Memory foam mattress...anyone got one?

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What with my inability to sleep, I was talking in work today with someone who's just got one (well, two people), and they both now swear by them.
One got theirs from a shop, the other from ebay (a foam mattress, with a 3" memory mattress topper).

I'd go for the ebay one at £135 ish, but I'm worried about the reports I read about them retaining heat.

What with me being a big fatty n all that, I do get really warm at night (Wife like a radiator doesn't help either ... lol).

Is it really a problem? Any thoughts?
 
Sorry, can't remember. I think I tried one ;-)
 
I have a memory foam and yes, they are darn comfortable (certainly won't go back to a conventional mattress now).

They are quite warm though, yes. Not stupidly so, but it's a little cosier than the normal wire and spring arrangement.
 
My dad had one, it cost a fortune but he couldn't get on with it because it made him hot, he ended up giving it to my sister who loves it but then she only weighs 9 stone.

Have you tried a decent pillow, I have a dunlopillow and find it really comfortable
 
We've got one. Love it. I was never a bad sleeper particularly, never thought our previous bed was uncomfortable, but since we got our new bed and mattress I honestly don't think I've ever slept better in my life
 
I got one, love it. Best thing I ever got, also got a long pillow made of the stuff. Really helps my back, which for my age is terrible (I'm only 21!) never have issues with heat retention tbh. Would certainly recommend
 
Marcel said:
What with my inability to sleep, I was talking in work today with someone who's just got one (well, two people), and they both now swear by them.
One got theirs from a shop, the other from ebay (a foam mattress, with a 3" memory mattress topper).

I'd go for the ebay one at £135 ish, but I'm worried about the reports I read about them retaining heat.

What with me being a big fatty n all that, I do get really warm at night (Wife like a radiator doesn't help either ... lol).

Is it really a problem? Any thoughts?
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Yes, Mrs Frac and I have one thanks..............:)

Bought a tempur one years ago, takes a few weeks to get use to them, but they work.
 
Excellent, thanks chaps.

So there are no real problems with heat retention?
Has anyone bought one of these 'cheaper' alternatives? No way can I afford to fork out for a full on Tempur jobbie. The only reason I'm interested in one is because of the price tbh.
 
I have one of the Tempur range of memory foam mattresses -I still have issues sleeping, but that's more likely down to my arm injury and other pains waking me up.

- the memory foam mattresses do mould more to you than a conventional mattress and so in summer you may perceive it to be warmer than a conventional mattress, I have not been unduly inconvenienced by it and have had mine for several years. In the heat of summer, we use a portable air conditioner (but we did this prior to the memory foam as well).

Like everything you do get what you pay for and some of the cheaper memory foam mattresses can after prolonged use loose anything up to 15% of their original thickness, which means they may mould to more of the body as you sink further into the mattress. Ours has been fine, feels a little bit softer than when new, but you get that with a conventional mattress too.

Tempur do a 60 night Free Trial (well you have to pay their delivery charges) so if you are unsure about the heat issues this could be an option for you? Or buy one of the cheaper topper one's to try out. Also there are normally in most towns, specialist bed/back problem shops, that will allow you to try out their beds for an hour or so in the shop.

The statistics say that ~90% of people who use this type of mattress are helped with either back issues or sleeping disorders.


Regards

Roy

ps I have not met you and you did remark that you are of an "ample" size - not knowing why you cannot sleep, you may be suffering with sleep apnea which I understand is more prone to people of an ample size with a large neck circumference? May be worth checking out?
 
chances are Bod that the memory foam is only made by one company and the cheaper mattress is the same foam but converted by different people (like the magic sponge stuff, only made by one company but converted by several at hugely variable prices)
 
Yep! We have one. And this racing snake is a similar build to you ;)

I've never considered that this type of mattress was warmer than others or retained heat. I'm always hot in bed :eek: but I thought that was down to Mrs Bloo taking up the middle and the cats on top of the quilt.
 
Cheers again chaps.

Roy, yes, I'm ample....Or as I like to call it, a big fat fatty :D
I'm currently in discussions with my doctor about possible sleep apnoea. I don't have a fat neck though (which I read is a common precursor to sleep apnoea)...

However, I do seem to have the signs of it. Snoring, constant waking, lethargy etc etc etc.

