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I'm currently 185 but have recently gained from being 145 a few years ago . Very Curvy top and bottom .I'm a side sleeper and I sleep with my arm under my pillow .
I have slept in the past on bed in a box type memory foam mattresses from Sam's ,the really old one I had was very medium firm ,I didn't sink in much like a tempur pedic but unfortunately my dog destroyed it . I occasionally had numb hands in it but I loved it . I then got a new sam's foam bed and it was way too soft and my lower back felt like it was breaking ,so much pain .I'm currently on another med firm feels like mostly poly foam bed, no sink like memory foam ,my back is happy but on the side I'm sleeping on my rib cage hurts,my upper outer thigh is burning from the pressure . it feels like my back loves firm but my ribcage and hip/leg disagree .I really hate springy coil beds,I like a bed to be stable . I went to try some beds, purple was okay but it felt strange ,nectar felt too hard and hot, nectar copper was just okay , I actually really liked the tempur-pedic adapt in medium, the pro adabt medium felt like it was too soft ,the pro adabt firm was a little too firm while the luxe breeze firm felt great and the luxe adapt firm felt like the most comfortable bed I've ever been in, it was the perfect medium firm Devine luxury . Then I started worrying because I keep hearing side sleepers need softer beds??
Then I saw the vzone concept which sounds perfect so I could have a firm back, soft shoulder area and a bit softer around the hips . Should I just order the tempur-pedic adabt medium which feels like the old bed I loved with only a thin memory foam sink and medium firm or go for the plush feeling luxe adapt that felt like heaven but I fear if that thicker sink will make me hot and cause back pain later . Or should I take a risk on the vzone bed ? I can't try latex to see if I like it in my area unfortunately . I also considered tempflow memory foam mattresses because I believe they use better quality foam than tempur pedic, have a unique cooling system and have comparisons to the adapt medium and the luxe adapt that I really liked so much for better prices but I can't try them unfortunately either . I really just want to make the right decision and be comfortable again

Im not an expert. Im just a real picky consumer.

I am 5 ft 11in, 225 pounds. I sleeo 90% on back and 10% on back.I have had a history of lower back pain.

I was going back and forth between Tempurpedic Pro Adapt Firm and Luxe Adaot Firm.

I felt that PAF was more supporive for llower back and less confortable. PAF was not that great for side sleeping. PAF has an old school Original Classic Firm feel to it. I felt like I was on PAF.

I felt LAF was amazing and the most comfortable mattress Ive ever laid on. You melt into it. I was concerned about support for lower back when I was on my back. It felt supportive enough, but PAF was more supportive. The LAF is just so conforming and pressure relieving. The comfort of the LAF is overwhelming.and hard to describe. Ive never ever felt a mattress like this. The best way to describe it is a firm and soft marshmallow. Somshow….the LAF is firm and soft in the same mattress!!! Perfection!!! LAF really feels like a medium firm and only slightly firmer than Pro Adapt Medium. I will be ordering next week.

I dont like the feel of latex, but it might be for you. With that aaid, you might want to rry out FloBeds VZone. I have not tried it. What is the genius of it? Adjustability!!!! You can change the VZone or swap out base layers. Almost no other bed can do that.

Tempurpedic Luxe Adaot Firm is my dream mattress and Im ordering it. I will do a review after I sleep on it for a month. Mt feelings might change!!!! But maybe not!!!

John