Perfect! You NEED this firm base foam bed....
I have gone thru just about every kind of mattress imaginable. Foam, regular, air, water...NONE held up or felt good after some time. I finally sat down to research WHY. After 6 months of studying, I found the best info on The Mattress Expert dot com. I learned I, a female, side-sleeper, needed a firm base mattress with a soft 2" topper. NOT MEMORY FOAM. That's a crock. So I wanted a good thick foam, with OUT chemicals, with a softer latex layer on top. This fit the bill in every way! The ILD ( Impression Load Deflection) rating is just right (34-36). The density of the foam is just right (1.8). It IS firm! It NEEDS to be! But it's still luxuriously soft and cradling. Do not think you can use a MEMORY foam topper and that will help. (The guy who gave a crummy rating cuz his memory foam topper didn't soften it up-listen!) You have to use NATURAL latex. Talalay or Dunlop latex. 2". You can get a super high quality one at an excellent price at Ultimate Sleep dot com. The 2" one (3" isn't better-it throws off the alignment of the spine). My ECO arrived on time. I opened it up (blunt nosed kitchen shears!) and let her breathe. There was NO chemical odor whatsoever! YAY! It was ready to sleep on that night (after about 10 hours of breathing). It gained in firmness over the next few days, which is when I tossed on my talalay topper (ALWAYS cover your topper with a thick, cotton mattress cover to keep it from getting too hot! Also helps lower the wear and tear) I use my ECO foam mattress on a solid platform box base (Cal King, so 2 twin box bases). We have not had the hump issue. The "butt depressions" disappear when you get up! We turn the mattress and FLIP it. (I took off the fire retardant sock and detached the top layer from the foam base so I could do this! Don't worry, it won't ruin your foam layers!) You really don't NEED to turn/flip, but it makes me feel like I'm doing something to prolong my wonderful mattress's life! ;) (I did write to the author at the mattress expert site to ask him about this particular mattress; he gave me a big thumbs up!) BUY IT NOW WHILE IT'S ON SALE!! You will be so glad you did!!
