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About the body heat... A friend returned theirs because they slept to hot on it. Said they sank into the foam tightly (like a form fit) which held in the heat. Also complained that turning over was like climbing out of a hole. I slept 1 night on one and that was it for me but my wife thought it was good. Some love it some hate it.

We also have a Select Comfort bed; ours is the 7000 I believe. We got what they call a "split king"- which is to say, two twin XL beds- because we got the "adjustable feature" that allows you to raise the head and feet, etc.

I have arthritis and an autoimmune disorder similar to Lupus, so comfort is very important for me. Although my husband is "okay" with the bed (he has no significant health problems besides GERD and sleep apnea), I LOVE the bed. It's easy to turn over and get out of; no feeling of being in a hole. The only tricky part is finding sheets for it! I can buy Twin XL in the linen stores when they have the sheets for dorm rooms, but the rest of the time I have to order online. We use our normal comforter. The bed skirt has to be modified from a normal one or bought specially made for adjustable beds. If you don't get the adjustable feature you can use normal skirts with simple modifications to get around the inflation gizmo between the top mattress and the "foundation".

We've had our Tempur-pedic for maybe 3 years now. We love that thing.

Da Boss is one of those women who could be eating ice cream sitting on a glacier in Alaska in January .. naked ... and would complain she was hot.

She has never said a word about being hot and she used to with the old regular style beds. She even pulls a down comforter up during the winter ( which isn't much of a winter in Phoenix ).

When researching the Tempurpedic I saw some people complained they thought it was hot but I never told her about that. I kinda wonder if it isn't one of those mental things. People hear it's hot from someone and thus think it is.

I'm surprised to hear people say they sink into it too much. I'm pretty close to 200 lbs and I don't sink in like that. Our old spring style mattresses would get low spots on them real quick but this Tempurpedic hasn't.

As always YMMV.

When I retired I was a regional manager of a bedding manufacturer. May I suggest to those that don't like memory foam but don't like springs either to try a latex foam mattress, they are not hot, last forever and as a person that also has RA, it is like sleeping on a cloud.

OldLincoln wrote:About the body heat... A friend returned theirs because they slept to hot on it. Said they sank into the foam tightly (like a form fit) which held in the heat. Also complained that turning over was like climbing out of a hole. I slept 1 night on one and that was it for me but my wife thought it was good. Some love it some hate it.

I have progressed from an old spring bed to a free float water bed on to a softsided water bed, to a select comfort and now I am sleeping on a temperpedic bed. They all have good parts to them all in my opinion.

1. Spring - good when you are very young and dont know better.
2 - Flee Flow Water - great when you are young and energetic, but harder to get out of in the morning but lots of fun to go diving and throw your bed partner out onto the floor (yes I was that silly - my wife called it being mean).
3 - soft sided water bed - can't dive and drop the partner onto the floor but still nice on the back.
4 - select comfort - great until you lose a seal and nobody can fix it and refuses to replace it.
5 - Temperpedic: Had it about a month. It is true that for the first 2 weeks it is like sinking into quicksand and it is almost impossible to climb out of it or turn over, but it really does soften up and become a wonderful bed. It was also hot for about a week (again while it broke in). The store should have mentioned this to you and if they didn't they are not good at selling beds in my opinion. The only issue I had with the bed is that once I lay down and fall asleep I don't wake up or move ALL night, which isn't too good for my bad hip, which I like laying on (but I have moved to my other side and it is great).

Just my opinions, your mileage may vary.

We thought about getting one a few years back and then we talked with a couple of people who owned them. The two big issues they had were that is is an uncomfortable platform for sex and bith said that it caused them to sweat at night.

We've have a TempurPedic adjustable bed for 6 years. We bought adjustable beds that I can raise the head to help lower my AHI/help breathing. Our beds also have a massage feature which we enjoy. We got extra long separate beds that we keep together. This makes the heavy mattress more manageable. It can't be flipped due to only one side has the foam, but it can be turned so that the top is the bottom etc.

We're glad we spent the money and look forward to many more years of comfort.

Another vote for latex.
We got one about a year ago. Paid about a thousand dollars for a king size online. It's three layers of foam of varied densities. You can get them split in the middle so each side can be a different firmness. If you go latex don't buy into the online hype promoting natural latex. The talalay latex mattresses are supposed to last pretty much forever. Latex isn't hot and I can sleep in any position comfortably. Hypo-allergenic and no dust mites.

Very timely thread as I was about to begin bed shopping. Can anyone comment on which type of bed is best suited for back sleepers?
Since starting CPAP 6 months ago I rarely move all night and wake up with a very stiff & achey back. I loved my 5 inch memory foam topper but discovered it was making things worse . After removing it things improved slightly, but not enough.
Any suggestions greatly welcomed.

oceanpearl wrote:....... it is an uncomfortable platform for sex .......

That's the kind of problem I would like to have.

I went with the Intelligel due to the heat problems. Works great for me.