You can get a much thicker foam mattress from IKEA than 3/4". That's like a standard sheet of construction plywood.) I personally selected the thickest foam mattress that still came on a roll, so it would fit in my car, and it's perfectly comfortable.Is it the mattress or the boxspring? If it's the boxspring, it's perfectly reasonable to put a rigid surface on top of it. Good mattresses work just fine on top of a rigid surface. In fact, I don't think I ever saw such a thing as a boxspring before I moved to the US, and I don't think people in The Netherlands, who usually put their mattresses on top of wooden slats or metal "spiraalbodems," have any higher of a rate of back problems than Americans.Are you sure it's the bed that's hurting you? Or are you just having some muscle cramps? The nasty thing about your back is that a lot of the time, your natural reaction to pain causes more cramp, and this is all exacerbated by stress. As mentioned before, remedies include a combination of ibuprofen, warm baths, taking it easy on whatever is causing stress, and mild exercise with lots of stretching.
When in doubt, see a physical therapist. Be careful with anyone that wants to fix it by "manipulating the spine." There are some legit medical professionals who do that sort of thing, but also lots of quacks.Do not listen to any mattress salespeople. There may be honest ones, but generally, they're only a notch above car salespeople.Crib mattresses come in all kinds of different forms-innerspring, foam, memory foam, and more. Innerspring mattresses seem to be making more and more of an appearance in homes all over the world and it has many people wondering, “how many coils should a crib mattress have” in an innerspring bed. I did some digging and found a bunch of useful information about coils and innerspring mattresses. What Is An Innerspring Crib Mattress A lot of us are used to the traditional foam crib mattress that we slept on as babies and as our kids may now sleep on. Recently, innerspring crib mattresses have been popping up in my mommy friends’ houses. Well, innerspring mattresses are actually more durable than traditional foam and they offer more support.
Innerspring mattresses are quite supportive, as I just mentioned. They offer a better weight distribution and they tend to hold up better against just about anything that lays on it. The edge support is also quite remarkable with them, which is great for preventing SIDS. The edges of these are usually wrapped in coil to prevent edge sagging, which is pretty cool. Inside of the mattress are a bunch of coil springs that keep the mattresses shape and firmness. Over time, these do tend to take a beating, but there is a really low chance of these springs getting worn out. The only issue with these types of beds is that they aren’t easy to clean unless they’re made from waterproof vinyl. Innersprings mattresses tend to be very breathable because they aren’t filled with fluff. Rather, they are composed of the coils, some comfort layers, and usually have some kind of air hole that allows air to flow in and out of the inside. This will keep your baby cool and safe from overheating while they are sleeping.
No one like a cranky, sweaty baby at 2 a.m. Unfortunately, the only downfall to these is the weight. The more coils inside of the mattress, the heavier it is going to be. This could cause some issues when it comes time to change sheets or clean it. The ones that I have encountered have weighed upwards of 20 pounds. If you don’t already know, coils and coil count are two different things. The coils are the amount of coils that are actually inside of the mattress and the coil count is the equivalent amount of coils that would be found in a full size mattress. So really, the coil count doesn’t matter. Coils, on the other hand, matter. There is a definite relationship between the amount of coils and the firmness of the mattress. For example, if the crib mattress has 250 coils that are made with the same gauge steel as a crib mattress with only 150 coils, it’s probably going to be more firm. If those same coils are made with a thinner gauge steel, then you will see no difference.
So the main idea here is the more coils you have and the thicker gauge it is, the more firm the mattress is going to be. Generally, mattresses that only have 70 or 80 coils will be less expensive but also less durable. How Many Coils Should A Baby Crib Mattress Have? Honestly, there really is no set number. In my “expert” opinion, I would say start with a mattress that has at least 150 coils. This seems to be the most common number and the price isn’t completely outrageous. If you look for this amount of coils along with a higher quality material, you’ll end up with a flat, comfortable, and firm surface for your baby to sleep on. If you notice, I have mentioned the word “firm” quite a bit in this article. The reason being is the more firm the mattress, the safer your baby is going to be on it. This is why the more coils are the better option. Babies need a flat, firm surface to sleep on. If they are on something that is too soft for them, they are at a higher risk for suffocation or entrapment.
