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New twin mattress gives me pain – please help?
By fthomas | January 29, 2009
I had been sleeping on a borrowed roller bed for the past 9 months. Too soft. So I put some wood boards underneath the mattress. It was still too soft and had been giving me a lot of body pain. So I finally went to the store two days ago to look for a firmer, good quality mattress set. I tried Simmons Beautyrest Cunningham Plush a few times, lying on it for 10, 15 minutes each. It felt pretty comfortable. After the mattress set arrived yesterday, I took a nap on it for about two hours – slept like a baby. Felt absolutely no pain when I got up. Then after sleeping on it overnight, I got up this morning feeling pain all over like when I was sleeping on the roller bed. Perhaps this mattress is too soft after all and sinks after someone sleeps on it for 8 hours straight? The info I got from the store says: “Expect your new mattress to develop indentations called ‘body impressions’ during the first several weeks of use. These impressions are normal, and were anticipated in the desig
“in the design of your mattress. As the padding layers compress, the performance of your mattress will actually improve. Body impressions up to 1 1/2 inches will remain throughout the life of the mattress and are not a warranty concern.” So does this mean that the mattress will actually get firmer as the time goes? Will it really take a month? I really can’t stand the pain any longer. Please help.
Topics: Simmons Beautyrest Mattress | 4 Comments »
January 30th, 2009 at 1:04 am
Hmmm…not quite sure what this has to do with preganacy and newborn babies.
February 2nd, 2009 at 4:32 am
You might try to adjust the body position in which you sleep.
A knee pillow often helps. Place a pillow between your knees while you sleep on your side. This will keep your hips in alignment and prevent your back from being tweaked.
Never sleep on your stomach. That is the worst position to sleep in for your back and neck alignment.
Also consider your pillow. Does it keep your neck aligned in a more or less straight line? This is for side sleeping.
If you sleep on your back, consider using a neck roll instead of a pillow.
Misalignment of the body is a major cause of pain upon awakening.
If you think your mattress is too soft, try a memory foam mattress topper on the floor. If that helps, then your mattress was too soft. If not, it is more likely that your body is misaligned.
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
I think you should see a chairopractor and ask him or her for mattress recommendations.
February 9th, 2009 at 5:01 am
change your mattress.