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Not anesthesia related, but in the vein of OR footwear...What are you all sleeping on? Are any of these foam "in-a-box" mattresses any good or do you swear by something more traditional?
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Last time we needed one I just grabbed whatever the highest rated Consumer Reports one that was available at Costco. Seems like a good approach.

Regular mattress not foam in a box whatever.
 
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I researched the mattress in a box options pretty extensively and decided on a Leesa. Three years later and I'm still happy with it.
 
SO wanted a number bed. It was decent. Not life changing.
it does help, since I like the bed much harder.
 
IMGASMD said:
SO wanted a number bed. It was decent. Not life changing.
it does help, since I like the bed much harder.
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Yea, I was considering a sleep number. We got a Casper a while ago. Wife loves it, but over the past few months, I've been having worsening back pain in the mornings, so I think I need a firmer mattress.

zizzer said:
I researched the mattress in a box options pretty extensively and decided on a Leesa. Three years later and I'm still happy with it.
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Buddy of mine got the hybrid Leesa with the springs and foam, and he swears by it. Is that the one you have, or do you have a standard foam Leesa?
 
We use a latex mattress and both like it. We have a casper as well for guests, it's comfortable but it definitely sleeps hotter.
 
Didn’t care much when I was young. Now I notice a lot.

Gel hybrid. Big $. Well spent. Don’t forget to shop pillows as well. Also makes a difference
 
It took me a long while to come to the realization that a good bed actually IS something to put money into. Even quality sheets matter. My wife got us five star hotel quality bed stuff and I sleep like a baby every night.
 
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I have yet to find a good pillow.
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Try the freestanding bed/mattress stores. I like the gel/foam pillows. They threw one in after we purchased our bed. Had a selection of 8 or so. For the hell of it I tried each of them in the store. Picked one. Very noticeable difference. Went back and purchased two more. (one for the call room). It helps (coming from an old fart who used to make fun of this crap)

Getting old sucks.
 
TempurPedic Rhapsody.

I spent $6k on this bed 10 years ago. Worth every penny.

If you look hard enough on ebay for closeouts you can prob get an older model for $4k or so.
 
I bought an amerisleep mattress two years ago, went and laid on all the tempurpedics then bought this untested online, in my opinion just as good as all the tempurpedics. Still as good as new two years later. Only complaint is that it is a little warm in the summer, but this is common to all memory foam.
 
I got a Casper recently. Waiting for a donation center to pick up led mattress this weekend to unbox.
 
linkin06 said:
I got a Casper recently. Waiting for a donation center to pick up led mattress this weekend to unbox.
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I currently have a Casper. I liked it "enough" to not return it at the end of the 100 day trial, but the past few months, my back has been killing me every morning. Wife still likes it, but I don't think I can tolerate it much longer.
 
Got a Saatva “luxury firm” a year ago, was too soft and exchanged it for a saatva “firm.” Been happy enough with it that we bought another. Have to schedule delivery since it doesn’t fold into a box.
 
The bed that works best for you will be different based on your climate, your sleeping position, and your body size and weight. Smaller, lighter people will tend to be back sleepers. A harder bed will work better for them. Bigger, heavier people might need a softer bed so that they can sleep on their sides easier (arms fall into the bed without nerve injury. If you get a mattress with springs in it, individually wrapped springs/coils are better able to minimize motion transfer. Bigger people will also need coils for long term durability.

I do not like the air mattress beds.

Memory foam will let you sink in and conform to most of your body. Your partner's movements will not disturb you. These are the best for limiting motion transfer. It sleeps quite hot, so might be nice if you are constantly cold, but not if you are a sweaty sleeper. It can be difficult to turn from side to side, as you will need to lift yourself out of the memory hole. It can also be difficult to get out of bed. If you do not have a reinforced side, then you cannot sleep near the edge of the bed without feeling like, and sometimes actually falling out of bed. Memory foam has no bounce in it, which may affect couples.

Latex is a little better than memory foam for bounce and recoil. Not as good for motion transfer. Will not be as hot as memory foam, but not the coolest.

I am a bigger male and went with a Purple 4 mattress. The purple's waffled "hyper elastic polymer" has no real comparison to other types of mattresses I have slept on. It is both supportive and pressure relieving, which is strange. It swaddles you well, but you do not sink in. I like it. Others might not. Underneath the waffles, it has individual pocket coils, so there is nice recoil and bounce when needed. It has great edge support, with a different, sturdier edge material. I can sleep right next to the edge and never feel like I will fall off. My wife is never awakened when I get up in the middle of the night, as motion transfer is very limited. It sleeps very cool. In fact, in the winter I actually needed more blankets. It was that noticeable. But it is so nice in the spring, summer and fall, which are times that I will sleep with just a sheet, or even half of a sheet. I would buy this one again.

