Tempur-Pedic mattress

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:29 pm

PS:

To RestedGal and Rock & Roll (two of my favorite posters on this site),
I am so sorry for both of your losses.

R&R, thank the heavens above you had that premonition to call your dad, regardless of how uncommon it was in your family, and that he died knowing he had your love. How wonderful.

And RestedGal, your father was a very lucky person to have had you and your two sisters by his side till the end. You are a very special lady.

Janelle · Post by **Janelle** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:48 pm

I went around to mattress stores a few weeks ago, looking at different mattresses, Temperpedic and other memory foam ones specificially. I learned that the TP has a density of about 6, so when looking for an imitation you want a density as close to that as you can get. I looked at several brands. Some stores that carry Sealy have custom-made memory foam mattresses. One store had a mattress that was about 4.8 which felt pretty good, but another store had one that was about 5.4 which felt even better. The second store is where we got our Sterns and Foster 2 years ago, which has been replaced twice for sagging way before it should. They told us last time that if it didn't work out they would replace it with any mattress in the store. I'm thinking about taking them up on the offer, since they won't give us our money back. The price of this set (the memory foam one) was about $1500

conimarie · Post by **conimarie** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:02 pm

Hi....you guys have me all teary eyed here But all of you are correct...using the words of John Edward: we need to "communicate appreciate and validate" our loved ones every day.
For those that posted they lost their loved one, I'm so sorry for your loss. Neversleeps: I'm a sure your mom knows all that you are doing for her and your presence is a great comfort to her and to your dad as well. Hang in there.
I'm fortunate that my parents are still alive, both in their late 70's. My dad is actually having hip surgery tomorrow, keep him in your thoughts.

On to the Tempur-Pedic. I have one too. I just bought it in April. I love it. For me, it is very comfortable and I no longer have lower back pain.
They do offer a payment plan. I believe they offer 6 months on their web site, but I was lucky to get a mailing that offered a year. I did only need a twin which is cheaper than the larger size. I highly recommend buying one.
All the best to everyone....
Connie....

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:05 pm

Coni,

Will say a prayer for your dad, an easy and successful surgery and fast and smooth recuperation.

sleepykitty · Post by **sleepykitty** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:50 pm

Hello All,

Very interesting about the density -- I sleep on my boyfriend's boat once or twice a week and finally had the courage to tell him how uncomfortable I was on a bed he created from many peices of foam. The bed is an odd v-shape (it's a v-berth)... We tried one of those temperpedic-clone toppers. There were too many oddly matched peices underneath me and I was falling in the cracks. We had one new peice of foam 6" deep cut in our custom vshape at a foam factory. That made all the difference, and I am not sure we even need the topper; but the new peice of regular foam may loose elasticity... The custom foam was about $ 250 ... the clone topper is about $ 150 for 2 1/2" at Sam's Club or Costco..... We noticed from our experiements that there is such a thing as too many inches of foam as well. Stephen loved the topper so much he stole it away for naps at his studio. Anyway Temperpedic is too expensive for us too, but we are trying to make things better with tools we can afford...

I too have cared for an aging parent, as an only daughter. I was lucky mom had most of her capacities to the very end but it was so heartbreaking and hard for both of us. Her spirit to live was an inspiration. She died of adenocarcinoma of the lung. One of her sisters also died of the same thing within one week of her passing, and another within 6 months. This is a strong genetic marker, and of course, I wonder, is it related to sleep apnea? Ladies on her side of the family always tended toward the top heavy, as well... (I am the only known relative with sleep apnea, tending much more to hypopneas.)

qrlylox · Post by **qrlylox** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:17 pm

We recently purchased a new bed and although I've always wanted a Tempurpedic, two people I know that have them complain because they get so hot. I spoke to the mattress store owner about this, and he said yes, that if I mind heat at all (and boy, do I!) that TP might not be the best choice. We instead looked at Sealy Latex Foam mattresses. The line is called the Reflexion Collection. It has much the same benefit that TP does, without the heat factor. TP uses your body heat to mold - Latex Foam does not.
We got one - and my only complaint is that I dont wanna get out of bed anymore! Its heaven.
Very pricey, but we decided we were worth it - we both work very hard and long hours, I have arthritis everywhere w/ lots of pain, and my husband is a landscaper and is on his knees all day everyday laying paver walls, sidewalks, patios etc - and hurts all over too.
This was money well spent because we both sleep like never before. It has that benefit of not moving when one of us rolls over or comes to bed late. My husband can creep into bed at 1am and I never know it.

