foam mattress memory retaining

[david small]

My daughter is thinking of buying a Meyers memory foam bed, it is called dreamsleep or deamland. Anyone had experience of memory foam mattress.
Pro's and con's etc.
Replies would be appreciated.

[copippin]

Hi David,we have a Tempur mattress which is recomended for people with arthritis,and other skeletal problems,it was very expensive but well worth it.

I can't pass comment on the Meyers version but I imagine it would be just as beneficial.As for pro's and con's,when we first had the mattress,we thought we might have made a terrible mistake in laying out around �1,000 ,but it didn't take long to get used to it,and that was three years ago! it is superbly comfortable and helps my husband who has bad osteoarthritis--I like it too!.As far as we are concerned it's the only one we will ever want and it comes with a 15 year guarentee!

I don't think your daughter will regret her purchase if she decides to lash out!

Hope this helps.

[WendyS]

Don't have one myself but had occasion to sleep on one for a few days. It was in very hot weather and the foam seemed to retain far more body heat than the traditional "sprung" mattress. It felt like lying on an electric blanket which had been left permanently switched on. I suspect this is because in a sprung mattress there are pockets of air to allow the heat to escape and dissipate more effectively.

[woofgang]

Both my husband and I have tempur pillows which are amazing. I have had neck problems since I was a tenager and Mr W dislocated his collarbone some years ago. We have both found that te pillows, while strange, give us comforatble nights sleeps and when we go on hols, we take them with us. If we're ever rich enough we would probably consider the mattress but read on!

I have a friend who bought the mattress. She says that it is great for her back problem and her partner loves it but, like me she is in the "hot flushes" time of her life and says that the memory foam mattress is HOT, so much so that for that reason she wishes that she had never bought it!!

[david small]

Thank you for the feedback. I will relay your info to my daughter, with the personal opinion that she should go ahead and purchase.

[Lonnie]

I have this months 'Which Magazine', their report is as follows, They're made with layers of high-tech material,called visc-elastic, originally developed for NASA. This temperature sensative foam is attached on top of springs or thick polyurethane foam, and is put only on one side of the mattress.

It takes time to get used to them, because the foam softens in response to body heat, moulding to your shape as you sink into it. It means more of your body is in contact with the mattress.

People who find it painful to lie down in bed should find the Memory Foam comfortable because the body's weight is spread more evenly on the mattresss. But the high surface contact can leave you feeling engulfed by the matttress, you may also find it harder to turn during the night.

The magazine advises to try it out in the showroom first, wear clothing, as near to your night clothes as you can in public, take your partner, lie on the bed and move around, to get the feel of it.

The Meyers Conforma came out as one of their best buys.

[MangoPete]

Hi there I tried loads I think tempur is far too expensive and the url below is where I got mine from over a year ago. Same amount or squidgy foam on a normal foam base as Tempur for a lot less. I was suspicious of normal bed shops and also tempur. but please get your daughter to test as many as possible. Like I said I have had my mattress for over a year and love it
I am over 6ft and 14 stone
http://www.ezlmarketing.co.uk/

[Honey pot]

Tempurer mattress is great, but my friend brought the cheaper range and it is HARD you do sink into it and you do get rather hot, i dont like it. Many of my friends really rate the Tempur mattress best money spent, they do them on ebay