memory foam mattress topper question

[Rising Phoenix]

Mine arrived today and I am very excited for my brand new feeling bed. After unpacking it, directions say to let it plump up and regain its original shape for several hours. They suggest letting it air out in a well ventilated area to dissipate any of the plastic and new foam odor. It does not, however, say how long to air it out. It has been a good 4 hours and I'm wondering if that is enough.

[Chan790]

1. Does it still smell bad?

Does lying on it make you nauseous? give you a headache?

They tell you that because some (very few) people report headaches and illness from them off-gassing plastic chemicals. There is not right amount of time because it's entirely a result of sensitivity...mine never bothered me, my mother's boss ended up tossing hers because it never went away after like 2 weeks.

[REP]

2. We let our Temperpedic bed air out 12 hours

It was still a bit whiffy but we needed to go to sleep.

[NJmaverick]

3. I would do it for as long as practical

in other words bring back as late as is possible or convenient.

[Rising Phoenix]

4. thanks all

I suppose I can wait until bed.....that will be a good 15 or 16 hours.......I don't think it smells anymore, but I'll get some objective opinions from family members later. I wish I had realized I had to do this or I wouldn't have unmade my bed, tossed my old topper and turned the mattress and such.

:hi:

[Paper Roses]

5. I have had Memory Foam toppers (Carpenter Co.)for several years.

They have made my sleeping problems so much easier to cope with. Back problems for years.

You should let them sit for at least 8 hours. They smell will dissipate and the foam will expand to its proper size. They are packaged so tightly that the cells compress. It doesn't take long to attain the proper shape.

You should find sleeping on these toppers great. Everyone who has slept on beds in my house comments positively about them. I have also found out that the big, expensive Memory Foam mattresses are really of no greater value than a good, flat mattress(no sags) with a 3" topper. The foam only compresses so far.

Don't forget to turn the topper over and also rotate it end to end periodically. The foam will last longer that way.

Sweet dreams!

[Rising Phoenix]

7. thank you

:hi:

[ipfilter]

6. Just don't be mean to it.

Those things remember stuff for a long time.

[Rising Phoenix]

8. hehe

[AwakeAtLast]

9. I don't have any advice

Just posting to say that I love memory foam toppers AND the pillows! The combination is perfect for me.

Happy sleeping!

:hi:

[CBHagman]

10. I seem to recall it was a day or so.

I got my over a year ago and I remember letting it settle for about a day.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. I let mine air out for most of a day. It was OK after that.

I totally love it.

[quakerboy]

12. I think its a matter of degree

does the smell bother you? We got our bed before last Christmas, and it still smells like foam. But it sleeps well and I don't care.

[jberryhill]

13. I had a memory foam mattress topper..

After a couple of months on my bed, all it wanted to do was to forget what it had been through. Eventually, it became depressed and despondent and started drinking heavily. I sent it to a clinic for post traumatic stress disorder.

[CreekDog]

17. they drink like a sponge don't they?

:shrug:

[Rising Phoenix]

14. I slept like a baby!

4" foam topper, gel filled pillows, new sheets, washed comforter and mattress pad, pillow protectors. I aired it out for about 8 or 9 hours. It didn't seem to smell after that, maybe a faint odor, but I think I was just looking for it. Anyway, I woke up in the same position I went to sleep in....I can't remember the last time I did that. Not an aching bone in my body this morning. Love my new bed!

[Paper Roses]

15. Great news. Knew you'd love it. n/t

[Rising Phoenix]

16. thanks

and then today I laid down for a rest, fell asleep for three heavenly hours.....deepest sleep ever. This is either a very good thing or the start of my spending months straight in bed. lol

[eleny]

18. Does it feel warmer than a regular mattress?

I want us to get one but am worried that it might get really warm from body heat in the summer.

I'm so glad you posted about this!

[many a good man]

19. Yes it does, a little.

But not too bad. You learn to move around a little bit.

[Rising Phoenix]

20. well only had one night with it

I think it may have been a little warmer, so hard to tell in the winter with the heat and quilts and such. AC baby, the bed is soooooo worth it.

[eleny]

22. Thanks!

We have a pillow top now and it's still great. So I want to use it in a guest room and get us the new mattress.

[Paper Roses]

27. The good ones will not get hot in the summer. The cheaper "foam"

toppers will sometimes feel like they are heating up. My neighbor bought what she thought was a memory foam topper and she said it felt like it got warm. When she looked at the label, she determined that she bought the wrong thing.

The toppers labeled visco(s) elastic is real memory foam. We have had ours for years and never felt as though it heated up in the warm weather. We do not have air conditioning. We paid around $150.00 for our 3" topper make by Carpenter Company. I'm sure there are others. Most of the ads seem to make reference to the fact that this material was developed for use by astronauts. Whatever the manufacturer, I'm sure they will make reference to this fact. If you Google "Memory foam toppers" or Visco(s) elastic toppers, you should get some good info.

[eleny]

28. Thanks a million

We have a Denver Mattress store not far from the house. I want to go down there and check out their products. They have mattresses that are Visco Foam. So I'll be sure to talk to them about my concerns.

Given that you don't use air conditioning and are comfy, I'm feeling better about the foam. :hi:

[Rising Phoenix]

30. thanks, thats the kind I got

I got a 4" one on Amazon for 100 bucks, the shipping was 20, but still a good deal. Loving it

[NJmaverick]

24. Sounds like things really worked out

good for you!

[SKKY]

21. 12 hours should be enough.

[Rising Phoenix]

23. thanks hon

I actually aired it for about 9 hours, and it seems just fine, slept great last night

[SKKY]

25. They are spectacular, huh?

My only complaint is that in the summer they can get rather "warm".

[Rising Phoenix]

26. yes, I hadn't heard that

I usually blast my AC though. Hopefully that will be enough to keep me cool.

[TommyO]

29. I bought my Novaform memory foam topper from Costco

put it on my bed, and was sleeping on it six hours later. It had some of the new foam smell for a few days, after that it either dissipated, or I got used to it.

The coil spring mattress that I put it over was still in good shape, but it's so much better now.

[Rising Phoenix]

31. that is the kind I got

I got a 4" one on Amazon for 100 bucks, the shipping was 20, I think I got a pretty good deal, and I am loving it. The smell has either left or I'm used to the little that is left.

[jberryhill]

32. That "smell" is actually an anaesthetic gas

They put it in tiny bubbles in the mattress topper to knock you out. People think the mattresses work better, but it's only a side effect of the sleeping gas.

Really.

[yawnmaster]

33. Until its time for bed. eom