YOU SHOULD SLEEP ON SEPARATE MATTRESSES IN A DOUBLE BED
If you don't sleep well at night, the cause may lie in what's beneath you.
It’s possible that the mattress has been chosen incorrectly or is suitable for only one of the occupants in a double bed.
The time when a spring mattress was definitely better than a foam mattress has passed: while spring mattresses are still the most common in Estonia, high-quality springless options have also become available, such as memory foam, which conforms to the shape of the sleeper. “A quality mattress, whether spring or foam, ensures a good night’s sleep,” says Raul Palis, a representative of Sleepwell.
If you feel like you’ve been hauling rocks in a field all night when getting out of bed in the morning, it can be assumed that the mattress isn’t right for you: it’s either too firm or, conversely, too soft. How to find the right mattress?
“When lying on your back, try to place your hand between your back and the mattress. If you can do this without effort and there is space left, the mattress is too firm. On the contrary, if your hand fits between your body and the mattress with difficulty, the mattress is too soft. The mattress should take the shape of the body, not the other way around. Lie on your side and feel the balance. If you easily tilt to one side or the other, the mattress is too firm. If, however, you sink too deeply and it’s difficult to turn, the mattress is too soft,” Palis instructs how to find the right one in the store.
According to him, a good mattress is characterized by waking up refreshed in the morning. However, if after waking up in your marital bed, you feel more tired than when going to bed in the evening, while your spouse shines like the morning sun, there’s reason to assume that the mattress suits them very well, but not you. Fortunately, separate beds are not the only solution. Separate mattresses are sufficient. “With two mattresses, it’s possible to create a bed with different firmness levels. For example, if the man likes a firm bed and the woman prefers a soft one, it’s easy to achieve this with two mattresses of different firmness levels. The gap between the two mattresses can be successfully covered by a shared, integral mattress topper,” explains Palis. Also, as users of two different mattresses praise, it eliminates the worries that one is disturbed when the other moves too much during the night.
To ensure the mattress lasts a long time:
- Use a mattress topper. A mattress topper protects the main mattress and extends its lifespan.
- If necessary, it’s easy and inexpensive to replace the mattress topper.
- As an additional bonus to the mattress protection function, a mattress topper increases sleeping comfort.
- To prevent the mattress from wearing out quickly, it should be periodically rotated. This should be done at least once every six months.
