So, we had been having "issues" with the the King sized mattress I bought last October. I thought I had shopped really, really well, and we finally settled on a Stearns and Foster mattress, extra firm, but with a pillow top. Seemed like the perfect combination for Sunny, who weighs around 100, and me, weighing in around 200.But, after about 6 months on the mattress, the pillow top was starting to sag on my side, and was seriously hurting my back. It was so bad I couldn't stand still for more than 10 or 15 minutes without getting excruciating pain, and my trip to Disney World last Spring was really uncomfortable. I was constantly squatting and sitting in the queues, just trying to get some relief.
So, I started sleeping in the guest bedroom, which created a bit of friction with Sunny. Or no friction. Well, it wasn't good.
We couldn't return the mattress, because there wasn't really anything wrong with it. So, my first attempt at a solution was an extra thick mattress pad. I don't know how thick it is, but it's pretty plush, and it has a 400 thread count. I don't know why anyone would worry about the thread count of their mattress pad, but there it was. I slept on that for about a week, but after that I could feel the trench forming on my side of the bed again.
So, I was sleeping in the guest room again, until this weekend when I found a whole range of "memory foam" mattress toppers. These mattress toppers are 1.5 " to 2" slabs of foam that just sit on top of your mattress. They are pretty firm, so some come coupled with a softer cover, but since I already have the extra thick mattress pad, I figured I didn't need it. I went with the ISOTONIC version, pictured above. Its a 2" slab of memory foam, with a soft velour cover. I would rather not use the cover, but I figured it would help keep the foam clean.
The pad sits on top of my pillow top mattress, and underneath the pad. The form fitting bed sheet is pretty much stretched to the max with the extra 2" of mattress, but it all seems to fit okay.
I've only had it for 2 nights, but so far the results are amazing. Last night I had an amazing sleep. I woke up feeling totally refreshed, but it was still dark out. I figured I had another hour or so of rest, but the clock said 2:00 a.m.!! I went back to sleep, and honestly felt like I was cheating. I still felt great at 6:30 when it was time to get up.
I don't know if it will continue to work this well, but I am glad to be back in my own bed.
