerion Hybrid Latex: 3" 100% Natural Talalay latex, 6" Individually Encased Coils w/Perimeter Support, and 1" Ultra High-Density Support Foam

Any current owners of these? I’m a 6’1” and 190lb male side sleeper with various lumbar herniations.

Any other recommended alternatives?

Say 12" vs 6" firm latex. Does the 12" feel softer to lay on? Does it change if you use 2x 6" mattresses?

I remember reading that but can't find it anymore.

I may be under the influence right now, but even sober, I can say buying the Purple pillow and mattress have been one of the best purchases I've made in my entire life.

I know that there are people who may disagree, as I know it is a personal preference, but I used to love sleeping in hotels because of the new bed. New pillows to try, new mattress, new environment.

But all that changed when I got my Purple mattress. I bought the Purple RestorePlus Mattress (soft) and I truly have never had any back pain from sleeping since I've gotten it.

The Purple pillow absolutely changed my life. To have a pillow that never flattens and is always soft and plush makes me miss every time I don't have it with me.

It's gotten to the point where I've bought my parents, boyfriend's parents, and my entire friend group their own Purple pillows because I cannot believe how much it has changed my life.

With the amount of time you spend sleeping, it is 1000% worth it to invest in something that gives you good quality sleep.

Hi there,

I’ve read the starter guide and searched here but I’m super overwhelmed. I’m looking for a new California king mattress. Currently sleeping on a novosbed which I hate now because I feel like it’s sinking. We’ve had it about 9 years so I’m ready for something new.

My spouse is 5’10 and I’m 5’4. He’s about 160 lbs and I’m 130 lbs. I have pretty bad sciatica, he has no issues. We both sleep on our sides and backs. I’d say he’s mostly a back sleeper and I’m mostly a side sleeper.
Temp wise it’s all over the place. He runs hot and I can run either hot or cold depending on the time of year.

I’m not sure what to look for besides something that will last a long time with the back issues I have. I don’t like really firm, I feel like it makes my back pain worse. I think something around medium firmness.

Any recs for something that has a decent trial period?