I need a new mattress set. Looking at Temperpedic. Any

[Ilsa]

Advice? Was your purchase worth it? Is it hot to sleep on?

[hlthe2b]

1. I found the original tempurpedic waaaay too hot...

Fortunately, I got to try it out before purchasing. There are, as I understand it, some toppers and/or new models that may solve or at least diminish that problem...But, I would be cautious if you, like me, sleep "hot"

[Coventina]

2. I am also looking for a new mattress. I'll tell you what my arthritis doctor told me:

She said that her patients tend to like the following:

Sleep Number
Temperpedic
Tuft and Needle

BUT she said, some patients have complaints about Sleep Number and Temperpedic. She said she hasn't heard anyone complain about Tuft and Needle. She said the bottom line is, different things work for different people, depending on their individual needs. So, she said she couldn't just "give" me a recommendation.

I'm fortunate enough to live in a city where there is a Tuft and Needle showroom (only Phoenix and San Francisco have them). Otherwise you just have to order it by mail and return within 100 days if you don't like it.

The downside of Sleep Number is cost. They are way spendy. More like buying a car than a mattress. But, if was good enough, and works for me, I'd be tempted to make the investment because I've been really suffering at night.

I'm also going to try the Temperpedic, although I've heard a LOT of complaints (including from my in-laws) about how hot they are. And I'm a hot sleeper as it is!

[TuxedoKat]

4. Mattresses

We bought our daughter a Temperpedic about five years ago as that is what she wanted. Then my husband wanted a new mattress and we got a Posturepedic. I like both very much but when I sleep on hers I wake up from being too hot after awhile. The Temperdic is definitely hotter than the Posturepedic to me. I like sleeping cool so to make my bed even cooler, I put a cotton topper on it to make the bed cooler and also sleep with Bamboo Sheets (both ordered online from amazon). Bamboo sheets are amazing, expensive, but definitely worth it over cotton any day. I think our next mattress may be a Sleep Number. Using their pillows right now and like them pretty well.

[Coventina]

5. Thanks for the info!!

In your opinion, what is the difference between Temperpedic and Posturepedic?

[TuxedoKat]

6. Well

The Temperpedic is foam throughout the entire mattress. Posturepedic has foam and coils. They are both very similar. Whichever one you get, look for a floor model (ask if they have any they are getting rid of), as you can get a substantial discount if you can find one. We did this with my daughter's Temperpedic, paid about half price, if remembering correctly.

http://www.mattresslife.com/sealy-posturepedic-mattress-review/

http://www.ehow.com/info_8252124_differences-between-tempurpedic-sealy-posturepedic.html

Hmm, I just went to try them both out again. With the Temperpedic it is very firm, but comfortable still. You don't sink in as much, but where you do sink in, all the spaces are filled up by the foam -- there are no gaps, and it's very supportive. With the Posturepedic, it feels like you sink into the foam more, more like a conventional mattress, but it's still very supportive. I sleep on this most nights and like it just fine. A good mattress is so important. For me, one of the happiest moments of the day is when I go up to bed and lay down on the cool bamboo sheets with a book and my earbuds on and I'm so comfortable and know I will most likely get a good night's sleep. You should really try all four of those mattresses and ask the salespeople about making the mattress sleep cooler too, if you go for the Temperpedic. Good luck!!!

[Coventina]

8. Wonderful! Thank you so much! This is extremely helpful!

[Ilsa]

11. Thank you for your reply, and

The good news is that they've worked on gel and fabric technologies to help keep the mattress cooler. You might want to explore whether that would be enough.

I don't think it will be for me; I sleep hot and tend to easily perspire.

I'm too far away from T&N to try one. Good luck!

[GeorgeGist]

3. Mine is about 4 years old.

I love it and it's not hot for me. But I have heard that complaint so MMV.

At the time Tempur-pedic still held the patent on the memory foam. I thought it pricey ($1200 for a full) but it's a great sleep for me. Works out to about 30 cents a night for 10 year lifetime.

[athena]

7. We love our Tempurpedic.

Definitely worth it in our case.

[MillennialDem]

9. If you or your partner are tall: get a California King (not a brand)

I'm 6'2 and this is the first time my feet have not hung off the bed since I was 14 or 15.

[broiles]

10. We are on our second temperpedic in about 20 yrs.

Can't sleep on any thing else. Takes a bit of getting use to but, once there it is super great, especially for old bones. I wake up feeling great all over. No pains. Have not noticed any heat problem and I live in Texas. My dogs also love it more than the couch.

[Ilsa]

12. Thank you, everyone, for your help.

I think I've found a bed we both can sleep on.

[OriginalGeek]

13. we went straight from full float waterbed (no baffles at all)

to one of those ~pedic thingies. Not sure if it's temper-, posture- or some other bogus Genericapedic thing. Cost a bunch but I just don't remember what brand it was.

