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Is your mattress topper too hot to sleep on these past few days?
Hi,
Now the nice weather seems to have arrived I was wondering please if any owners of memory foam mattress toppers are finding it difficult to sleep?
I recently purchased one after much research only to find that since the evenings have been warmer i'm roasting hot in bed.
Does anyone have a particular make that doesnt cause this for them?
Mine is here
Now the nice weather seems to have arrived I was wondering please if any owners of memory foam mattress toppers are finding it difficult to sleep?
I recently purchased one after much research only to find that since the evenings have been warmer i'm roasting hot in bed.
Does anyone have a particular make that doesnt cause this for them?
Mine is here
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Being covered by the duvet stops the bogeymen from getting you:o:o
We were advised when we got our memory foam mattress that you can sweat more due to what its made from.
In a sprung mattress that has the memory foam layer built in, all they have under the memory foam is the insulator pad,which is there to protect the memory foam from the springs, and to stop you feeling the springs. So air can circulate through the spring layer to dissipate the heat. With mattresses that are reflex foam with memory foam on top, the reflex foam layer insulates, and makes the heat even worse.
The memory foam layer (or topper) should only be 2" to 2.5" deep (2" if you are sensitive to heat). If the memory foam is too deep then you won't get any better support, but you will sink deeper into it, and become too hot.
I'm a tad gutted by that as from what i've heard the comfort benefits are huge with these things.
When we went back to a standard mattress, it was really chilly in bed, until we got used to it again.
Not at all. I have a two sided pocket sprung and memory foam mattress that contains full size steel pocket springs, so air can circulate through the spring layer to dissipate the heat.
If you don't want the expense of changing your mattress then you could get a climate control mattress protector like Outlast.
But goose down doesn't give support like memory foam, it just feels comfortable.
http://www.snugmattress.co.uk/products/spare-coolmax-mattress-zipped-machine-washable-cover-king-489-3247.aspx
You can get other Coolmax covers but this is zipped and, in my opinion, the best! And it does help with the warmth problem.
I do, however, think that the memory foam mattresses do trap heat more than other mattresses whatever you do but you just get used to throwing the duvet/sheet off at times in the night!! It's worth it for the comfort.
I kept rolling over and falling out of bed.
Excellent advice=not.:yawn:
Yes you definitely need the elastic straps. I guess you could always sew some on?
I didn't buy one for support but for comfort - not sure they are realistically made to give support. Goose feather is definitely very comfy
Coolmax is a wicking fabric that takes the moisture away from your body, and stops you feeling too clammy. I always worry with a mattress where it takes the moisture to.
My point is that a goose down topper can't be a substitute for memory foam, as they have completely different properties.
They aren't full memory foam. They are mainly reflex foam, with a layer of memory foam on top. Reflex foam is very hot, and not very supportive.
I have that one too. At the moment its still fine for sleeping on, another month and I'll have to place something between the topper and sheet as it will be uncomfortably hot by then.
I normally place my feather duvet between the topper and sheet as I've not had anywhere to store the duvet. I now have extra storage space so I won't have to this year. Your idea of a large towel sounds like a good idea, especially as I like the support of the memory foam.
If you place anything too thick on top of the memory foam then it will prevent it from working propery. This is because the memory foam needs your body heat to react with it, and a thick layer will insulate your body heat from the memory foam. A towell should be fine though.
Mattress advice site with no external links, and that doesn't try to sell you anything: http://www.mattressadvice.co.uk
I bought my towel in Germany , its huge 2 metres x 1.5 m . so I put it across the bed and it reaches to nearly the end .It absorbs that awful heat and you still get the benefit of the topper . I have a pair of old braces under the mattress hoding it firmly in place so it wont curl up under us
Please read my previous post. You won't get the same benefit from the topper I'm afraid.
Its a towel I use and find it great , still the topper benefit and less hot ,
Oh I see. When you said you had bought it from Germany I thought you were talking about a quilt, the same as GetMeOuttaHere.
They have towels in Germany the same size as a single duvet , they use them instead of duvets in summer .A towel in the duvet cover is lovely and cool , I use them for that too . Cant get them here at all .