New Bed = Better Sleep!

Dick and I bought a new bed on Sunday. It's been about 14 years since the last time we bought a mattress, and oh, how they've changed!

Granted, last time, we went to a Macy's. This time, we went to Sleep Train, an actual mattress store, so we learned a lot more about what our options were this time.

After much debating, we ended up deciding on a Temur-Pedic Memory Foam mattress. It's quite different from the more traditional coil mattress that we're accustomed to. I actually, loved the memory foam immediately, but it took Dick a little more convincing. Bottom line was that Sleep Train offers a guarantee that you can return/exchange it within 90 days, if you don't like it. We figured we'd give it a try, and go from there.

The other big decision was that we decided to buy an uber-cool Ergo Base, meaning an adjustable bed! Now, I know that it sounds like a hospital bed, and terribly geriatric (which is probably true) but it's pretty awesome! Frankly, I didn't know that these things exist for home use - apparently, they are quite popular. The sales person explained to us that if you sleep with your feet slightly elevated, it will help with circulation, and help to keep your body from overheating. Also, if you sleep with your upper torso slightly raised, it will help with your breathing. All good things!

We placed our order on Sunday early evening, and it was delivered yesterday afternoon! (great service, all around for Sleep Train, by the way!)

Here are some photos of the early set-up:


The "Ergo Plus Base", which is the most basic. It has a remote to adjust the head and foot of the bed. Other options on the fancier models included a massage system, which didn't really do much for us, so we opted out


The Tempur-Pedic Mattress (with mattress protector) on top of the base. Totally geriatric looking, I know


Our bed is all made up (without the decorative pillows) and shows a slight elevation of both the head and foot of the bed

So, last night was our first time sleeping on it.

How was it?

My fitbit monitors my sleep patterns each night (time I go to sleep, time I wake up, and how often I wake up, or am restless throughout the night). I think a picture (or, in this case, four) speaks a thousand words. Here are the graphics from my sleeping pattern for the last four nights:


sleeping pattern of the last four nights

You can see that I had a much more restful night sleep last night than I had during the three previous nights. I'm not saying that this will happen every night, but if it's the trend with the new mattress, I'll be very happy! When I woke up this morning, I felt VERY rested, and recognized that it was the best night's sleep I've had in a while. (As advertised!)

You may have also noticed that I require a lot of sleep. Yep, 8-10 hours, when I can. It makes a big difference to me. :)

So, there you go: new bed success!! This was only the first night, of course, so I'll be interested in seeing how it all progresses.