Bed movement is disrupting our sleep and making me cranky, what to do June 11, 2014 Subscribe My boyfriend's mattress is about 6 years old, and he's a tosser. When I sleep over and he tosses and turns it keeps me up, and it sucks. I'm not sure if it's the mattress or the boxspring - he thinks mattress. Let's say getting a new mattress is not in the immediate future - will a memory foam cover help us? Is there any thing else you can think of? I'm guessing not really, but sometimes there are innovative suggestions around here. Major Update: Check out our updated Tuft & Needle mattress review here. T&N has made some major changes since I originally published this piece. For Sleepopolis regular readers you may already know that Tuft & Needle hasn’t always been one of my favorite mattresses. A little over 6 months ago I was in the market for a new mattress and a co-worker of mine recommended I give the Tuft & Needle a try, which I did. All things considered, it was a good mattress and a great company, but after just a few nights it was apparent that it wasn’t the right mattress for me.
The mattress at the time was quite simply too firm for my back. However, Tuft & Needle has been on the warpath these last 6 months and their mattress and foam formulation has gotten a complete overhaul. Tuft & Needle listened to their consumer feedback and went back to the drawing board. Within the last 6 months the team at Tuft & Needle has made more than a dozen major changes to the mattress addressing consumer feedback, complaints, and other issues.A completely new and dramatically improved mattress. ’s most popular rated mattress. So with that said, let’s dive in and take a look at the major changes to Tuft & Needle. The biggest complaint, by far, that Tuft & Needle has received within the last several months has been around the firmness. As I mentioned above, the mattress was just a bit too firm for me when I originally tried it. Tuft & Needle took this feedback from their customers and began to go back to the drawing board of their foam formulation. The new foam delivered the same great support that so many have raved about on Amazon, but with considerable improvement to the softness.
The new Tuft & Needle has a much softer feel and is closer to a true neutral firmness. This one isn’t as much of a change, but it’s so critically important, and it’s something I wasn’t aware of 6 months ago. Unlike most mattress companies Tuft & Needle doesn’t use latex foam, Avena foam, memory foam, or any other patented foam. Because they simply don’t have as much control over the support and comfort of those foams. Tuft & Needle’s foundation isn’t in design or marketing, and they don’t have an army of venture capitalists backing them. At the core they are engineers trying to solve the problems that plague the mattress industry, all from an engineer’s angle. And what do engineers want most? Formulaic control of their product, data driven feedback from their customers, and an experience that simply works. Since they make their own foam they have incredible control over every aspect of the feel. By changing certain variables in the formulation and/or pouring process they are able to dial in support, comfort, firmness, cooling, sinkage, and virtually every other criteria you could imagine.
Hybrid foam mattresses are fairly standard in the online factory direct mattress market. In fact, Tuft & Needle itself was something of a 3-layer hybrid mattress when they first launched. Their newest model has gone from 3-layers down to 2. Instead of having two separate layers, one for support and one for comfort, they have developed a foam formulation that combines these into a single 3 inch layer. In addition to simply being softer, the new Tuft & Needle foam formulation has been designed to promote additional cooling. The foams draw heat away from your body as you sleep and expel the heat through the sides and bottom, resulting in a mattress that sleeps cool immediately and constantly, even after laying down all night. The active cooling is aided by the reduced number of layers and glue in the mattress, both of which help air to flow more freely. Quite frankly, I’m impressed with the new Tuft & Needle. They have always been a great mattress, even when they were too firm for me, but their ability to quickly adapt to the needs of consumer and create a truly adaptive and dynamic product is something to admire.
If you were on the fence before about the Tuft & Needle due to firmness concerns I would recommend giving them a second look. 120 day home trial Mattress information & performance guide Adapting to your body Our mattresses are designed to last 10 to 15 years with normal usage. As with all luxury mattresses, there will be some occurrence of natural impressions as your bed acclimates to your specific body shape and sleeping positions. The Loom & Leaf mattress has far more cushioning than less expensive promotional beds and will naturally settle to adapt to your body. The extra cushioning, along with our specially engineered layers of foam, are what allows for maximum performance and healthy, balanced support. Loom & Leaf mattresses are one sided, which means that you will not have to flip, rotate or turn it. The memory foam will return to its shape time and time again. Moving, handling and storage The handles on the L&L mattress are specifically designed to assist in the placement of the mattress, and are not designed as a carrying handle.
We always recommend that two people move the mattress because every Loom & Leaf bed is handcrafted with multiple layers of foam making it difficult for just one person to move. If you need to put your mattress into storage, always lay the mattress flat, never folded or on it's side. Mattress pads and covers If you are choosing to use a mattress pad, we strongly recommend an 'all cotton' mattress pad that breathes, with a minimal amount of padding, as our mattresses are designed to contour with your body. Our mattresses perform perfectly without a foundation on a platform bed that has a solid surface or horizontal slats that are spaced less than 4 inches apart with a proper center support. Our mattresses are compatible with motorized adjustable bed frames. King or queen mattress bed frames must have a center leg support. Thank you for you interest in Loom & Leaf. Please click here to see the digital version of our brochure.A mattress is a major purchase that can seem overwhelming to shop for.