Mattress advice before buying

Pinkypants

Thanks for getting back to us and I'm glad it's nice and comfy.

Settlement of any mattress is quite common especially in the parts that are giving around your body.

It's no different from carpet showing signs of use, lift up your sofa and compare the used parts to non used? Nice fluffy pile v's not so fluffy.

http://www.factory-beds-direct.co.uk/settlement-and-indents/

http://www.sleepcouncil.org.uk/pdf-downloads/bed_buyers_guide.pdf

for more info on it.

Having said that mattresses can be defective as with any product so do keep an eye on it.

SkyandSun wrote: »

Hi all,

Just to let you know about a month on now from buying the mattress, it is definitely comfortable and the right firmness for me. However, the middle of the mattress has begun to dip when compared to the outside - this is presumably where I most commonly sleep, towards the centre of the bed, however should be be sagging one month after buying?
I have been rotating once a week as advised.

It is not a huge sag but you can see it if you look - kneeling down to the level of the mattress and looking 'along' it horizontally, if that makes sense, confirms the dip. I am going to call the place that I bought it from to check if this is normal or whether I need a replacement. I was hoping the mattress would last me for another ten years and this is not the best start to that.

Is this supposed to happen?

Here is a picture, (taken 2 hours after getting up in the morning):

http://imgur.com/eQFxEMQ

Thanks...

rjsnape35

Hi, buying a new bed frame from Bensons for Beds and have no idea what mattress to buy. I like quite a firm mattress as have had back problems in the past. It's interest free at Bensons so price wise will spend whatever it costs as know I'll have it at least 10 years. Can anyone give me some advice please?

Pinkypants

If you have a bad back, you don't want a firm mattress. You need a supportive mattress and that is only achieved when the mattress moulds around your natural body shape.

Look for pocket springs 1000+.

babyblooz

Thanks for the information Pinkypants. We need a new mattress and my husband has a bad back. He always thought a firmer mattress would help him but we went on holiday and slept on a softer mattress and he said his back hadn't ached at all until the last few days before we came home.

He is going to try sleeping on my mum and dad's mattress while they are away. It is one of those wool things that they sell you while abroad and they say it is the most comfortable thing they have ever slept on. I don't mind spending as long as its on the best thing for his bad back!

It's good to get some unbiased advice:T

rjsnape35

Ok so what about memory foam, I gel etc? Depth of mattress.

babyblooz

We had a memory foam one once a few years ago and we hated it. We tried it in the shop and thought it was lovely and comfy.

Sleeping on it was a different matter. We got far too hot on it, had terrible sweats and had to give up on it after it a fortnight and send it back to the shop. While it was lovely and comfy for a few minutes after that as the heat built up it soon became impossible to sleep on.

Its a few years ago so they have probably moved on a way but I wouldn't want to give them another go.

C_Mababejive

pinkypants..how often should you buy a new mattress?

Pinkypants

Memory foam, I gel etc are just very good quality hard wearing fillings. But they all relie on something underneath it to do the supporting of the body. Some memory foam mattresses have foam as the supporting layer, but pocket springs topped with memory foam are becoming more popular.

As to changing a mattress, a cheap one 2-5 years better quality nearer the 10 year mark. But the Sleep Council are now saying every 7 years!

Some very top end matts will still look pretty good after 15 years plus, but as for supporting you correctly I doubt it would be doing it's job properly after that length of time. The springs will have tired.

Mattresses gradually wear out so you don't really notice how bad things have got until you sleep on another decent mattress.

Mattresses have become deeper as time has gone on, basically one manufacture started it and the others looked at the mattress and thought it looks better value for money then ours. So they've all made deeper mattresses. 8 inch plus is really the current depth. Some are a whopping 14-16 inches!

rjsnape35

Can you recommend any from bensons for beds?

Pinkypants

Nope sorry I don't know their products well enough to give an honest opinion.

I would say that they are probably over priced.

If you're going there for the interest free credit, then don't, buy elsewhere put it on a credit card and then transfer over to a 0% card.

Visit your local independent bed shop and haggle.