Hello everyone! Thank you for such an amazing website and friendly forum. I've been stalking around for a few weeks doing a lot of research on mattress toppers. I think I'm finally narrowing it down but I am too unsure what to buy just yet. I was hoping to get one final input before I decide.
I recently bought an 'orthopedic' mattress from Hawn Bedding here in Lee's Summit. It seems to be a semi-firm traditional innerspring mattress. It feels great but I can really feel the pressure points and I wake up with my muscles feeling a bit stiff- I think because they need some cushioning. My bones and my back do very well with it. My fiancé really likes the bed too but has finally admitted similar issues.
I've been mostly looking at latex toppers and I have settled on trying a Talalay style topper. I am not opposed to the Dunlop style but I believe my mattress is supportive enough. I'm just struggling on the decision of the thickness and the firmness of the topper. I have been unable to try laying on Talalay latex but enjoyed the Dunlop latex beds at Hawn Bedding.
I've emailed a few of the shops suggested on these forums and the replies have been fairly simlar. When I emailed them, I was asking them for thickness and firmness suggestions but also remarked about wanting to not over do the thickness because I saw that it was suggested to go easy on the thickness on this site.
SleepLikeABear suggested I get a 2" 24ILD but seemed like they wanted suggest 3" by saying that I may find a need for it to be a bit thicker and could add another inch later if I decided. The folks at Arizona Premium Mattress Company suggested their 3" 28ILD topper. SleepEZ suggested that we get two different firmness levels because of our weight difference but that we could do the medium if we didn't want to go through the trouble of mixing two in a cover. But they did not believe a 2" would be thick enough and also suggested a 3". Their soft is listed as a 19-20ILD and their medium is listed as a 30-32ILD.
To me, the firmness suggestions are all very similar in range. I'm leaning a lot towards the 28ILD offered with Arizona Premium. They are fairly affordable I believe! And everyone's suggestions have been so similar in range that I'm fairly confident that firmness will do us well enough.
I am a still unsure about the thickness however. The folks in the forms and the guidelines throughout the internet really seem to stress about being careful going over 2".
I'm almost tempted to give up going the latex route because I am so overwhelmed by all the variables and what could go wrong. No shops that I've been able to find sell Talalay or Dunlop toppers nearby so I can't get an idea... I could always just go to the store and get some stinky/hot memory foam, ha-ha! But people seem very fond of their latex that I'd love to give it a try as well.
Sorry for the wall of text. But I look forward to hearing your advice!