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:52 pm

EllieJose,

I happen to sell these type mattresses so I feel I can answer your question. Tempurpedic is the stadard, they deleloped them and they are the nmarket leaders. They are also the most expensive because of all these costs. You can get one just like it for much, much less from other companies if you ask the right question. Make sure the density of the foam is a 5 and not less, this is the secret to Tempurpedic. Some good brands are Englander,King Koil, Boyd, Restonic, and there are others. Just don't let them sell you innersprings, or other gimics in it, just visco memory foam with a 5 density. I don't know what size you want but an example of the price difference is Tempurpedic $2500 a good alternative $999.00 for a queen.

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:45 pm

Thanks to all for your kind words and for sharing your experiences, both with aging parents and with Tempurpedic beds!!

The Tempurpedic for my mom is being delivered next week. I always hoped one day I could afford a Tempurpedic for myself (selfish!!!), but I'm rethinking that idea now... My hotflashes are bad enough as it is in a regular old bed!!! R and R, got anything to suggest for keeping a bed cool? I've seen the Chillow pillows, but I need a whole Chillow mattress! Heck, I need a whole Chillow room!!!!!!

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:39 pm

Hot flashes,

Well now I am usually a cold feet expert but I will give it a try.

When I was in Las Vegas last week working a show and the temp was 117 during the day, they had fans that they blew across the staging area for taxis, that blew a mixture of water vapour and air conditioned air that was rather cooiing.

Short of that, just turn down your air conditioning and run your celing fan until mother nature runs it course. On a Tempurpedic type of bed, if you put a mattress pad on it, which I highly suggest anyway, you won't have the heating effect from the foam.

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:01 am

Oh, I didn't know the mattress pad would solve the problem... Cool!!

(If I wait until mother nature runs its course, I might BE mother nature!!!!)

sleepykitty · Post by **sleepykitty** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:32 am

R and R,

I have more questions as well about temperpedic and the like products...
If we are trying to create something with the benefits of temperpedic in our V-berth, what do you recommend -- our 6" factory foam is "medium" density -- what does that mean in terms of a density number? The factory said all they make is medium density. We then could top that with visco-elastic topper -- wondering what temperpedic and the Sealy version mattress have inside of them? Regular foam, and topped with visco-elastic? Anything else? How many inches and density?

I am sooo greatful for your help... My poor boyfriend is trying so hard to make things right so we can get some healthy sleep there on the weekends!

sleepy kitty aka Ronda

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:02 pm

Tempurpedic ONLY has visco memory foam in a 5 density which is very dense. Sealy and others will use a less dense foam with other materials, not what you want. Boyd, King Koil, Englander and others make a good memory foam but make sure it's not less than 5 or you won't get the benefits of the Tempurpedic. The next best thing is latex foam but again make sure it's 5. NBot for a v-birth which has the medium density and you won't find normal matresses for, get a 5 inch visco momory foam topper in 5 density to go on top of it and you will love it. v I live on a lake and boat so I know about v-berths

sleepykitty · Post by **sleepykitty** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:20 pm

thank you so much! Does the depth of the topper matter?

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:02 pm

Thicker the topper, the more Tempurpedic like it will be. I like the five inch topper but the three inch would suffice. Just keep the density at 5.

BillK · Post by **BillK** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:50 pm

Ordinarily I would have a problem with heat. I tend to "run hot" compared to others, particularly the Mrs. But the comfort and support I get for my creaky spine and bad shoulder is worth the trade-off. So I use fewer covers. This is probably less of a problem for me. We don't have weather where I live.

Yes it was expensive. So was the water bed that preceded it, and lasted for years. This is so much more comfort, for so much less effort that I didn't mind the expense.

Snooze on,

BillK

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