January 2014 Moms
MissMeegs
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I hate you, memory foam
MissMeegs
member
I just need to vent about our bed. I know it seems absurd to complain about something that is so expensive, like "Oh, poor YOU." If it helps, we bought the bed three years ago and financed it over 18 months. It was a major luxury purchase for us, which is why I find it so heartbreaking to say:
I have a king size Tempurpedic Cloud bed that was NOT cheap, and I f*cking hate it since getting pregnant.
As you may know, memory foam beds sort of form a little cocoon around your body. This can be heavenly. It is NOT heavenly for pregnant ladies who have a hard time sleeping as it is, and need to roll over or change positions multiple times a night to stay comfortable. Rolling over in a memory foam bed is difficult when you're not pregnant, when you are, it's impossible. It takes all my effort. I develop body aches from being trapped "in the trench" as I call it, the big hole that my big pregnant body digs for itself as it sinks deeper and deeper into the foam.
It is torture. I tell DH this and he gets pissy, because the bed was so expensive and it's not like we can just get a new one. And DH is pretty needy and loves to snuggle, especially since our sex life is nil lately I would hate to deny him that closeness. We have a guest room with a lovely FIRM queen size mattress, but DH doesn't want to move in there (he's a big dude, I'm a big gal, we're used to the extra space a king size bed allows).
UGH. Just needed to vent. Stupid bed.
I have a king size Tempurpedic Cloud bed that was NOT cheap, and I f*cking hate it since getting pregnant.
As you may know, memory foam beds sort of form a little cocoon around your body. This can be heavenly. It is NOT heavenly for pregnant ladies who have a hard time sleeping as it is, and need to roll over or change positions multiple times a night to stay comfortable. Rolling over in a memory foam bed is difficult when you're not pregnant, when you are, it's impossible. It takes all my effort. I develop body aches from being trapped "in the trench" as I call it, the big hole that my big pregnant body digs for itself as it sinks deeper and deeper into the foam.
It is torture. I tell DH this and he gets pissy, because the bed was so expensive and it's not like we can just get a new one. And DH is pretty needy and loves to snuggle, especially since our sex life is nil lately I would hate to deny him that closeness. We have a guest room with a lovely FIRM queen size mattress, but DH doesn't want to move in there (he's a big dude, I'm a big gal, we're used to the extra space a king size bed allows).
UGH. Just needed to vent. Stupid bed.
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Re: I hate you, memory foam
And so I force myself back into the bed of doom, and lay there, miserable. Sigh.
Added bonus: we have one of those bed frames with under-bed drawers, so our bed is very high profile. I actually usually like this, but now I need a step stool to get in and out of bed. A step stool.
Oh, I hate you, bed.
DS #1 Born 01/07/2014, DS #2 Born 12/17/2014
Place a pillow behind you, almost lodged behind your back and butt and then also use one in the front to support your belly and fit between your knees (king sized pillows work best in the front) I find that this really helps me sleep on my side better. Then when I have to roll over I don't need to bring the pillow with me, plus the pillow behind kind of supports turning you over a bit.
We have a king sized pillow top mattress about 3-4 years old so it's starting to get "people" spots where we lay.
Hope you find some relief!
Me too! I cannot sleep without the memory foam. My aches and pains are way less than when I slept on a regular mattress, and I love how the foam acts as a wedge support for my belly. It's great! Haven't slept this good in awhile.
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Ours also has a permanent dip in the middle. We got it in 2007. I know that it has a lifetime warranty for this kind of thing, but i have been using it to convince DH to get a different bed. Too bad someone just told him about the damn warranty. Ugh.
Headed to visit the in laws today and for once I'm looking forward to their firm mattress!!
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