It’s crucial to find the perfect mattress for you, starting by testing out different beds.
A good night’s sleep starts with a good mattress. It’s crucial to find the perfect mattress for you, starting by testing out different beds. With many brands, styles, and additional mattress features, trying before you buy ensures you’ll get the best option for your desired comfort, support, and overall sleep experience. Here’s what to know about testing mattresses before purchasing.
Why Should I Test My Mattress?
A mattress is a long-term commitment, as we spend 30% of our lives asleep, so having the right one is essential for your well-being. Testing mattresses allows you to consider your sleep preferences, such as comfort, support, firmness, temperature regulation, and durability—to make a confident, informed decision. Everyone differs in weight, sleep positions, and body temperature, so you’ll want to test various beds and brands to find what works. The right mattress will feel comfortable, provide adequate support, and meet your needs.
How To Test a Mattress
There are many ways to test and compare mattresses in the store to find the best one for you. Here are a few tips to try during your visit:
Lay Down & Stand Up
Moving from lying to standing will let you know if getting in and out of bed is easy. But simply lying down and jumping back up won’t give you a sense of how your body feels after a full night’s sleep. Take your time and cycle through the positions you sleep in throughout the night to get the best sense of how each option feels.
Try Different Sleeping Positions
Lying on your back, side, and stomach for a few minutes can help determine if the mattress feels comfy or causes pain.
Try It With a Pillow
Getting fitted for the right pillow before you try mattresses can help you test for proper spinal alignment. Plus, it’ll give you a feel for what you’ll be experiencing every night at home.
What to Look for in a Mattress
Comfortability
Your body weight, shape, and sleep position all play a role in determining whether a firm, medium, or soft mattress will provide you with the most comfort. Try lying in your preferred sleeping position for a few minutes. If you need to try a different position or feel discomfort in your shoulders, hips, or spine, that bed isn’t the best fit for you.
Support
Your sleep position, body weight, and shape also help determine whether an innerspring, memory foam or another type of mattress will provide you with the most spinal alignment for great sleep. When you try a mattress, you’ll know it’s not the one for you if you have stiffness in the shoulders or hips or discomfort in your lower back.
Temperature Regulation
Lay flat on the mattress and wait until your body heat balances. Are you heating up where your body touches the mattress? Heat trapping is an issue some face with their mattresses, but a topper might also be a simple solution. If there is a concern for heat-trapping, especially when there are sleep partners, read some mattress reviews or ask a mattress specialist for some advice.
A GOOD NIGHT OF REST WITH MATTRESS PEDDLERS
When doing your research on Mattress Peddlers, you’ll find we match up to top-quality mattress company criteria, and even go beyond it! We’ve been a family-owned business providing quality mattresses and furniture throughout Delaware and even beyond since 1994. We love working closely with our customers to figure out their needs and also offer free shipping throughout Lewes, Millsboro, Rehoboth Beach, Harbeson, and the surrounding areas of Delaware.