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I love my Nectar! I got the Nectar Premier Copper because I am always hot when I sleep. I have had it 3 years now and it is still super comfy.
I currently sleep on a Nectar copper top mattress. I am very happy with it and have heat issues myself. Saatva is garbage and I had one for two years and got rid of it.
I'm desperately looking for a way to make my Nectar premier more firm. I know they say it's a one-sided mattress but just wondering if anyone has ever tried sleeping on the "wrong" side. Or any other trick to get it more firm? My back is killing me. Unfortunately we bought it from a mattress re-sale guy who sells the returned mattresses at a discount on fb marketplace. So I can't use the Nectar warranty/trial option. If I can't find a solution I'll have to sell it and try for a different brand... So lmk if you've found a nice firm alternative. Dreamcloud perhaps??
For a stomach sleeper I think you'd need something more firm. I'm on the all-foam premiere not the hybrid, but it's literally the softest mattress I've ever experienced so I would never trust their advertising that it's 7/10 firm. I even laid on it before I bought it, but at home once it warms up with body heat it just sinks several inches in, especially at the hips. If I sleep on my back my bottom is very sunken in. So on your stomach that means your hips would be lower than your spine and your lower back would be kinked.
Helix Midnight Luxe is the best mattress I’ve ever slept on. Followed closely by the Nectar Premiere, which I sleep on now.
I love love my nectar! I bought the original one years ago and ended up upgrading to the more premium version last year, it’s sooo comfortable.
*5'9", 64kg side sleeper getting bruised shoulders and hourly arm numbness — what mattress actually works for light people?* I've been through the wringer and could really use recommendations from people who've actually solved this. **My situation:** \- 5'9", 64kg (10 stone), side sleeper \- Sleep position: one leg hitched up ("mountain climber") — puts a lot of pressure on one shoulder \- Symptoms: bruising on my right shoulder and waking every hour with numb arms \- I sleep perfectly on my sofa — have done for months at a time. No numbness, no bruising. **What I've tried:** \- Several IKEA mattresses → immediate pain, too hard for my weight \- Silentnight 2000 pocket spring → okay for about 100 nights, then back pain + numbness as it started to sag \- Nectar Premier (current, 30 nights in) → bruising and hourly numbness. The high-density foam just doesn't compress under my weight \- Various memory foam toppers including a 10cm one → back pain, and a Panda bamboo topper → didn't stop the bruising with the Silentnight under it. \*\*What I think I need (based on the sofa clue):\*\* The sofa works because it's thin and flat — it can't sag enough to cause back pain, but the surface is soft enough that my shoulder doesn't get crushed. I'm thinking: \- A thinner base mattress (12–15cm), something like the IKEA ÅSVANG or Dormeo Memory Silver \- A soft latex topper (2–3cm) on top for shoulder pressure relief **My questions for you:** 1. Has anyone else solved this with a "thin base + latex topper" setup? What did you use? 2. Any other mattresses that actually work well for lighter side sleepers (under 65kg)? Everything seems built for heavier people. 3. Any UK-specific recommendations where I can actually return it if it doesn't work? I'm returning the Nectar now — it's genuinely injuring me — so open to anything. Thanks in advance.
Hey, I test and review mattresses for work. If you're mostly wanting to stay online, I would check out the Helix mattresses. They've got a wide range of hybrids that work for pretty much any sleeping position. As a back sleeper, I'm thinking the Helix Midnight will be best for you. It's also within your price range. I also like the Saatva Classic, but that's going to be a bit outside your price range. The Nectar is also solid, but that depends on whether you like a memory foam feel or not. If you do with a Nectar and sleep on your back, the Nectar Classic or Nectar Premier are your best bet.
My best tip is to look for a discount furniture store. Like someplace that sells overstock and open box merchandise. We bought a split king (two twin XL mattresses) + the frame for less than $400 because the mattresses weren’t vacuum sealed though they were still sealed in the plastic. We went with a DreamCloud Premier Hybrid and a Nectar Premier. It’s been six months and we both absolutely love them, I never knew how poorly I was sleeping until I slept peacefully through the night on this mattress. The mattresses retail $849 and $799 each.
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