I'm really not sleeping well at night

[Niagara]

I estimated that my mattress is 12 years old so I'm thinking I should replace it. It's sagging and I wake up with my sleep interrupted and or I wake up hot all the time.


I'm looking at a Sealy Posturepedic that's medium firm with gel foam. It's currently on sale for $800, which I think is reasonable. Of course I would go to the mattress store and do the lie down test before making the purchase.


It looks comfortable. Does anyone have any sleep experience with this type of mattress?

[LuckyCharms]

1. I'm sorry you are not sleeping, Niagara.

I don't have any experience with that one, and when I last bought one when I was sleeping in a bed instead of a recliner, I had to go and talk to the salesman and try it out personally as you said.

What size is that? Queen?

Here's some links for mattresses for hot sleepers:

https://www.google.com/search?q=mattresses+for+hot+sleepers&oq=mattresses+for+hot+sleepers&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTgxNjJqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Good luck with it...

[Niagara]

2. Me too, Lucky

It's to the point that I don't want to get up in the morning and go to work.


Yes, it's a queen size for a queen! lol I'm teasing.


One of the signs listed of needing a new mattress is waking up hot but I also run hot. My normal temp runs higher than most peoples.

Thank you for the link and for the good luck!

[LuckyCharms]

3. Well...

You're a hot queen then!

[Niagara]

4. That's a good one

I'll have to remember that!

[2naSalit]

5. I haven't had...

That kind of mattress in a long time. I spent about 8 months sleeping in crappy beds (for my back issues) and finally got something nice a few months ago. I sleep better than I have in years. A decent bed is soooo important.

Currently I have a 12 inch foam mattress that is comfortable and I fall to sleep almost immediately and have a new sleeping position, I used to have only one, and sleep at least an hour longer than I have in years.

I hope you find one that works well for you, I know how it is when you can't sleep or can't get enough good sleep.

[Niagara]

7. I'm so glad that you got yourself a new mattress, 2naSalit

Do you happen to know what type of new mattress that you got a few months ago?

There is a foam topper on top of the mattress but I can tell the mattress is sagging.

Thank you so much. I'm a personal care assistant so I would like to be well rested before I go to work.

[2naSalit]

10. It's a brand...

That I never heard of, in all honesty I didn't make the purchase. But the prices are reasonable.

But It came from here...

https://yaheetech.shop

Go to bedroom stuff and it seems to be the only mattress they have, it's all foam but it's like heaven.

[Niagara]

11. Thank you

[Marthe48]

6. I don't sleep well even with ambien

Until you get your new mattress, here's a couple things you might try.
Can you flip your mattress? I flipped mine a bout 3 years ago and it helped a lot. If you can't flip it, can you change the direction or side from where you're sleeping? Maybe some parts of the mattress aren't as bumpy.

I started putting lavender oil on my pillow. I get a dollar bottle at Dollar General. It has really helped.

Two weeks ago, I started sleep on top of my covers and use a sleeping bag as a cover. I am sleeping better since I started doing that.

I dampen a towel and hang it on a clip hanger on an over the door hanger. The water evaporates overnight and keeps me from getting dry mouth.

I have a box fan blowing on me. I recently got the ceiling fan in my room replaced, and love having the extra air flow.

Did you ever think about getting a piece of memory foam and laying it over your existing mattress? That helped us a few times in the past.

Those are some of the successful things I've tried. Good luck on sleeping. Heard a line from an old song, "Don't wake her up. Sleep is the only freedom she has."

[Niagara]

8. Hi Marthe

Unfortunately, the mattress isn't a flippable mattress.

I actually got gummies awhile ago for the sleep and they did help, until I ran out

I need covers. I don't get cold but I need the "security".

Also, I have a floor wind tunnel that I use for steady noise. I've done this for years. There's a ceiling fan on too.

There is a memory foam that already lays on the mattress itself. I can see the mattress sagging.

I think tonight I'm going to sleep in the guest room tonight. I'll just have to take the floor wind tunnel fan with me.

I believe it's time to go mattress shopping for sure.

Oh, this is so true!!

"Don't wake her up. Sleep is the only freedom she has."

Thank you, Marthe.

[a kennedy]

9. Just a question......are you all back/side/stomach sleepers??

I’m a stomach sleeper, had a friend tell me that her chiropractor would kill me for sleeping on my stomach. I could use a new mattress as well…..mine’s hard as a rock, husband liked it, he’s a back sleeper. He’s been gone for two years now, I should think about a new one.

[Niagara]

12. I generally start on my right side

But at some point my body rolls itself on my back.

In my younger days I would sleep on my stomach. It was frightening because I sleep the best on my stomach to the point I can't hear my alarm clock. Of course my chest would be sore and that's takes awhile to go away.

Yes, it sounds like you should do some mattress shopping too, a kennedy.

[True Dough]

14. That looks like

a fun bed to jump on!

I haven't been sleeping all that well either, Niagara. I don't blame our mattress though. It's about 6 or 7 years old. Seems to be holding up okay.

My problem is seasonal. I always go about a month during the late spring where I wake up early and have great difficulty getting back to sleep. Sometimes I only drift off for a few minutes more.

In the fall and winter, I generally sleep more soundly, it's not so broken.

Maybe consider getting a mattress made of gummies, and then you can nibble on it whenever you need a sleep aid.