Wednesday, January 5, 2011

MATTRESS MAKEOVER: Fact or Fiction ... We should always sleep on a firm mattress?

Good Morning Chuckle: Yo mama so stupid she got locked in a mattress store and slept on the floor!
 
Did you grow up with the message that you should always sleep on a firm mattress?
I know I did ... and I took it literally.
It is only now as "Lisa The Linen Lady" (a comfort consultant with Private Quarters) that I am learning about sleep disturbance issues, bedding issues, mattress issues etc. and want to share a couple of thoughts!
 
A firm mattress ... Hmm??? 
Does that mean it should be as "hard as a rock" or as "stiff as a board"?
I think it's really meant to imply that we don't want saggy, baggy, lumpy, bumpy, or loosey goosey springs in our mattress! We want a mattress that is firm enough to support our body weight and keep our body/neck/head/shoulders in alignment.
No huge dips or craters in the mattress desired/allowed!
 
But the truth of the matter is ... the older we get, the more cush we may want on our beds.  WHY?
Because over time we develop pressure points!
(i.e. known as bed sores in the hospital when they have gone to the extreme)
Only certain points of our body actually touch the mattress & support our body weight.
These are the points where circulation gets constricted and thus become sore over time (with age!)
Adding a layer of cush (like a featherbed or fiber bed) will cradle the body the way a pillow cradles the head ... allowing the circulation to flow more freely.
 
BENEFIT: Can help relieve the discomfort or pain of the pressure points!
 
MY GOAL: to help you "sleep like a baby, cradled in comfort" ~ every night ~ in your own bed at home!
 
Thanks for helping me make my bed ‘sleepable’.  I've suffered for years with fibromyalgia & had been unable to find a bedding solution.  My husband needs a firm mattress, but I need a soft bed or am sore during the night and in pain when I wake up.  The bedding you sold us has solved our problem. 
I am pain free for the first time in years!!  It’s amazing!!
(D.L. in St. Louis)


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