[sabrina]

After months of talking about it we are off this morning shopping for a new bed. Sick of waking up in the morning full of sore bits. OH should be fencing but i have put this at the top of my list so he will just have to come along 

[robert waddell]

get a water bed 

[deepinthewoods]

or one of those memory foam matresses, i treated myself last year. there great!

[Womble]

Good luck - I'm so jealous!   Our  had a little accident on our mattress a couple of months ago, so we had to sleep on the floor for a week until it had all dried out  .  However, I suddenly found that I was sleeping much better on the floor, didn't wake up feeling like a banana, and my persistent headaches had all gone (bless that cat - she did me such a favour in the end!).

Unfortunately, we can't afford a new mattress for another couple of months, so I'm still sleeping on the floor, whilst Mrs Womble is back in the bed, sleeping like a starfish!  She says she's never slept better, without me tossing and turning all night! 

So good luck with your search Sabrina, and sweet dreams! 

[smudger]

I can highly recommend Sleepshaper mattresses (came out as best buy on Which for memory foam mattresses - compared to much more expensive ones).

http://www.discountmattresscentre.co.uk/sleepshaper/mattresses/original-20-with-outlast-temperature-control

Shop around on internet as can't remember who we found to be cheapest and it might not have been this crowd. We bought the Original 25 then also the cheaper roll up ones for the spare rooms and they are almost as good (and much more comfortable than other foam mattresses we have in spare rooms which don't have the softer foam on top). Our previous mattress was a £2000 Vi-Spring (bought in a sale for less than that, I have to add......obviously when we had that kind of money to spend.)  Neck and shoulder problems from sleeping on my side much better (plus don't have to do further damage turning over mattress every few weeks which was a 2-man job)

Do you also have a large enough bed?  When we were in a king size I would find husband kept creeping over and I would end up sleeping on the edge of the bed. Add in the patter of tiny feet at 3am in the morning and there was no chance of being either comfortable or sleeping through. We now have a superking size bed (with 2 single mattresses, easy to move) and don't even notice dtr has crept into bed with 10 furry friends.

And there is room for the cat as well who sleeps on the edge under the duvet to avoid getting squashed.

[Sandy]

We found Ikea matters to be good value for money too, we used to sleep on the floor and enjoyed it but its hard to get up!!

[Rosemary]

Wow, great thread and timely. We need to do something about ours - the mattress is shocking and I don't think the bed is big enough (although even in a HUGE bed, Felix would still sleep on top of me 

[robert waddell]

well rosemary all i can say is get a water bed but keep felix out it may change dan

[Brucklay]

We used to have a waterbed and I loved it - slept well and found it very comfy but OH wasn't as keen - now have decent mattress with memory foam top and it good enough for us both - getting a new one is not as easy as it seams - good luck with your shopping

[happy larry]

DO NOT get a water bed,i have just given mine away,cost me about £1500 iirc.Dont get me wrong it was warm and comfy always got a good nights sleep BUT it was a terrible strain on the mrs
we just drifted apart.

sorry il get my coat.

[Lesley Silvester]

DO NOT get a water bed,i have just given mine away,cost me about £1500 iirc.Dont get me wrong it was warm and comfy always got a good nights sleep BUT it was a terrible strain on the mrs
we just drifted apart.

sorry il get my coat.

 

NM, it's a strange thing about getting up - the older you get, the further up is, so it's a lot harder getting there.

[doganjo]

Good luck - I'm so jealous!   Our  had a little accident on our mattress a couple of months ago, so we had to sleep on the floor for a week until it had all dried out  .  However, I suddenly found that I was sleeping much better on the floor, didn't wake up feeling like a banana, and my persistent headaches had all gone (bless that cat - she did me such a favour in the end!).

Unfortunately, we can't afford a new mattress for another couple of months, so I'm still sleeping on the floor, whilst Mrs Womble is back in the bed, sleeping like a starfish!  She says she's never slept better, without me tossing and turning all night! 

So good luck with your search Sabrina, and sweet dreams! 

David, as a temporary measure get a piece of board and put it under your mattress.  You'll be amazed at teh difference it makes, and you may even save having to buy a new bed.

[robert waddell]

what works for one does not work for all
tried the orthopaedic mattress specially designed    did not work
tried the board below the mattress did not work
the water bed does work for us in all ways  it is just peoples raised eyebrows when you tell them

[northfifeduckling]

never been in as much pain than on a waterbed during hols - memory foam it is for me any time!

[doganjo]

I like my memory foam mattress too, but I do sometimes wake up because I've got very hot.