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What sort of mattress pad should I get for my dorm?
My dorm bed's mattress is really uncomfortable--it's like sleeping on a hammock with springs poking at my backside.
I want a mattress pad that's firm (that won't sink in). Possibly one that's affordable ($200 and less) that I can use for more than a year. Any suggestions?
My freind was in the same position but because he had an almost antique bed... The other night, I slept at his place and he had bought a memory Foam Mattress Pad. The difference was unbelievable... but true! So, I have this supposedly really great mattress... It should be, it cost an arm and a leg. But for 3 years now (and I've only had it for 5 yrs), every morning when I woke up, I had lower back pain, neck pain and shoulder pain. In fact, throughout the night, there was always my subconcious knowing that I wasn't sleeping well and the discomfort would penetrate my sleep, robbing me of a good night's sleep.
So I went out last night and bought the same memory foam mattress pad as my friend. I'm now a FIRM believer! I slept thru the whole night, without feeling any pain anywhere, and when the alarm went off this morning, I had no pain anywhere. No kidding! Get yourself one of these... and if your mattress is sagging like a hammock, then do like someone else already said, and put a piece of plywood underneath to stop that. Then put the memory foam on top. You will be amazed!
Oh... almost forgot: We both bought the mattress memory pad at WalMart. It's 109$ Canadian (so less in US) for a queen size. I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but it seems to me I remember seeing 49$ +/- for a twin bed size. It comes in a box and is with the mattress pads in the linen section.
Oh.. one last thing: my oldest daughter is going off to college in the fall, in a dorm room just like you're about to do. She lay down on my bed lastnight after I had made the bed with the Memory Foam Pad and she loved it... enough to ask us for one for her dorm room. I swear...one VERY LAST THING... My youngest daughter, who is 13 going on 14 tried it too... and said she was sleeping with me. Her father could go sleep in her bed! She wants one too.
Good luck in school!
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