Is this like wining a lottery, with many chasing the dream and few experiencing it?
Does anyone feel better physically when they first get out of bed. Do you wake with no pain or joint stiffness?
Never mind the usual back, neck, shoulder soreness, most days even my fingers, wrists and ankles hurt.
Could this be from an inappropriate mattress or just an aging thing?
I honestly don’t remember if sleep was comfortable in my younger days. Back then after a full day of chores, life and raising a family, sleep of any kind was all that mattered.
Mister and I searched and splurged when purchasing our latest mattress in hopes of chasing the elusive, “good night sleep”.
“Elusive” being the key word. I understand waking up sore if activities done the day before can be blamed, but I know that isn’t usually my cause.
Okay, after whining a bit and writing this brief post I’m leaning towards I have an age issue with a hint of mattress trouble.
- Even waking sore beats the alternative though.
- I’m grateful for every new day I experience.
- I’m aware of how blessed I am that my problems (although overwhelming at times) are as small as they are when compared to the possibilities out there.
I’m still curious though if anybody wakes-up without some sort of mattress related soreness?
Is finding a perfect (no, comfortable) mattress even a realistic goal to strive for?
Note- This is my first post using the new formatting program wordpress has now. Please let me know if there are any issues viewing it, like overlapping text or things.
kathy knull 
The post looked great, Kathy! Some of the text was in blue print, but I figured that was deliberate. As for a good night’s sleep: the best mattress we have tried is one of those foam topped ones, but even so, I often wake up with something hurting. I think it’s my age. The older I get, the softer I seem to want my mattress to be.
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Thanks, and yes I like to put questions in blue print. Foam toppers are popular. This one has one. I seem to like firmer the older I get which seems weird. I always joke, if something hurts it means I’m alive. Guess there’s not much we can do about the aging problem. 😊
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We bought a quality, non-pillow top mattress and I flip/turn it regularly. My sweetie was having hip problems, so we put a natural foam topper–and it has solved his issues. I also had joint soreness in the morning after menopause, but was able to resolve this using progesterone cream (which also helped with insomnia.) (I use Emerita Pro-Gest.)
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Post format looks good to me.
I sleep pretty well, almost anywhere. We flip the mattress now and then, but like the comment farther up, we haven’t replaced it in a long while.
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Thanks for commenting on post format.
This newer mattress can’t be flipped which we wish it could. It’s because of the pillow top. We can rotate it, but it doesn’t really make a big difference. Another thing that bugs us about it is it was suppose to be guaranteed not to get the annoying hump in the middle. Not true. 😊
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That’s interesting. I hadn’t considered that about pillow top mattresses.
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Congratulations on switching to the New WP editor. Your post, format and design look great.
I tend to be able to sleep most places but komw that this will not last forever. I’m enjoying it while I can.
I have heard from a chiropractic that mattresses should be replaced every 8 years. we’ve had our current mattress for 20. Oops!
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Glad to hear post was readable. I was happy with the old editor, but figured I better try the new one. It seems fine to work in. You are lucky, and maybe it won’t become an issue for you. We actually get our best sleep on our old (20 plus years) mattress that we have at our daughters.
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Your post looks just fine on my iPad.
I’ve never been a great sleeper but it’s gotten worse the last several years. Good luck finding the key to a good night’s sleep and minimal pain in the morning. We are due for a new mattress so maybe that will help. I envy those who can sleep soundly through the night.
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Glad to hear the post looks fine. Not sleeping well or comfortable is not fun. My opinion of mattress shopping is it’s a nightmare. How can you tell in a couple minutes of laying on one in a showroom how it will be for hours at a time. Sure, they give you a number of days to return, but we didn’t want the hassle. The other problem we found was when the new one arrived it felt nothing like the one we picked. I phoned about it and was told it’s because the ones in the show room are broken in.
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I’m usually an “easy” sleeper – quick to sleep and easily awakened. We are about due for a new mattress. They say your should replace a conventional mattress every 7 – 10 years but ours is about 15. We rotate it and flip it twice a year and it is still good but it is starting to show its age… We bought a really thick (5 inches) memory foam topper that has been wonderful. I was having back and shoulder issues and now I don’t. For awhile now we replace our pillows every 6 months due to allergies but I’ve noticed that I don’t have any neck stiffness anymore. The website looks good but the email I get is really kind of different – the fonts are big and then little and then real big… But it is perfectly readable!
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I’m the same as far as usually quick to fall asleep. I don’t wake supper easy but once woken I’m up. We do the rotate thing, but the newer mattresses can’t be flipped because they have pillow tops. I seem to sleep better on a firmer mattress, maybe because I’m a back sleeper.
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Thanks for the comment on the post, I’ll have to check into the font issue in the emails.
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Tis probably going to sound a little weird but my dentist recommended a teeth protector because I grind my teeth in my sleep. If I wear it I get a fabulous night’s sleep. If I don’t, I wake up sore and stuff all over with a bad night including two or three trips to the bathroom. Ask your dentists to check for teeth grinding.
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Oh wow, that’s a easier fix than trying a bunch of mattresses and pillows. I’ll have to check into that. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Post looks ok to me. We had issues with “divots” developing in our mattresses giving me back aches so last time we purchased a Sleep by number one. It’s basically an air mattress but you have a lot of control on how hard or soft you want it. We’ve had it about 10 years and we still love it. We occasionally check the pressure and adjust but overall we’re happy and would buy another one. Having said that, once in a while I still wake up with a “crook” in my neck or arm from sleeping in an odd position. Sleep came easier and better when I was young but I can’t complain. At least I don’t have insomnia issues like my husband does.
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Glad to hear no issues viewing the post. I’ve put off trying the new editor long enough.
Sounds like you have found a decent mattress fit. Can you adjust each side of a sleep by number mattress?
Yes, insomnia would be way worse.
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We have the king and yes each side is operated separately. The newer ones have some neat features. You can raise either side of the bed to accommodate snoring or any other health issue. Our model is so old it doesn’t do that or wash windows! 🙂 I have not gone to the new editor yet. I’m still able to access the old one. One of these days….
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Operated separately would be nice because I like a firmer mattress than Mister. We have a electric tilt bed frame but it’s only a queen so it’s all or nothing. We’re not supper happy with it. Mister needs it tilted and with our height difference I’m about a foot from the headboard so the bend is where I bend. 😊 Plus, being a back sleeper I prefer to be flat, flat.
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So far I thought the new editor is okay. I prefer the old one, but I’m trying to accept change. 😊
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One of these days I’ll try it. Each time I think I’ll do it, I end up in too much of a hurry to figure things out.
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That’s how I was too, and this time I had a few extra minutes. I had played on it a bit before though. I found it similar to working with the Microsoft publisher program. There’s a few things I want to play with yet.
My biggest issue is when working on the app on my IPad some of the features aren’t available or I haven’t found them yet. So I have to write and edit mostly from the website.
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I always write from my desktop so hopefully it’s not too bad. I had tried it early on and had a lot of issues with placing photos.
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I haven’t fired up my PC in long time so can’t help you with that. Hopefully it doesn’t give you too much trouble.
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