We hated it the first month because it was so hard but the store talked us into sticking it out for a little longer and now we've had it 7 or 8 years and we sleep fine on it. It is nice not to get wave-rode into the wall when she moves. (She has restless leg syndrome and moves all night every night and it was driving me crazy. with this she can move all she wants and I never notice).

I sleep nekkid and with a fan anyway so never noticed if it was too hot. We do have a pad between sheet and foam but it's not anything I would call a pillow-top or whatever that pad folks keep talking about is. just basically a barrier so as not to stain the foam if we spill a beer or some other fluid.


we stayed at a B&B a few years back and were excited to find they had sleep-number beds in all the suites but it turned out we didn't like it and were happy to get home to our foam.


But lately I been seeing those commercials for the beds with the remote controls that raise your back and/or your feet and such and that's been stirring the "buy a new bed" itch in me. I do love a complicated gadget wherever a simple extra pillow or two would do...

[TexasBushwhacker]

14. I got this one on Overstock

http://www.overstock.com/8599948/product.html?detailsMoreExpanded=true

I got the medium firmness because I have old bones. It is plenty soft. Normally I'm a side sleeper, but it's so comfortable I sometimes wake up on my back.

I do tend to get warm at night, but I don't find it any warmer than other beds. Still, I use 100% cotton sheets and a pedestal fan.

I've found that if you put something in your cart on Overstock and then leave it, they will sometimes send you a coupon to your e-mail. It will save you a few bucks. These show up on their daily or weekly deals sometimes.

[shanti]

17. good price on that one!

the tuft and needle mattress (queen) is $150 more.

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. It comes rolled up in a big duffle bag

It kinda looks like you're dragging around a dead body - LOL. That's one advantage if your bedroom is upstairs though. It's so much easier to drag it upstairs than a traditional mattress. They are heavy though. I recommend a traditional box spring rather than slats like you get at IKEA.

[shanti]

19. can it be folded up again?

i'm thinking you'd have to put it in one of those vacuum bags and suck the air out.

[TexasBushwhacker]

20. I don't think so

You would have to have an airtight bag the size of the mattress.

[GermanDem]

24. I second Overstock!

We bought memory foam mattresses for both our daughters there (much cheaper than tempurpedic), and they are both very happy with them. My husband and I sleep on a memory foam mattress that we got for about $500 through a deal on Groupon about 5 years ago, and we both love it very much. Tempurpedic is way too expensive in my book, you can get similar quality elsewhere for much less. They are very good though!

[bettyellen]

15. If you're worried about it being warm latex mattresses are similar but sleep cooler...

Love mine. Some people think it's odd because it is not bouncy at all but I like that. Also, Sleepy's has a hidden clearance section on line that has the same mattress at a few different prices. The discount gets deeper the longer they have had some in stock. If you get a good salesperson they will let you look into it at the store too. I think I got 75 percent off.

[applegrove]

16. Get a cool mattress. You can always load on the blankets if you are

too cold, but you can't cool down a mattress if you are too hot.

[NewEnglandGirl]

21. Serta Aficionado

I bought it about a year ago, it's a hybrid, coils and gel/foam. I got the plush instead of the firm. It's really nice and not hot. But what you could always do is get a mattress cover that has a cooling effect so that you don't have to choose the matress based on that. Certain stores let you try out the mattress for a month. Good luck.

[Ilsa]

22. Yes, I'm getting a Serta hybrid...

My hubby and I compromised on firmness, but it's still soft enough for me. Also, instead of the regular cover, I got one with wicking/cooling.

It's very a confusing choice. Lots of mattresses, choices, types, suppliers, and HUGE range of pricing.

[DawgHouse]

23. My husband and I have a temperpedic, or as we call it "medieval torture device".

It's hot. It feels great for napping but after a few hours, our hips hurt. It sinks in too much and doesn't give support.

This has been our experience but I know many people love theirs.

We've had ours two years and are ready to toss it for a regular coil mattress. Not worth the money, IMO.

[July]

25. I just had the best 5 nights of sleep in my life at my brother's.

The guest room bed's mattress is a Stearns and Foster. I think they're expensive, but we had very restful nights.

Another option, depending on what you're looking for: a featherbed. Same brother used to love visiting us at our last house because we had a fluffy, unbaffled featherbed ( like a giant cloth envelope filled with feathers but with no sewn down channels). He called that bed " my nest." We now have a featherbed with channels, and it's very hard to redistribute the feathers when they bunch up near the seams.

[Ilsa]

26. Feathers = allergies. :-( But I agree

About Stearns and Foster. I parked my carcass on several at the store. They were fabulous. And yes, more expensive.

I like that so many are US made, though.