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26th September 2014

Memory foam mattress for very large person

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A customer asked

Hi Found your website very informative - but I would like to ask which would be the best Memory Foam for me ?

I've found MF to be very comfortable. Now though it doesn't 'remember' -therefore doesn't return to its original flat surface. I lay on my side - and all my weight is on that spot so when I get out of bed - the indentation remains there. I'm very overweight - 19 stone 7 lbs My height is 5 ft 3 ins Have lower back pain Arthritic hips Won't go on ..... as the list of my ailments is never ending. >

Lee Answered 6 months ago

Hi Kats, Given your weight the problem you will have is that most memory foam is only manufactured to a weight tolerance of 16-18 stone.

Even then it is very soft and the life span of it is reduced significantly to say a 12 stone sleeper I'm afraid.

Given the weight the foam will compress far quicker than normal and won't return to its original shape.

You will find this with nearly all foams once you reach 18 stone plus I'm afraid.

I would only recommend 85kg memory foam which is rarely used in the UK mainly as its simply too firm for most people.

We don't use this foam for this reason.

A better design would be to look at our new range of mattresses for heavier sleepers. The Resilience range.

We have designed these with both weight and comfort in mind as many retailers and bed sellers don't stock mattresses that are both supportive and comfortable for this weight range.

For these models I've used a mix of high density foam layers for the support and then hybrid foams or latex for the topper layer which is the comfort layer of the mattress.

These mattresses are completely turnable and have removable turnable toppers which can be replaced if they become compressed, like your current memory foam, rather than the entire mattress.

We do offer the love it or return it guarantee on them providing they are standard sizes.

Kind Regards Gary

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