Mattress toppers

My daughter has got a memory foam mattress and she says it can be a struggle to get out of bed in the morning because of the way you sink into it.

You could give up and stay there - for another half hour at least while you summoned some strength up.

MrsJamJam personally I would go for the topper,we had a memory foam mattress and gave it away as the support was useless,at least with the topper you have the support underneath the topper( if that make's any sense)

I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and have a feather mattress topper and it is wonderful and i wouldnt be without it. I would reccomend them to every one. The only problem i had with it was that my fitted sheets didnt fit anymore and i had to buy new deep fitting sheets.

DD bought a new mattress recently and she let her husband choose a hard one (which he likes but she doesn't). If I gave them a feather mattress topper for xmas I wonder if she could shake all the feathers over to her side, or are they stitched in channels?

We had a feather topper for a not very soft mattress on a spare bed. It helps but it does tend to 'flatten' unless you give it a good shoogle every day or 3. She could get a single one and try to attach it to her side only - maybe sew longer elastic on one side? They are lovely in winter as it's like having a duvet either side of you!

Yes, i wondered about that gally - getting her a single one. she does like to be cosy so sounds good. typing one handed as eating juicy pear.

oooh - yum - I should be eating a pear but the chocolate is calling....

i bought one recently, it is microfibre topper, and really makes a difference, very comfortable.

Whatever you do don't buy a mattresses with a topper attached. Our very expensive "Benson" mattress (£900) is a sprung mattress with a latex topper attached to it.

First of all it makes the mattress so thick that you cannot get a cover or sheet to fit.

Because its thick I have to have a foot stool by the bed to assist getting in and out.................

You are supposed to turn it (round, not over) frequently but it is so blinkin heavy that two people are needed and even then it is extremely difficult if it is not a divan bed.

Its too heavy to tuck the sheets in.

It is very comfortable if you like sleeping on a slope. This is because dents develop within weeks and thus there is a lump down the middle. A veritable mountain range in our case - I find myself clinging on to the edge in the morning.

Bensons refuse to do anything about it and say we must turn it every two weeks and the dents are natural................

But I have to admit that it is very comfortable indeed if you can cope with the rake.

Has anyone any similar experience??

We had a feather mattress topper and could not get on with it - it becomes hard and flat very quickly and needs a lot of shaking every day to make it any good at all.

We now have a memory foam mattress topper and love it for the comfort.

However I have to agree it causes problem when making the bed. You do not know whether to try and tuck the sheet under both mattress and topper (which is a bit of a feat as our bed is super king size and mattress is heavy) or to tuck it under the topper only. We do the latter in the summer and use a fitted sheet, but it gets more complicated when the electric blanket (fitted style) is on in the winter, as we have to tuck that under the main mattress or it gets ruckled if only tucked under the topper. In spite of that I wold not be without my memory foam topper.

I've had a memory foam topper for almost six years and wouldn't be without it. I have deep fitted sheets which comfortably accommodate mattress and topper as well as a fleecy underblanket. Just writing about it has made me feel the need of a lie down. [yawn emoticon]

I love my memory foam topper. As it is about 3 inches thick I have had to buy extra deep fitted bottom sheets ( in ivory to blend with other bedding).
The topper has completely stopped the sore hips I used to get by morning. I am always very hot at night, but as it has a cover I have not noticed any increase in the sweating! I sleep with only a sheet covering me all year round.

I must admit that my hips are better with my feather topper. I remember with fondness my gran's old feather mattress. It was soooooo comfortable.

Best night's sleep I ever had was at an aunt's and it was on a (new) feather topper but I have not committed to buying one as opinions are mixed. Nearly bought memory foam mattress one though until smooth salesman pooh poohed my using a "hottie" - you can't with memory foam and as I can't exist without either my electric blanket or a hottie - so no sale. Might look into topper again for spare bed as it is rather low and an extra 1 " or 2" would be welcome.

I have a Tempur memory foam mattress which is very comfortable, but difficult to turn. I think next time I will but a sprung mattress again and just be very careful about trying them all first.

I love my feather mattress topper for the extra warmth and comfort, but as mentioned by others, the fitted sheets bedoyng off! I didn't realise that extra deep fitted sheets are available...(the things you learn on Gransnet!)
Can anyone recommend where they bought their deep sheets please?
Thank you!

Nobody told me not to use a hottie with my memory foam mattress topper and it doesn't seem to have come to any harm.

I bought my extra deep sheets on ebay, and I have seen them in catalogues like House of Bath. I only buy pure cotton, which I starch for coolness. It is at least 12 years since I was able to snuggle under a duvet with a hot water bottle, it used to be bliss! My cool starched sheets are so noisy, I sound as if I am sleeping in a plastic bag!

Thanks shysal, I'll look at House of Bath online.

I use an electric blanket to take the chill off our bed before I get in and the mattress is a memory foam one. Never been any problem with it (so far). I wouldn't choose a memory foam mattress again as I find it makes the night time hot flushes worse.
On the plus side, the instructions say that you should never turn it over - just around ie: head to foot

I've had deep fitted sheets from John Lewis and I've seen them on Ebay, I think. At the moment I am snuggling down on a very cosy flannel sheet, bought from QVC when they had an offer on. Their in-house brand linen is very pricey indeed and they talk about it so pretentiously!