Let’s stay away from that and stick with the high coil mattress, shall we? To sum everything up, the main idea here was to determine how many coils a crib mattress should have. Well, as I said earlier, there really isn’t a set number. A good range would be between 150-250 coils to ensure proper firmness. If you are on a budget and need something in a pinch and your child is old enough to get themselves out of a divot, I would say it is okay to go with something more in the 100 range. Remember, when it comes to babies, the more firm, the better. If you have any comments or questions, feel free to drop up a line!The last time I bought a mattress for myself was about 11 years ago. I bought a fairly new full-sized one off a coworker. Four moves and a decade later, we’ve decided it’s time to replace it with an adult (and sometimes an extra toddler)-sized bed. When we started looking, I was shocked at the prices. $3000 for a mattress? What the heck are these things made of?
Knowing very little, we went shopping for a mattress and other things on a Saturday morning. The first place, we stopped, Sleepy’s, seemed nice enough. We laid on a few and honed in on the one that we both felt most comfortable in. Meanwhile, Audrey discovered the fun of letting herself fall backwards onto mattresses and did it all over the store. She was giggling and the whole store couldn’t help but look and smile at her. Unfortunately, we soon stopped smiling. When we found something we liked, the seemingly helpful salesman started to get more aggressive. He asked how much we were looking at paying and I made up a number on the spot, something way below the listed price on the bed. The said he would “talk with his manager” and see if he could get us that price. Then he started asking us if we could commit and have it delivered tomorrow. Anne had walked outside to give Audrey a break by that point, so I said I had to go out and talk with her about it. We talked about it for a bit, then decided we didn’t like the high-pressure sales pitch, so we got ready to leave.
I had the car started up when the salesman came out and approached the car window. He then said that he had “talked to his manager” and he could give us the price we wanted AND a free “platinum package”. I said we would talk about it and let him know. We again decided this was sketchy, but to make good on my promise, I went in and gave him my phone number and left. Later that day we went to Jordan’s Furniture, generally known to be a reputable place with reasonable places. The salespeople there were nice and NOT high-pressure. Prices were generally lower, but strangely, we couldn’t find the mattress we found at Sleepy’s. They had Sertas, but not the one we liked. Being indecisive, we left with a couple new names of ones we liked. Later, we went to Mattress Discounters. The woman there was not pushy and told us about the BBB complaints that Sleepy’s (a 700-store chain) had gotten. We decided to think some more and head home. At home, I did some research online and I found something strange – I couldn’t find much of anything on the mattresses we saw that we liked.
I found some mattresses, many of the same brand, but not the same models. I later came to find out that this was completely intentional. The mattress industry is one big scam. There is no way to make an objective decision on a mattress using actual facts. Here’s a few things that the mattress industry does to get you: 1. They mark up their prices 100% to 200%!! No wonder the first guy was able to get his “manager” to give me such a steep discount. They were probably still going to make hundreds of dollars of profits on it. 2. They give the same mattresses different names in different stores or they set up exclusivity agreements by mattress line in certain stores. This makes it impossible to comparison shop because… 3. They make it really had to get actual facts about the mattresses. Stuff like coil counts, materials, overall construction are shrouded in secrecy. But that doesn’t really matter because… 4. There’s no objective measure of mattress quality.
Consumer Reports won’t rate them because they can’t get the data and there’s no testing that actually says higher coil counts are better or the number of wires in the coils makes a difference in any way. You’re left to deciding how much you believe the marketing. Is a pillow top made of alpaca hair any better than one made of cotton? Your guess is as good as mine. 5. There’s very little online reviews of mattresses, probably because the model names are so fractured. The ones I did find looked more like content-free sites designed to attract referral credits. With some more research, I found out that it was somewhat possible to compare mattresses models from different places. It turns out that they really only make one hardness variation in each line. So you can assume that a Plush Firm mattress in the “Classic” line, is the same as another Plush Firm in the Classic line, even if they have different names. was very helpful in figuring this out. We were able to understand which mattresses we saw and how they related to each other.
For example, the mattress we liked at Jordan’s was a product line better than the one we saw at Mattress Discounters, even though they came out to the same price! Clearly Jordan’s had the better deal, but US-Mattress had an even better deal. So I did something I never thought I could do, buy a mattress over the internet. I’m pretty sure it’s the same one we saw in the store and the free delivery and frame were a good deal. I’m sure that even if I’m getting it at half the price I saw it listed at elsewhere, they’re still making a decent profit on it. Anne and I agree that buying a mattress is worse than buying a car. While both have sketchy salespeople, when you buy a car, you can compare them on MPG, size, features, etc. Multiple dealers have the same models so you can compare prices and make an informed decision based on their invoice prices. There’s none of that when buying a mattress. Our mattress should arrive in a few weeks. Hopefully we’ll just find it comfortable enough to have to avoid going through buying a mattress again for at least another 11 years.