I with Chris on this one. I was sleeping on a mattress that was firm before. I'd wake up in the middle of the night with my arm asleep because I tend to sleep on my side. I was miserable every morning. I got this soft-sided waterbed in reaction to it. I don't have the arm problem anymore, but now when I sleep on my stomach, my back arches a little and causes some aching in my lower back. I wish it were a lot more simple to buy a mattress, but for me it seems not to be. If only they could make a bed that mimics the uterus :) !
> -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Stoner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 1:27 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I want a new bed > > I couldn't disagree more. There are few things people do more of and > are more important to ones health then sleep. A good bed is as about > an > important purchase you can make (much like a good ergonomic chair > for > programmers). I have a sealy posturpedic pillow top that was > semi-expensive but not top of the line sterns and fosters expensive and > I was amazed at the difference in how well both me and my wife feel > (better) with this (semi) new bed. > > Most decent beds have good support, which is important but can vary > greatly on the softness/firmness and preferred type of comfort. Support > is a must, comfort is a user specific idea which is where the sleep > numbers come in handy. If your sleeping partner has a different idea of > comfortable, you can both have what you want. If this isn't the case > (you have similar ideas of what comfort is) then you can just test > various beds until you two/three/nine fine what fits you best. Either > way, IMO, a bed is a huge and very important purchase. > > G wrote: > > >I've always thought that it just depends on your needs. If all you want is > a > >little bit more support, but otherwise you sleep just fine, then a > moderatly > >priced flat bed mattress should suffice just fine (though i'd recommend > the > >pillow top). > > > >In my opinion, these fancy-shmancy sleepnumbers and tempur-pedics > are > >"nice", but unless you have certain problems sleeping on regular > mattresses, > >they are overkill. Get the cheapest thing that allows you to fall asleep, > >and doesn't kill you when you wake up in the morning. > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138387 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
