Tempur mattress - yay or nay?

Yes yes yes, buy the best one you can afford. They do get hot, we have bought lightweight duvets and have our window open, but they are so lovely. I never want to get out of bed and my morning neck and back ache have gone.

I have a memory foam topper bought locally at a shop situated on a farm which also deals in curtain material. As there was a tiny flaw, I got it for £75, made to measure for my 4ft bed. I got it before I had my shoulder op and it proved to be very comfortable. I use it under a fleecy underblanket.

Nay I am afraid. Very nearly talked into buying oine by skick salesman UNTIL I mentioned my electric blanket! Can't use one with a Temour mattress, so no sale.
My favourite mattresses (but can't afford one at present) are Vi Spring (?) - have slept on them in various hotels and it was heaven. Hypnos is another make I like. What I do is lift the bottom sheet and check out the mattress make after a night in a hotel!!

I have slept on one at my DDs and it is really comfortable and supports my considerable weight. At home I have a memory foam topper which eliminated my sore hips. I think as long as there is a cotton cover there is no difference heat-wise - and I am a very hot person, sleeping with a sheet only covering me all year round. I have read on a previous thread on here that electric blankets should not be used with memory foam and possibly not hot water bottles either, but I do not know for sure.
There is a mattress advertised on TV www.octaspring.co.uk/ which looks good but way out of my price range!

I have a Tempur mattress which I love (do resemble the beached whale on occasion). I never have back ache now. I bought it after a long illness, as it was recommended to me by the physio who I went to for six months.

It was very expensive - nearly £1,000 but I didn't have to pay VAT because it was for medical purposes.

Tempurs are very difficult to move on your own - they are really heavy. I have to ask one of my children to help me switch it every now and again.

Perhaps a good quality mattress topper would be the best of both worlds. I believe there are mattresses that incorporate a Tempur topping now, and if they'd been around at the time, this is what I would have chosen.

I recently bought a very good quality foam topper for my bed- and it has really helped with my hip and knees. It could be a much cheaper solution to buy a Tempur or similar topper to try on top of your mattress. We are very lucky here to have a very large bedroom, and we now have a small double bed each - and it makes such a difference in comfort - still together, but with our own space- and each with a good quality topper. It has to be one with air vents which can breathe. Cost about £130 from Bedland in Twickenham.