Hi Sharon,

Thank you for your question.

The old mantra of 'you need a firm mattress if you want a supportive mattress' is quite misleading.

Let me try and explain the difference between support and firmness.

Think of support as cradling and holding a person at a certain depth in the bed dependent on their weight.

Firm support would for examples hold you higher up the bed with less give vs a softer support which allows you to sink in further but still supports you.

An 18 stone man/woman would probably not want a soft support bed as they would sink too much in comparison to the support, like wise an 8 stone man/woman probably wouldn't want a firm support unit as they wouldn't sink enough.

They are not necessarily the same thing!

What I always say to 90% of customers is that what you should be looking for is a bed that supports your weight, in your case a firm spring unit would be overkill, but has a comfort layer that allows a degree of sink or comfort in the bed.  In most cases you neither want a solid brick slab of a mattress or a sinking bowl of custard!! You want a mix of support and comfort.

For your weights I would advise you look at the Fusion 3 medium mattress, this will allow the latex to sink slightly before the support kicks in.

Should you require any further information or advice, please do not hesitate to contact our office on 0161 437 4419.

Kind regards Julie