memory foam mattress

[Ashgarth]

just curious if anyone has bought/tried a memory foam mattress pad (not a full mattress) or pillow before. They are very expensive and i thought before I buy something for several hundred dollars, I would chck here!

I do toss and turn a lot and have slight lower back pain so i was trying to figure out if something like this would be helpful.

thanks!

[Zen]

Isn't there somewhere you can go to try it out?
Do they offer a trial period?
I have a pillow made out of memory foam (I got it free). It's mighty nice but that doesn't help in relationship to your back issue.

[brok]

Had one, hated it, got a comfort select sleep number mattress instead. Love it, no more back pain. - Just my own personal endorsement for the sleep number bed

[nic840]

Use one of the memory foam matress pads on a twin bed/trundle and it works okay for the occasional guest...not sure if it would be great for full time sleep. I was not a super expensive one but my Mom was complaining that the matress was too hard...it has solved that problem.

I am in the market for a new matress too... The sleep number bed isn't a gimmick? I have heard good things but my husband isn't convinced...granted we have not tried one out yet.
Any other suggestions? - Nic

[brok]

I wasn't convinced either until I tried one - really, I love it. The only thing I have a complaint about is that it is soo light weight that it moves around (like when the dogs jump up, etc.). Not a major problem in my book. You can get it will 2 air chambers so you and your partner can select a personally desired level of air i.e. firm or not, your choice without changing the other side. I have slept better on mine than I had in years. They also have a 30 night trial.

[divingbiker]

Had one, hated it, got a comfort select sleep number mattress instead. Love it, no more back pain. - Just my own personal endorsement for the sleep number bed

I second this. I used to have neck and shoulder pain, and now have none. The sleep number bed is wonderful!

[madscot13]

If we are thinking the same thing I really enjoyed it. i picked the memory foam pad for my dorm bed. It made it a hundred times more comfortable. Those beds were really stiff without any cushion. the pad helped with that. If you like cushy go for it. If you like hard buy a new mattress. Mine was from Kohl's and stuff from there is always on sale.

[Nokomis]

Not so much in love with it - after the first month or so the memory foam remembers where you sleep, and those areas are more compressed than others. The middle of the bed is firmer, because it isn't slept on consistently - so there is a little bump between us.

[rachelroo]

I too have a sleep number bed, and love it but I use a memory foam pad on top of it. I think the back relief I get is from the actual bed but the pad makes it feel a little cushier. I also no longer get migranes every day since I got my mattress. I do use a memory foam pillow, I feel like the real benefit of it is that it keeps me from tossing and turning, maybe because it shapes to you rather than moving around, once I've found a good position I usually keep it.

[fatbottomedgurl]

I found this when researching for my back recently. I like the looks of it because of the heat reducing channels and cost compared to the Tempurpedic but I don't have the money right now. Good FAQ section.

http://www.healco.com/products.html