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Post by MichyM on May 17, 2015 19:20:26 GMT
My mattress must be giving out on me as I'm waking up with a painful hip on whichever side I've slept on the previous night. I'm fine when staying in a hotel, so I think a new mattress would help. Currently I have a Westin "Heavenly Bed" which has served me well for about 12 years. I hate mattress shopping almost as much as car shopping. Who wants to curl up in a bed in a mattress store?!?
I'd love some direction before I go out shopping. If you're a side sleeper and have a bed you love I would really like to hear about it! Thanks!
ETA a question....
For those who have a memory foam topper, can you tell me approximately the price point? After reading the replies I'm tempted to try one rather than buying a new mattress. However the prices are all over the place. Thanks!
ETA UPDATE: I just want to thank everyone for their input. I ended up buying the 3" foam topper from Costco online. I'm not a member, but they only charged me an additional $8. Anyhow, I've slept on it for the past 4 nights and I've gone from waking with fairly painful hips (which occasionally woke me in the middle of the night) to no hip pain at ALL upon waking.
In hindsight the pillow top part of my mattress must have just given out. Anyhow....I highly recommend giving the foam mattress a try if you're having issues. The only downside is that my bed is now 33" high! For my stubby little 5'3" legs it's a bit of a hike to get up there! Anyhow, thanks again for the suggestion!
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Post by lucyg on May 17, 2015 19:24:57 GMT
My mattress itself is ancient and I don't know what it is because it was a hand-me-down from my mom's guest room when they moved  but I have a 3" memory foam topper on it, and it feels like heaven on earth. I'm a side sleeper and I love my bed. ETA I will never buy anything but memory foam in the future. |
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Post by winogirl on May 17, 2015 19:33:54 GMT
Can't give any advice on which mattress but when we got rid of our waterbed and got a mattress, my hips and shoulders were sore every morning. So I bought a memory foam topper and that helped out a lot!
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Post by JoP on May 17, 2015 19:37:19 GMT
I'm a side sleeper and love my waterbed  |
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Post by twistedscissors on May 17, 2015 19:44:59 GMT
I'm a side sleeper and love my waterbed  |
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Post by carhoch on May 17, 2015 19:58:44 GMT
I love my tempurpedic and I am a side sleeper
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Post by marianne on May 17, 2015 20:06:45 GMT
I'm a side sleeper and have a Sealy Posturepedic firm mattress with a 3-inch memory foam topper. I would wake up with achy back/hips too until we got the topper. Now, I love my bed!
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Post by Zee on May 17, 2015 20:13:56 GMT
I have some sort of memory foam hybrid thing, not really sure as DH bought it for the new house while I was still 900 miles away. It's the most comfortable mattress in the world, but it's so hot! It really retains body heat. Fine in the winter, and bearable with AC and plus I sleep with a fan all year anyway, but I do wish it was cooler.
I put up with it because of how great my back feels in the morning.
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Post by 950nancy on May 17, 2015 20:18:03 GMT
Can't give any advice on which mattress but when we got rid of our waterbed and got a mattress, my hips and shoulders were sore every morning. So I bought a memory foam topper and that helped out a lot! We had a waveless waterbed for 26 years. I slept so well. Our new mattress is not my favorite. We have had it 18 months and it is broken in and I have a four inch pillow topper, but nothing is as wonderful as that waveless. |
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Post by heartcat on May 17, 2015 20:22:30 GMT
I'm either a side sleeper or a tummy sleeper and I love our bed. I used to take forever to fall asleep, toss and turn, and wake up multiple times during the night. Now I have a wonderful night's sleep.
I want to say that it's a 'firm' Serta Perfect Sleeper pillow top, but I'm not 100% sure. If I'm wrong I'll edit later, lol!
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Post by mallie on May 17, 2015 20:26:03 GMT
I'm a side sleeper and as I've gotten older, I have to have a foam topper or my hips hurt in the morning. It is true of every mattress except if the mattress itself is very soft and cushy (which happens seldom and does not describe our own mattress.) So I spent a few bucks on a cheap foam topper and it solved the problem.
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Post by Patter on May 17, 2015 21:10:14 GMT
I am a side sleeper with hip problems. We just bought the Tempurpedic Breeze about 2 months ago. Hubby loves it. I still am not sure. I had a foam topper on my side of the bed with our old mattress, and I honestly think I liked that better but they say you have to give a Tempurpedic time to get used to. Oh dear!
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Post by raindancer on May 17, 2015 21:16:10 GMT
I am a side sleeper with hip problems. We just bought the Tempurpedic Breeze about 2 months ago. Hubby loves it. I still am not sure. I had a foam topper on my side of the bed with our old mattress, and I honestly think I liked that better but they say you have to give a Tempurpedic time to get used to. Oh dear! I have bursitis in both hips and after 2 years we gave my parents the Tempurpedic. They love it, but my hips never got used to it and I had more pain with it than without. I'm still waiting to figure out what to do, we went back to the old mattress that was in the guest room.  |
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Post by hjs on May 17, 2015 21:19:25 GMT
I have a love-hate relationship with my tempurpedic mattress. Love love it for comfort, don't wake up sore or numb on the side I was sleeping on. Am always SO happy to get back to it if I have been away.