I think I might give one of these ebay jobbies a whirl tbh. The mattress we have now....a Silentnight bought last year (I think, or was it the year before). No, the year before.....partway through 08 I remember doing a 365 shot on it :p
It's shocking. I did read that Silentnight, once the masters of bringing the sandman to anyone, are now cheaply made things and not the premium brand they once were....It was a great offer with Tesco Direct so I bought it. Was fine for about a week, now it's like sleeping on a clunky bed of bouncy rocks.
 
I have an air sprung matress with a memory foam top (like the people you were speaking to). They are very good. However you can save a fortune by getting a memory foam topper for your exiting matress. The reason you can't sleep might not just be the matress though.
 
2blue4u said:
Yep! We have one. And this racing snake is a similar build to you ;)

I've never considered that this type of mattress was warmer than others or retained heat. I'm always hot in bed :eek: but I thought that was down to Mrs Bloo taking up the middle and the cats on top of the quilt.
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Oh I can sympathise with you. Anyone who has seen my wife will know she's a dainty little thing. 4 foot something in heels.

However, get her in bed (no, no smutty comments thankyou!) and she's like a bloody octopus.

That, and the fact that although there is a good foot or two at the end of her side of the bed, the cat just *has* to sleep at the foot of mine, so I end up sleeping in a diagonal position, contorted just to fit in the bloody thing
 
Marcel said:
Oh I can sympathise with you. Anyone who has seen my wife will know she's a dainty little thing. 4 foot something in heels.

However, get her in bed (no, no smutty comments thankyou!) and she's like a bloody octopus.

That, and the fact that although there is a good foot or two at the end of her side of the bed, the cat just *has* to sleep at the foot of mine, so I end up sleeping in a diagonal position, contorted just to fit in the bloody thing
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I think all men say that about women who they hare their bed with. Hubby is always moaning that I have all the bed and whaat I don't have, the cats have! I reckon it's all a myth :lol::lol::lol::lol:
 
We have one, and find it very good.....We have one which is pocket sprung with foam on top. We bought one at the same time as my parents, but their one has now sagged on both sides (where they sleep) and now there is a bump going down the middle! :(

Our one is fine though....

Apparently the full foam ones retain heat, but the ones which are sprung with foam on top are better, and most have air holes in them too if i remember correctly, allowing the body heat to escape.

Go for the purchase, you won't regret it! :D
 
Hi I'm only new to the forum but figured I'd give my 2 cents worth on here.
I used to sell beds / mattresses for a living and I've found memory foam to be over rated. As long as it's a mattress with a memory foam topper you'll be ok but you need at least 3cm of memory foam to feel it working. Basically the foam reacts to heat that's how it will mould itself around you and therefore work. However the downside thatthis brings is that it'll retain the heat to it.

This is normally worse on complete foam mattresses that's why I'd say don't get one. If you want a new mattress go for something with more springs as they'll give you more support than foam ever will. If you want a personal recommendation I'd say go for something with a latex topper as it'll do the same as foam but without the heat.

The best bet in my opinion is to get a topper first and go from there but PLEASE don't get sucked into memory foam is the best thing ever and will solve all of your problems because it won't :)

Also one more thing as bought to my attention by the post above,
You do still need to rotate the mattress, obviously you can't turn it over but you still need to turn it top to tail so to speak. If you don't and it sags the manufacturers will not do anything about it. People often have this mis-conception that it doesn't need turning because of the foam. It does

Hope this is of use.
Ryan
 
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Hi Ryan

That's incredibly useful, cheers :thumbs:
The problem with our current mattress is that it's pocket sprung, air sprung...something sprung anyway. Supposed to be super duper support. However it clunks, pertwangs, and it's sunk in bits where my bumps go....not in a nice 'contoured' way.

