Hard or Soft Bed Mattress?

@wmg2006 (5381)
United States
January 31, 2007 12:26pm CST
I prefer a soft mattress or at least a foam cover on the mattress. I can not sleep well if I feel like I have slept on a slab of concrete. Some people have the hardest mattresses I have ever seen. And they like them that way. How about you, a hard mattress or a soft one?
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32 responses
@sunshinecup (7871)
31 Jan 07
It's a hard mattress for me. Soft mattresses kill my back something terrible.
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5 Feb 07
I like a hard one definately. Otherwise I get nightmares!!!
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@msqtech (15074)
• United States
8 Feb 07
I cant believe you said that without more explanation. I just lost it. Big hard mattress is for more than just sleeping and dreaming.
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@imadriscoll (2228)
• United States
5 Feb 07
My husband and I have a Select Comfort Sleep Number mattress and we absolutely love it! I like a softer mattress (my sleep number is usually around 25-40) and he likes a real hard mattress and sometimes sets his mattress at 100! I can't imagine ever sleeping in a bed that hard! It's also a great bed to have when you're pregnant because you can go up and down to whatever is the most comfortable for you!
@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
7 Feb 07
I think I need a bed like this one.
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• United States
31 Jan 07
I like the soft ones. I can't stand laying on a hard mattress cause it makes my neck hurt when I wake up. I would rather "sink" down into the bed when I lay down.
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@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
7 Feb 07
I agree I want the bed to fold me up inside of the mattress
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• United States
31 Jan 07
I have to have medium to hard. When I was travelling a lot with my ex husband and we had to almost stay almost every night in hotels so when we traveled we had a piece of plywood strapped to the luggage rack in the car. I could not sleep in a soft mattress. We had some very curious looks walking into a real nice hotel lugging the 5 foot long piece of wood!!
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@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
2 Feb 07
I would have been one of those looking curious too. LOL
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
5 Feb 07
I prefer soft, I want to be cuddled by my mattress, I don't want to be tossing and turning due to pressure spots.
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@skyblade (482)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I prefer a firm mattress. I hate when I lie down and I sink into the mattress, it feels like I'm being swallowed.
@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
2 Feb 07
And I feel so comfy when I sink into the mattress.
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• India
2 Feb 07
Its always preferred to be soft mattresses in any case even if u want to sit on for an hour also one could not choose to sit on for a cushionless chair or iron chairs. Because they'll make rude of ur mind, and rather it will destruct the mood, after times passes.
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@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
31 Jan 07
We have a wonderful soft cuddly bed. I have a goose down mattres and goose down comforters with tons of warm soft goose down pillow. It is like sleeping right in a clould.
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@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
2 Feb 07
This I would LOVE! I have a goose down pillow and it is so nice.
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@villageanne (8553)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I like a soft mattress but a thick pillow. I cannot sleep on a hard mattress. It hurts my back and I am so stiff when I wake up. My husband can sleep on anything. LOL
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@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
4 Feb 07
Yes I like my big body pillow too.
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@navaneeth (132)
• India
2 Feb 07
i prefer soft mattress with sof pillows.wow
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@XxAngelxX (2830)
• Canada
9 Feb 07
Up until very recently I have slept on a waterbed (yes a waterbed, call me outdated, lol) for the past 13 years. I had found my back was starting to give me problems and I attributed it to the bed. We purchased a pillowtop mattress and I have to say I love it. It is so soft and comfortable, yet it's very supportive at the same time. I'm happy to say my backaches left with the waterbed...or they're up in the attic with the bladder,lol.
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@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I had several waterbeds in my life and they all hurt my back. Some people loved them and thought they could not sleep on any other type bed. I do prefer a soft foam mattress now.
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@hmbw_24 (404)
• United States
5 Feb 07
Hi, i agree with you i love a nice comfy soft mattress!! we just got a new bed day before yesterday, king size pillow top! i love it plenty of room to stretch out and sooo soft and cozy!!
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• United States
1 Feb 07
Rock hard futon all the way, baby! Sometimes when I go to hotels, I have to pull all the covers off and sleep on the floor because the bed is too soft!
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@wmg2006 (5381)
• United States
4 Feb 07
Ouch! I never liked the floor even when I was a kid.
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@beckyomg1 (6756)
• United States
9 Feb 07
i like soft ones, i dont sleep well at all but i prefer the soft ones.
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• Philippines
9 Feb 07
our bed has a 4 inches foam cover, i like it so much, while in mattress there are hard springs that hurt my back, that is why i chose foam instead, springs might hurt you especially when the mattress is old,and beginning to rot.LOL i change them to foam. good day
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
9 Feb 07
And speaking of mattresses I need one but cant afford it right now. I like a soft mattress where you can sink into the softer the better.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I'm like you. I prefer a soft mattress. My back handles it so much better. I've been on some that do feel like you are sleeping on a slab of concrete and it kills my back and hips. I end up in a lot of pain from them. I don't know how some can sleep on them. I'm sure they feel the same way about soft mattresses. Just shows that you can't please everyone.
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@dopey22girl (3319)
• United States
8 Feb 07
Yes I know some people who have hard mattresses and they like that, and some people who have hard mattresses and don't like it. I don't understand how anyone could like that. But I've been told by a lot of people that I have the softest mattress they have ever felt. Whenever I stay in a hotel I hate the mattresses, maybe because they seem really hard compared to mine. But yes, I don't know how people could enjoy those.
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@bluewings (3857)
2 Mar 07
Yeah,I too love sleeping on soft mattresses,lol.I know that the hard ones are good for our back and spine ,but I just love the soft ones.It feels so good to lie down of them when you are so tired.It seems like someone is hugging you tightly so you can sleep without worrying and with a smile,lol.