Review on Tempur-pedic Mattress

Seeing how the odds of this being seen is actually pretty good with today's search technology, I think I should do a review on the Tempur-pedic mattress that I've tried a few months ago.

A few months ago I started having persistent backpain. It all started when the last pillow top mattress we owned started to give after a measly three years and became too soft for my back. Then, refusing to get a mattress so soon in time after we've spent so much on that mattress, we tried to flip the mattress upside down (never was intended for that, by the way) and it was too hard. Every morning the back pain just got worse. Finally we caved and decided to purchase a new mattress.

When you think about the best mattress for backpain, the first thing that pops into mind is, of course, a tempur-pedic mattress. And I know I wasn't the only one who thought that because I read someone's comment on Amazon.com soliciting information (review) on tempur-pedic mattresses. Interesting enough, of all the researches that I've done on tempur-pedic, nothing mentioned that it's great for back pain/support. Regardless, I already had the pre-conception that this is what I need. So we purchased the cheapest tempur-pedic (about $1,600 when all is said and done) they have at Sleep Train.

Here goes:

Pro (might as well start from the good): absolute zero motion transfer. Sometimes I get in and out of bed some 15 times before settling in, and that used to disturb hubby's sleep. Well, that never happened again. A few times, even a light sleeper like me didn't detect him crawling into bed. Perk: your next door/ downstair neighbor no longer need to know when and how long each time you have an intimate moment.

Con: It did not do a lick of what I thought it was supposed to do -- give my back ultimate support. In fact, it failed in that area entirely. It was too soft to provide any kind of real back support whether I was on my back (I heard that's bad posture for the back) or on my side. If I sleep on my back, my entire lumbar region will curve downward, which was not comfortable at night and gave me severe ache in the mornings. If I sleep on my side (and I don't want to feel that I HAVE to sleep on my side for the next 15 years), my side that touches the bed will be completely flat, and causing over curvature on the upper side. The longest time I can spend in the mattress (any position, awake or asleep) is seven hours. And I don't mean the ache begins after seven hours. I mean the ache became absolutely intorable after seven hours. Forget about sleeping in on the weekends!

Neutral: Do know that a Tempur-pedic is warmer than a regular mattress. You know that nice cool feeling when you first get into bed? Forget about that. I've already read reviews that about 50% of Tempur-pedic owners complainted that it was like sleeping on wet sand. Frankly, I don't feel that way at all and ABSOLUTELY love the no motion tranfer "feature."

In conclusion: if the problem you are trying to solve is that one person tosses and turns too much and/or the other is a light sleeper AND you DON'T have a bad back, this is a great buy. If you do have a bad back, I suggest you try this out for yourself. Be sure there's a return policy where you buy it from.