HATE that it is too warm! Is ok in the winter, but too warm for the other 3 seasons. It starts off ok,but retains body heat, so becomes uncomfortably hot during the night.
Probably would not buy one again, just for the heat issue. Would likely go with a foam topper next time.
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Post by justmeami on May 17, 2015 21:47:57 GMT
Side sleeper here with hip problems. I just bought a mattress from The Original Mattress Factory, an Orthopedic Pillow Top and love it! It's like sleeping on cloud. Plus both sides of the mattress have a pillow top so you can flip it. A little on the expensive side but they say it should last 12 years.
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Post by valleyview on May 17, 2015 22:09:50 GMT
I have a Tempurpedic cloud. We got it four years ago. DH hated it for the first year because he thought it made his sciatica worse, but he now thinks that it's better than a hard mattress. He tosses less. I have less positional pain with the Tempurpedic.
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Post by winogirl on May 17, 2015 22:31:39 GMT
Can't give any advice on which mattress but when we got rid of our waterbed and got a mattress, my hips and shoulders were sore every morning. So I bought a memory foam topper and that helped out a lot! We had a waveless waterbed for 26 years. I slept so well. Our new mattress is not my favorite. We have had it 18 months and it is broken in and I have a four inch pillow topper, but nothing is as wonderful as that waveless. Yeah, we had a waveless too and I slept like a dream. Unfortunately as dh got older, it wasn't firm enough and he was developing back pains. We probably should have gotten a sleep number because we are opposites. But the foam topper was a compromise we can both live with, he no longer has back pain and my hips don't hurt anymore. but, man I miss that waterbed! |
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Post by Patter on May 17, 2015 22:38:21 GMT
hjs, that's why we got the Tempurpedic Breeze--it's the cooling mattress! I do like that part.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on May 17, 2015 22:45:54 GMT
I hear ya! I am in the same boat, so sadly I have no advice to give, but since I am about to go mattress shopping this weekend to take advantage of the sales, I am so glad you started this thread and I will be watching!  In case you check back in, those of you w/memory foam toppers, where did you get them and do any of you have a problem w/them being too hot? |
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Post by mallie on May 17, 2015 23:28:30 GMT
I hear ya! I am in the same boat, so sadly I have no advice to give, but since I am about to go mattress shopping this weekend to take advantage of the sales, I am so glad you started this thread and I will be watching! In case you check back in, those of you w/memory foam toppers, where did you get them and do any of you have a problem w/them being too hot? I put a quilted mattress cover over the foam and I think that helped with the heat issue. I got mine at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I think with the inevitable BBB coupon, I paid maybe $50 for it (I have a twin size that's just on my side of the bed). |
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Post by lisacharlotte on May 17, 2015 23:49:48 GMT
I had some hip and back pain this year. I have a sleep number bed but have never found a forever number. Every year or so I have to find a new setting. I finally bought a foam bolster for between my knees. that has helped a lot with both back and hip pain. Getting old sucks.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2015 23:58:48 GMT
Sleep Number
The beauty part is you can adjust it up and down until you find the exact right fit for you - so no need to try one out in the store. We got ours online years ago with no regrets.
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Post by mandasue on May 18, 2015 0:19:28 GMT
My mattress is old as sin but I have a 3 or 4 inch foam mattress topper & I love it. I only sleep on my side. We debated buying a new mattress about a year ago but went with the mattress topper once it was about a 1/3 of the price! Happy we did!
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Post by grammanisi on May 18, 2015 2:04:24 GMT
I used to be a side sleeper, but since my frozen shoulder I have to sleep on my back and I do not sleep very well. We have a waveless waterbed and we love it. We have slept in a waterbed for 35 years.
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Post by alexa11 on May 18, 2015 2:36:59 GMT
I'm a side sleeper and have a Jamison Gemini-love it!
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Post by tracyarts on May 18, 2015 4:26:51 GMT
Yes, and yes!
I want to say our bed is a Simmons Beautyrest Recharge firm mattress with a 4" latex topper on it. I haven't woken up sore since we got it.
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Post by MichyM on May 18, 2015 13:51:40 GMT
Thanks for all the replies....I've added another question in the OP.
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Post by Patter on May 18, 2015 13:59:31 GMT
We found the best foam toppers on amazon. Great deals on them there. We ordered 4--one for each of our girls college dorm beds and our old mattress. LOVE them and even cheaper than Wal-Mart but better quality.
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Post by mandasue on May 18, 2015 14:09:25 GMT
We got our mattress topper at Walmart. The best one/thickest they had. It was a couple hundred bucks. I don't remember exactly.
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Post by valleyview on May 18, 2015 14:13:33 GMT
I had a topper before we got the Tempurpedic. I found it at BB&B for about $200. It is 3 inches thick and we moved it to our guest bed. I found it to get hot too.
S/O hot - I found that using an old school padded mattress cover provides some protection from the heat build up in foam mattresses. It seems to breathe a little better.
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but I have a 3" memory foam topper on it, and it feels like heaven on earth. I'm a side sleeper and I love my bed.
