Are you happy with your "MATTRESS"

Hi MeenLoch,

How areyou doing?

We got ours from Sears.
4yrs back, soft..First we visited the store,sat and slept what not spend some 10-15mts testing it and finally ordered it in shop...it should be around 400$i guess.. just mattress///

Its in our kids room now , so hardly use it except when mysister family visits us and initially we used for 2yrs.. its good.

 

I have recently replaced my mattress and here is some of the points, which you may consider according to your situation.
1) We went for medium plush mattress ( on 1-10 scale of soft to firmness, it stands on 5).
2) We bought Sealy Chapman plush Cal king(with box springs included) for $700 after taxes (there is a $160 off on it till this month end).
3) Soft/firm point of view, back pain has nothing to do with the softness or firmness. I read this online. It was always recommended the medium firmness mattress for everyone.
4) Costco reliability and exchange flexibility is awesome compared to the other retailers.
5) For your situation, I would recommend a bigger (California King) mattress since the new born would get good room along with you couple(some times your older kid may also jump around you three on the bed).
Good luck in finding the right mattress for you

 

The main purpose of the box spring is to reduce wear of the mattress by absorbing some shock. It also provides a flat surface for the mattress.

Having said that box springs are optional if your bed has slats. If on the other hand you have just a bar on the base then you need the box spring to provide a firm base.

 

We have bought a few mattresses over the years. We prefer the firm mattress to the soft varieties. The oldest mattress we have is about 5 years old. It's a coil mattress. Started out firm but with almost 5 years of usage there's a little sag in some places. It's a Serta.

The next mattress we have is also a firm mattress we bought about 8 months back. It's a Serta again. This time we went for foam. We are very happy with it. This cost us about 700 with box spring and delivery. Generally Mattress Firm offers very good deals on mattresses. You can always price compare with stores nearby and they do a price match if necessary.

Mattress choice is a very personal decision. If you like the plush feeling you should go for soft mattresses. On the other hand, if you feel sleeping on the floor is more closer to your comfort level, opt for firm mattress. These days you have extra firm mattresses too which resemble sleeping on floor itself. It's a little too much for us though so we stick to firm.

A good mattress should cost you somewhere around 700 - 800 for a queen and around 1000 - 1200 for King. Most of the mattresses at Mattress Firm come with the box spring so you will not be spending anything extra for that.

If your kid is going to sleep with you, a King mattress is highly recommended. You also get mattress covers which provides a waterproof capability. It should help avoid any stains on the mattress.

 

Even we have to buy a mattress. Don't we get 'India type' simple 'cotton ki gaddi' here? Is there something which is close to Indian style mattress in USA market?

I miss Indian mattress so much. :-( Its nothing but cotton inside, and yet they are so comfy. Never ever heard of backache problems because of wrong mattress in India. This is purely stupid US concept. :rant

And they remain good for years together. My parents still use the one they got in their marriage. I'm sure they won't need to change it for another 20 yrs at least. If there is a tear or cut, you simply have to take strong thread and sew it up.

And they cost nothing. Just Rs 1000-1500 and 20 years of sound sleep. And here, its $1000 mattress, and even that cannot guarantee comfort for everyone. I absolutely hate US mattress. :rant

 

For cotton mattress See this
Cotton Futon Mattresses

We faced same issue with innerspring mattress. So recently I purchased Novaform 14" gel memory foam mattress from costco $499. Our backpain problem has gone.
My friend is using futon cotton mattress and she told me its good.

 

Dear all , I too love Indian kind of mattress cotton futon seems a good idea but how to find a bed which can accommodate the mattress ?

Nice thought Meenloch
Years together we suffered but time to think now
We purchased sealy queen extra firm , started to sag after 3 yrs

Bought it for $800
I don't like to spend on box springs but no choice

Bought another extra firm queen mattress for guests
from local store for $300 it is fine

 

Hi Pranjjal
I am also planning to buy the mattress from Costco. Is Gel memory foam mattress, really good and do u see any compromises with this? Please let me know