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Several companies will give you a free trial period. I think I would try that route. I can't stand them. They are so hot to sleep on I was very uncomfortable. The back support was not worth sleeping in a sauna!
Don't know the name and it may have been mentioned and recommended already in which I apologize. But why not a mattress that is adjustable, where you and your wife choose your own form?
We have a costco memory foam mattress, and it is actually memory foam, but like tempurpedics is covered with other types of foam. Novaform 12" Bella Venta Gel Memory Foam Mattress It's awesome we've had it over 10 years and it's as comfortable as the day we bought it. I can't imagine having any other kind of mattress. I have some herniated lumbar discs and it's much more comfortable than any conventional mattress.
We gave up with having various spring mattresses over the years. After so much frustration we discovered from a recommendation the Serta i-Comfort memory foam mattress. It's been over 6 years now and we still enjoy a very comfortable good nights sleep. It's still in the same shape when we first bought it. It comes with a 25 year warranty.
It's a lot cooler than the Temperpedic.
1. Waterbed. Hey man, it was the 70s. Too much sloshing, not enough support. Result: back pain.
2. Firm (actually hard) coil spring mattress. My wife called it the vet table. Result: No back pain but frequently pinched nerves and awakened with an arm or leg asleep.
3. Tempurpedic. This was it. My only complaint is that it was too expensive. But I've had it now for about 20 years and still love it. Result: No back pain, wake up refreshed every day.
I think mattresses are a lot like car seats. No one kind fits all. You need to try them out. Just find a deal where you can return it if it's not the right solution for you.
Have a temperpedic- not sure of spelling. We love it! As post #2 indicates asking this sort of advice is fairly useless. One person's sleeping bliss is another's slab of concrete.
I second that emotion. My wife and I have a Tempur-pedic and it is the best mattress I have ever slept on. We need a firm mattress and the great thing about it is that the whole mattress retains its position, unlike spring mattresses, so when one sleeper moves, the mattress as a whole doesn't, helping everyone rest better. People have said the mattress tends to be hot, and I'm not sure if that's true or not, because I'm hot natured so everything makes me sweat anyway. We have never had back pain with it and she's had it at least 12 years. I've slept on it 2 years without discomfort. I think hers has a 20 year warranty because it's an older model, but they now have a 10 year warranty, much longer than typical mattresses.
I strongly suggest you don't go cheap on a mattress, OP. It's one of those things that you don't want to skimp on because an uncomfortable mattress disturbs your sleep and causes back and neck pain, and it's not worth it just to save a little cash. Even if you have to finance a more expensive mattress, your body will thank you for it.
I agree on "sinking" into a mattress - however, we once rented a beach condo that had the Temperpedic-type mattresses. I dreaded turning over, which I normally do a couple of times a night, but I slept so well that I didn't need to turn over.
Memory or not, be sure to look for latex foam.
I strongly suggest you don't go cheap on a mattress, OP. It's one of those things that you don't want to skimp on because an uncomfortable mattress disturbs your sleep and causes back and neck pain, and it's not worth it just to save a little cash. Even if you have to finance a more expensive mattress, your body will thank you for it.
Well, I would certainly agree that a good mattress is worth spending some money on. However, there is no reason that a quality foam mattress should cost thousands of dollars. Our most comfortable mattress is the Queen size Serta foam mattress we ordered from Overstock. It was less than $400 delivered. We spent twice that for a thick King sized mattress from Costco. Still within reason, but no more comfortable than the cheap one. Both have held up over years of use. I do not know the life expectancy but certain 10 years or more is likely.
1. Waterbed. Hey man, it was the 70s. Too much sloshing, not enough support. Result: back pain.
Sloshing? You adjusted it to be sloshy. So you got sloshy. After you decided that you did not like it sloshy, did you then adjust to to be firm?
OP - I have no experience with the mattresses that you have mentioned.
We bought a Cal-King waterbed in 1985 for $99. We have used it through five homes and one apartment, twice living over-seas, and we still use the same waterbed. We have replaced the bag a couple times, and the heater a few times. We keep it pretty firm.
My co-worker is still pissed that he paid $6k for memory foam like 10 years ago, today these foam beds are like no more than $200-400. I got my memory foam like 5 years ago for $400, still works great today.
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Too much sloshing, not enough support. Result: back pain.
Result: No back pain but frequently pinched nerves and awakened with an arm or leg asleep. 
Result: No back pain, wake up refreshed every day. 