I have met some elderly individuals who love hospital beds because those are the only beds that will let them get into a comfortable sleeping position.

Ever wonder why there are so many mattress stores, but they have so few customers and seem to make so few sales? They have a high profit margin. 40-50% for the stores. Manufacturing costs for a $3000 mattress might only be $300. Add in shipping and store location, and they still make a huge profit. More expensive does not mean better sleep. So try out the new mattress products from the bed in a box, industry disruptors. Most of the online ones offer a 100+ days of a free trial. Your 3 minutes of laying on a mattress in the store will not give you the information you need to see if you will like the mattress long term, after you have softened it up a bit. Try a Purple, or Casper, or Nectar. See if their proprietary blend and layers of foams, polymers, plastics, rubbers, and coils works for you. If not, send it back and try another. Returns are free. Do what it takes to give you a better night's sleep.
 
Impromptu said:
The bed that works best for you will be different based on your climate, your sleeping position, and your body size and weight. Smaller, lighter people will tend to be back sleepers. A harder bed will work better for them. Bigger, heavier people might need a softer bed so that they can sleep on their sides easier (arms fall into the bed without nerve injury. If you get a mattress with springs in it, individually wrapped springs/coils are better able to minimize motion transfer. Bigger people will also need coils for long term durability.

I do not like the air mattress beds.

Memory foam will let you sink in and conform to most of your body. Your partner's movements will not disturb you. These are the best for limiting motion transfer. It sleeps quite hot, so might be nice if you are constantly cold, but not if you are a sweaty sleeper. It can be difficult to turn from side to side, as you will need to lift yourself out of the memory hole. It can also be difficult to get out of bed. If you do not have a reinforced side, then you cannot sleep near the edge of the bed without feeling like, and sometimes actually falling out of bed. Memory foam has no bounce in it, which may affect couples.

Latex is a little better than memory foam for bounce and recoil. Not as good for motion transfer. Will not be as hot as memory foam, but not the coolest.

I am a bigger male and went with a Purple 4 mattress. The purple's waffled "hyper elastic polymer" has no real comparison to other types of mattresses I have slept on. It is both supportive and pressure relieving, which is strange. It swaddles you well, but you do not sink in. I like it. Others might not. Underneath the waffles, it has individual pocket coils, so there is nice recoil and bounce when needed. It has great edge support, with a different, sturdier edge material. I can sleep right next to the edge and never feel like I will fall off. My wife is never awakened when I get up in the middle of the night, as motion transfer is very limited. It sleeps very cool. In fact, in the winter I actually needed more blankets. It was that noticeable. But it is so nice in the spring, summer and fall, which are times that I will sleep with just a sheet, or even half of a sheet. I would buy this one again.

I have met some elderly individuals who love hospital beds because those are the only beds that will let them get into a comfortable sleeping position.

Ever wonder why there are so many mattress stores, but they have so few customers and seem to make so few sales? They have a high profit margin. 40-50% for the stores. Manufacturing costs for a $3000 mattress might only be $300. Add in shipping and store location, and they still make a huge profit. More expensive does not mean better sleep. So try out the new mattress products from the bed in a box, industry disruptors. Most of the online ones offer a 100+ days of a free trial. Your 3 minutes of laying on a mattress in the store will not give you the information you need to see if you will like the mattress long term, after you have softened it up a bit. Try a Purple, or Casper, or Nectar. See if their proprietary blend and layers of foams, polymers, plastics, rubbers, and coils works for you. If not, send it back and try another. Returns are free. Do what it takes to give you a better night's sleep.
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Are you an anesthesiologist or a mattress salesman
 
I tried a Leesa a few years ago and returned it. I would wake up sweaty and the thing didn’t seem like it was built to last. I went with a Charles P Rogers powercore estate, it’s a coil mattress with latex topper and I love it. I would highly recommend it. I think I paid $2k for a king, but it will easily last 15-20 years. The only downside is that it is thick and requires deep pocketed sheets.

Finding a good pillow is key as well. Nothing makes babysitting epidurals on L&D more bearable than Netflix and a good pillow.
 
Though it was pricey, I can't live without my Ghostbed. Adding the matching pillows was a game changer.
 
I researched this a lot a few years ago. I went with a latex foam and love it.

Lumasleep.com all latex is what I went with, but there are lots of manufacturers. Be wary of all the youtube video "reviews" which are mostly kickback deals. Casper, Leesa, TuftandNeedle, etc are heavily marketed. All of these manufactures essentially take the same foams and stack them together with various recipes. For me, latex foam is vastly superior and comfortable. You get the comfort/support of the foam without the "sunk" "memory" "mold" thing that happens with regular foam.

themattressunderground.com is a good forum as well
 
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