And it can't be turned over. It's only padded or whatever it's called on the top. It has to be rotated but never turned. I do wake up alot, and it's often for what I think is no reason....but sometimes I wake up in complete discomfort, and I'm loathe to buy another springy mattress with a topper incase it all happens again.....I might aswell take this opportunity to give the foamy stuff a whirl :p
 
sr666 said:
Also one more thing as bought to my attention by the post above,
You do still need to rotate the mattress, obviously you can't turn it over but you still need to turn it top to tail so to speak. If you don't and it sags the manufacturers will not do anything about it.
Ryan
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Some good info there Ryan :thumbs:

The mattress mentioned, was turned regularly as stated, but still sagged......going through a warranty jobbie now....guarantee they'll say its 'natural' or meant to be like that! :gag::eek::nono:
 
I tried a couple of memory foam mattresses in shops, but in the end I bought a conventional Vi-Spring mattress in a sale - they are expensive, but it's so comfortable I think it was some of the best money I've ever spent. I figure I'd spend nearly a third of my time on the thing, so I may as well be comfortable!

Also if you and your partner are different weights when you order one they can spring each side differently so that you're both comfortable.
 
I've had one Marcel. Ever so comfy but the heat was a problem. The other issue for me was because i slept on the edge of the bed it often felt like I was about to fall off, although I didn't. :lol:
 
We've got a Tempur jobby on the King Size bed and a cheapo jobby from Dunelm Mill on the single bed in the spare room. The Tempur one came with a ten year warranty but also a price tag of over a grand. The Tempur one does seem to be better quality but that may be me deluding myself because of the cost. It took a week or so before we were used to the mattress but I wouldn't buy anything other than memory foam now.

Funny thing was that we didn't actually go out to buy a mattress. We were buying chairs in Furniture village and decided to have a wander upstairs to pass the time while they were sorting a delivery date. I laid on a bed and realised that my aching back wasn't. I also bought a Tempur contoured neck pillow at the same time. This took a lot more getting used to than the mattress but, in combination with the mattress, has reduced my trips to the Chiropractor to around once a year from once a month.

Edited to say that I'm quite a large bloke but I'm big boned, not fat :)
 
I've had one for a couple of years, no problems at all with over heating, darned comfortable, I too am big boned :) If you get too hot adjust your top layers?

Things I remember, when it first arrived it was vacuum packed rolled up and needed to be opened and left for a couple of days to fully expand, it smelled a bit chemically for a few days too but that soon went away. Getting out of a memory foam matress bed is a different thing all together and good exercise as there's no spring to them (well mine anyway) at all.

Bought on the internet, can't remember where from but not desperately expensive.
 
Marcel said:
, the cat just *has* to sleep at the foot of mine, so I end up sleeping in a diagonal position, contorted just to fit in the bloody thing
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ever thought the cat was the problem...?
 
One thing about memory foam matresses nobody's mentioned (unless I've skipped a few posts!) is that you don't get disturbed by the tsunami-wave effect of your partner tossing and turning and assorted dogs/cats jumping on and off the bed. :D

I wondered what was missing the first few nights we had ours - then I realised, no more sea sickness! :lol:

It's hard to tell if they suit you until you've spent a whole night on one, though. And as Ryan says - you do need to turn the matress round every so often. Everything comes at a price. :lol:

Jean
 
Marcel said:
Excellent, thanks chaps.

So there are no real problems with heat retention?
Has anyone bought one of these 'cheaper' alternatives? No way can I afford to fork out for a full on Tempur jobbie. The only reason I'm interested in one is because of the price tbh.
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I bought a topper from an ebay seller, to long ago to remember sorry. You need to check out the density though, as this is the mark of quality. Had it nearly 5 years now & it is still working well.

This is a quote explaining the best to look for "We recommend that for an ideal combination of support and comfort a memory foam density of between 40Kg and 65kg is ideal for a comfortable nights sleep."

Mick
 
Marcel said:
Cheers again chaps.

Roy, yes, I'm ample....Or as I like to call it, a big fat fatty :D
I'm currently in discussions with my doctor about possible sleep apnoea. I don't have a fat neck though (which I read is a common precursor to sleep apnoea)...

However, I do seem to have the signs of it. Snoring, constant waking, lethargy etc etc etc.

I think I might give one of these ebay jobbies a whirl tbh. The mattress we have now....a Silentnight bought last year (I think, or was it the year before). No, the year before.....partway through 08 I remember doing a 365 shot on it :p
It's shocking. I did read that Silentnight, once the masters of bringing the sandman to anyone, are now cheaply made things and not the premium brand they once were....It was a great offer with Tesco Direct so I bought it. Was fine for about a week, now it's like sleeping on a clunky bed of bouncy rocks.
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I have a bad back, and when we needed a new bed, we looked at the memory foam and she who must be obeyed didn't need persuading... Best thing we ever did..
Though you are not upposed to sleep on your side with it. Always on your back....


