New mattress or new bed?

I am also looking to get a new bed, now I am on my own I will get a double. I want a 4 drawer base but researching mattresses has been hard work. I think I have settled on a Simba hybrid it’s about £1300 but notice people are recommending Emma which is a bit cheaper. Another option which a few people have told me is good is the Premier Inn mattresses.

It’s a real headache.

I believe that if you have a foam mattress you shouldn't have to turn or rotate it. I find foam very comfortable, but also too hot for me as I'm a very hot person!
I'd recommend a trip to John Lewis to try out mattresses, we've always bought there either during the sale or ex-display. They have the option of returning the mattress within a certain timeframe if you don't like it, though you have to put on a certain type of mattress cover which you buy at the same time.
Shops will obviously try to sell you a base as well as a mattress if they can, but it really isn't necessary as it sounds as though yours is the unsprung type if it has drawers.

Bought a new mattress last year. I did think it woukd be a new base too but was told in small bedding stores a decent base should be good for two replacement mattresses with 8 years between. Saved quite a bit.

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Cabbie21

My son has ViSpring. Their top one costs over £10,000!

My friend bought a vi-spring but unfortunately it was a little too hard for them, so waste of money.
What about those mattresses that come in a box? Emma.
I think they would probably be lighter.
You could alway go on to YouTube uk & look up best mattress in a box.

I have a Vi-Spring too but it's a SuperKing which is way to big for me now I'm on my own but buying a double sized bed (which would suit me now) would also mean a new headboard and new bedding as current bed is so large - 3 pillows wide. Top sheets could still be used but duvet covers and bedspreads would be trailing on the floor and an invitation to spiders. Also wonder how to get rid of existing bed?

I splashed out on. Tempur mattress over 10 years ago and it is as good as new, gives the best night's sleep. Expensive but so worth it.

Nandalot

I was having the same quandary a month ago. Big dips in the mattress and waking up every morning with aching shoulders. I dithered for ages and then went for it from an online company that delivers the next day. Can exchange after 50 days if it doesn’t suit. It is brilliant! Shoulder ache has gone. It wasn’t overly expensive as mattresses go, around £500 for the kingsize. Went for medium firm. I kept the old base as it has a firm top with drawers.

What happens to all these beds if returned after so many days? Are they just sold on to others as 'new', find this off putting.

I am not keen on foam as I think I will find it too hot.
I remember having a Dunlopillo mattress in the caravan as a child and that was lovely.
I don't know how much it is worth spending.
Too cheap= waste of money?
Expensive : is it worth paying more?

Following this thread with interest. What a quandary!!
I remember being told "buy the best quality bed you can afford as you spend a third of your life on it"!
So many different beds/mattresses! from "soft" - through to "extra firm". .
My DH feels he needs new bed as he's waking with back ache, ( worrying as his cancer has spread to his bones).
We are exploring for the best option.
Hope you find the right one for yourself Cabbie

A bit off the main subject but would like some advice. I had a previous spinal fracture some years ago and recently fell and now have another one! I can manage getting into bed but getting out is still very painful and difficult. Was wondering whether to get an adjustable bed to help me into a sitting position. Does anyone have experience of these types of bed please?

Last time we replaced the mattress (maybe 10 years ago) it went on top of a base I’d bought in 1977 ! Still fine TBH, but it was a ViSpring bed I’d bought in a sale.
It was a special size, in between king and super king, which has been a bit of a pain as regards fitted sheets (only made to to order) but otherwise no problem - I just use superking duvets and covers.

I bought a new bed in January; went to a large showroom in Rotherham where the salesman was very laid back and told me to go ahead and spend as much time as I needed lying on any or all of them for as long as I wanted.
I chose the one I actually fell asleep on!
It's a standard double Barker & Finch divan base with drawers plus their Sapphire 2000 pocket spring mattress, very firm and supportive without feeling 'hard' like a plank.
It's the most expensive bed I've ever owned, with the lovely velvet plush headboard just short of £1K, and I felt a bit guilty for a while 🫣 but well, good sleep is important and there are no pockets in a shroud.
Six months on, I highly recommend Barker & Finch.

Cabbie21. I would just replace the mattress. I’m on my own and sleep in a double bed. I bought the best bed in the shop and don’t regret it!!!!!!

O would just replace the mattress. It’s worth spending as much as you can afford. I remember trying out mattresses in John Lewis I found one I loved but it was 7k so a no no. The salesman came over and suggested I try one of there’s that was similar but 1.3k. It felt exactly the same. I bought it and it was the best buy ever.

I think I will have to venture into the city and visit John Lewis. But it will have to wait until a cooler day!
There is another out of town store I could go to but they don’t have the same choice.

I am a long-term planner. We want our present home to be so safe, comfortable and convenient that we can both (especially the lone survivor) live in it for the remainder of our lives, if/when physical and mental health decline.

I've always regarded good sleep as the cornerstone of good physical and mental health, starting with with the comfort of the bed and bedroom. We've already reaped the longterm benefits and the older we get, the more important health and energy become.

In older age, floor space in the bedroom can become a consideration. One might need future room for mobility aids and a helper or carer. ( zimmer, wheelchair. Commode?).

This is perhaps the last bed you will ever buy; the one you'll be using when you are much frailer than now. Think hard about the size of bed, and bedroom layout, that best suits a single old person. If you have the money, spend it wisely.

I have a Rem-Fit Sleep400 a small double and love it. On the hard side of medium which is exactly how i like it.
It's definitely not one of the expensive ones but oh so comfortable. I've had it for about 4 years and just as good as when I bought it

Still using our pine king-size slatted base bed that we bought when we bought our first house in 1974.
I saw the bed frame in a magazine, fell in love with it and ordered it from our local high-class furniture shop.
Obviously we have had new mattresses, but I would never get rid of it - too many memories (DS was conceived in it.. )

I have a Tempur mattress too. Best mattress I have ever had.

grandmac

A bit off the main subject but would like some advice. I had a previous spinal fracture some years ago and recently fell and now have another one! I can manage getting into bed but getting out is still very painful and difficult. Was wondering whether to get an adjustable bed to help me into a sitting position. Does anyone have experience of these types of bed please?

I’ve known a few people who have had these beds, didn’t have them for long before getting shut.
I think at the time I thought the mattresses to be on the softer, thinner side so that they can bend.
Another friend has the dunlopillo twin electric beds. Not sure what the mattress is made from, but they really like them. Made up with single duvets & superking throw to make it look like they are sleeping in one bed.
I did look at having another dunlopillo bed but really expensive now.

Knspol, I don’t know? Maybe they sell them off cheap.
I really wouldn’t fancy a second hand mattress.

If you buy a double, the headboard, fitted bottom sheets, mattress protector, electric blanket will all be the wrong size. I am in exactly the same position. The other option is a quality memory foam mattress for the king size base.

Aren’t memory foam mattresses too hot, especially in heatwaves like this?

Cabbie21

Aren’t memory foam mattresses too hot, especially in heatwaves like this?

They can be. Probably better to stick to natural fibres, but then you have the weight to deal with.
If you have cleaner can’t they rotate the mattress for you?

Our bed had to go after DH died (paralysis and incontinence at the end).
After a temporary single from IKEA, I got a very nice 4-foot "bachelor bed".
A double didn't feel right any more, but this one suits me fine.
A new bed for the next stage was helpful.

Beware Memory foam matresses!
My 90 year old Dad bought himself one and soon complained that it held his original indentation for ages, so that it was hugely difficult to get out of when he wanted to roll and sleep on his other side. He was frail with hip problems. Then it took ages for it to adapt to the new position! Not good.