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THE BACKSTORY
I don't know if it's my core strength (or lack there of), or my height ( and needing to bend a lot) or childbirth or breastfeeding for 3.5 years non stop, or bad posture or all of the above, but I have not been able to sleep 100% comfortably and wake up without pain for many years now. I am pretty sure it started with pregnancy. So 5 years of not being able to sleep comfortably. I have tried a latex mattress ($3000), I have tried an organic spring mattress ($3500),I have tried a traditional cheap toxic mattress that days weeks to offgas ($1200). I've even tried Tempurpedic mattresses before I knew about all the toxins years ago ($4000), which worked the best. For the first 2 weeks and then I went back to waking up stiff and sore. Now I sleep on a bed that is both non-toxic, adjusts to your body and costs $1000.THE SLEEP TEST
I was excited to go to bed that night. It just felt like a really comfortable bed and it called to me. The next morning I woke up feeling... COMFORTABLE. Feeling fine. I was suprised bu figured one night is no test, we would see how it works over a few weeks. But after 4 days of sleeping on it, there was no denying it: my back pain was gone. Completely. I couldn't believe it, yet it made sense. I was no longer waking up stiff and needing a half an hour stretch before I could function. I started WANTING TO GO TO SLEEP. I will add this disclosure now: I promise I am not just saying this, because I got a free mattress, I was under no obligation to write about it, if I didn't like it. I was seriously shocked how it took this mattress under a week to help my always nagging "morning back". I am 2 months in now. I absolutely HATE not sleeping in my own PURPLE bed. Every night I dream about going to bed and lying down in what I have now called "my cloud bed" (a PURPLE mattress and extra soft Sheex sheets). Once again, I am not exaggerating here. It has completely changed the way I see sleep and bedtime.LEXI’S REACTION
The day we got the mattress she told me that she wanted to sleep in her old bed ( the one we slept on in her nursery). She didn't want to switch rooms. Lexi quickly changed her tune after the 1ST NIGHT SHE SLEPT IN THIS BED. When I had suggested that we should sleep in her old bed the second night, she said "NO, I want to sleep on the soft bed". Now I do not know if this had anything to do with ANYTHING, but she has been sleeping more soundly in the mornings. I say, in the morning specifically, because it used to be torturous for me when she would wake up and want to nurse for the next two hours. Now she wakes up two hours later ready to go or nurses for 5 minutes. I am pretty sure that it has to do with the quality and comfort of sleep she is getting that she isn't uncomfortable but yet still sleepy like she was on our other beds. But of course, I wouldn't be able to really make a conclusion unless we switch to the old bed and there is NO WAY I am doing it, even for the test sake. I would be nice to hear from other PURPLE users whether their child experienced better sleep on this mattress before I go recommending it for the non-sleeping babies' parents of the world (cuz I know we would jump on anything, just so that our kids would sleep longer and better) So if this has kept your attention so far just from my personal testimony, read up on what makes this mattress so different.THE PURPLE DIFFERENCE
- $1000 PRICE!!!!!! (for a queen mattress) You can't beat that.
- Supports your back like a firm mattress
- Cradles your hips and shoulders like a soft mattress ( very important to me as I am a side and stomach sleeper)
- Maintains your spine position regardless of your sleeping style
- Keeps its shape for a decade or more
- Temperature Neutral ( if you're a hot sleeper, this will be amazing for you.)
- Free Airflow ( what that means to me is that it's safer for little babies to sleep on it, but of course it's not the claim the mattress company is making, that's just my own assumption. If you can breathe through the cover, there shouldn't be any airway obstruction like in conventional mattresses)
- 10 YEAR warranty
- 100 night sleep guarantee
THE SCIENCE BEHIND PURPLE
TOXICITY
As we all know, that is a very important subject to me. There are some aspects of my life where I am willing to concede to convenience at the expense of toxicity. Sleep really isn't. We spend too much time on a mattress in our lives to disregard that aspect. A mattress should NOT have any toxins. PERIOD. If it does, it should not be meant for sleeping. So of course the first question I asked the PURPLE team was "TELL ME WHAT'S IN IT!" I got a short response (purple polymer and foam) that didn't give me enough info. Clearly, they didn't know I wanted to know it ALL. And so did other people, because since then they have added all the details to the FAQs, which I love. Toxicity information easily available- what can be better? So here is the deal: The mattress is made with conventional high density foam (as opposed to memory foam) and is certified by Certipur. The foam is made by FXI in Washington state. Non-toxic. Very high quality.- Made without ozone depleters
- Made without PBDEs, TDCPP or TCEP (“Tris”) flame retardants
- Made without mercury, lead and other heavy metals
- Made without formaldehyde
- Made without phthalates regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) emissions for indoor air quality (less than 0.5 parts per million)
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8 comments
Do you have an inside scoop on when they will be releasing the regular Twin size? A couple of months ago they told me “in a couple months”…
I don’t. But I can ask
I’d be interested to hear how this conforms to a pregnant body. Will it absorb the belly and give the necessary support while giving the back what it needs?
This is fascinating though. Wow
You know… Obviously I haven’t tested it on a pregnancy belly. And I don’t think they would either. But the way it moves to adjust to your body, I can see it absorbing the belly easily. Just like any other body part. I definitely would have liked to have this when I was pregnant. And all throughout infancy. My body was killing me.
Have you been thinking of a baby nr 2? Or I’ve missed something on
your blog?
No. No plans for number 2. 🙂
Thanks for this review! Our daughter is still in her crib but now that she is 2 I know she’ll be climbing out soon and I want to have a big girl floor bed ready for her to choose when the time comes. I’ve been researching and thought latex might be the answer but the Purple bed looks great! I always trust your reviews and this came at just the right time. Now to decide between twin or queen. 🙂
It’s an AMAZING bed! No doubt about it. I will definitely be buying only Purple from now on when Lexi decides to sleep on her own.