As for sleep apnoea take up a wind instrument like the didgeridoo, as this will strengthen the upper airways.. Many countries around the world have used the didgeridoo for medical studies of slep apnoea treatment... If you want any more info, let me know...
 
Marcel said:
Hi Ryan

That's incredibly useful, cheers :thumbs:
The problem with our current mattress is that it's pocket sprung, air sprung...something sprung anyway. Supposed to be super duper support. However it clunks, pertwangs, and it's sunk in bits where my bumps go....not in a nice 'contoured' way.

And it can't be turned over. It's only padded or whatever it's called on the top. It has to be rotated but never turned. I do wake up alot, and it's often for what I think is no reason....but sometimes I wake up in complete discomfort, and I'm loathe to buy another springy mattress with a topper incase it all happens again.....I might aswell take this opportunity to give the foamy stuff a whirl :p
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Hi not a problem at all. I'd go out on a whim here and say don't get a foam topped mattress straight away you'd be better off getting a normal pocket sprung mattress. There's a company called Millbrook beds that we used to sell that used to make mattresses specifically to what people want so I'm sure that others could do so also. I'm inclined to say get something with at least 1800 - 2000 pocket springs therefore the springs will be smaller therefore allowing more individual movement and more support will be had here.
Then go and put a topper on it and see if it helps it won't be cheap but it'll be cheaper and easier to do it this way than to get 2 mattresses because you don't like the foam. As mentioned above you won't get the movement from your other half either due to the individual springs moving so you won't roll off.
When you look at a mattress always sit on the side of the bed. They say don't but if youdo then feel under the padding, there should be a strong wire going around the edge, if this wire snaps then the spings withing will move also so check this first.
With companies like rest assured they often have a 10 year warranties so they are built to last although you will pay more for this but it's a small price to pay for a good nights sleep.

Ta
Ryan :)
 
We've got a temper one and I love it. I'm a really restless sleeper, I probably spin round hundreds of times in a night and the mattress doesn't clunk like my old spring one did. It means that my restlessness doesn't result in the other half sleeping in another room to get away from me.
 
we've got one and I'd say they do stay fairly warm. Put it like this, we've not used the electric blanket in winter for the last 2 years since we've had it.
 
I share ours with the wife and a 14 month daughter after 2 am,so I get (what feels like) the last 3 inches.....and I too am a fat knacker.

The wife tells me it sounds as though I also play the digerridoo in bed but not with my mouth........

And talking of bed thats where Im going.

It DOES get warm though.......but its really comfortable, even with the conditions mentioned above.
 
Memory foam??? I've got bloody memory fat. It's remembered every meal I've ever had for the past 10 years.

I also have a cheapo memory foam mattress. And contrary to all the other's experiences here, mine actually remains cool, or even cold. I have an electric blanket for emergency heat top-ups. It's been in use back in June, and recently here in August [post heatwave].

And not wishing to promote any marital discord, have you tried sleeping in separate beds? A serious amount of sleep disturbance can be attributed to sharing beds which often goes unnoticed, or ignored because "it's not right to sleep in separate beds".
 
Horrible horrible stuff.

We've a masive super custom bed (8' x 8') and the wife paid a fortune for a memory mattress.

I struggled to sleep at the best of times so with kids sleeping with us welcomed the huge bed but the bloody mattress is a nightmare.

It's just far too hot underneath me and once you start tossing and turning because you're not comfy - nothing bloody changes.
 
We have a memory foam mattress. The absolute only drawback with it is that I can't sleep any any other beds now, they are so uncomfortable.
I have horrible back problems, and the mattress really helps, because of the way it moulds to you.

A
 
Love our memory foam mattress! Spent a fair few quid on it though after trying pretty much every one we found in all the bed/mattress shops in town. Ended up getting one place to set several up blind so we could just see which was the most comfortable. IIRC, the one we ended up with has several layers of different densities and also has a layer or 2 to improve air flow which keeps the heat down. I'm a bit of a fatty too (a little the wrong side of 20st, last time I dared weigh myself) so suffer a bit from heat in the pit.
 
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