# Hw to make my bed more confy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 14, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-to-make-my-bed-more-confy/688396 "2014-05-14T01:35:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Artemis\_Tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-to-make-my-bed-more-confy/688396/1 "2014-05-14T01:35:27Z")
I bought an american box bed (those with a box on the bottom and the mattress on top). I regretted this decision on the sleepless night I had. I am now laying on top of my bed covers and it actually feels much better. Is there something I can do to make it more confy? I dont want to sleep over my bed covers because they will get pretty damm warm and I hate to sweat like a pig. Which material can I use to put over the mattress so it will be softer? Sleeping over my bed covers means the top half of my body will get cold. I dont want a sweaty butt and cold rest of the body… any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-to-make-my-bed-more-confy/688396/2 "2014-05-14T01:53:50Z")
There are mattress covers you can buy, from those thin, foamy egg-crate deals that are very cheap, to very comfortable, thick memory foam type pads that can run a couple hundred dollars. Check Walmart. I don’t shop anywhere else really, but Bed Bath and Beyond sounds like the kind of place that might carry a large selection of mattress covers. ---
**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-to-make-my-bed-more-confy/688396/3 "2014-05-14T03:09:04Z")
IKEA (and I imagine other places) sell things called mattress toppers, which are like the things **DrCube** is talking about, but towards the thicker end of the scale. They’re also claimed to extend the life of your mattress. ---
**Author:** ![PurpleClogs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-to-make-my-bed-more-confy/688396/4 "2014-05-14T03:20:55Z")
We sleep with a featherbed on ours and it’s absolute heaven! Hubby has asthma and allergies and it’s not even a problem. They wash the feathers real well so there’s no dust. [We just got a new one](http://www.qvc.com/Northern-Nights-Uncrushable-Cal-King-Featherbed-with-2-Gusset.product.H201167.html?sc=H201167-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-5-_-H201167&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/h/67/h201167.001?$uslarge$). Before, we had one that wasn’t baffled so shaking it out weekly was tough. The cal king weighed a ton! We’re in south Texas and they’re not hot! I don’t understand why not, but I guess air circulates so it’s just fluffy. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-to-make-my-bed-more-confy/688396/5 "2014-05-14T05:20:47Z")
We bought a four-inch memory foam topper on a fantastic sale a couple of years ago, and it really does make the bed extremely comfy. Something we didn’t know about memory foam, however, is that it is quite hot - there are new types that have coils or cells or gel to prevent people from overheating at night, and I would suggest getting that type if you go the memory foam route. [Maybe something like this, except as a topper,](http://www.walmart.com/ip/Signature-Sleep-10-RenewFoam-Gel-Memory-Foam-Coil-Mattress-Multiple-Sizes/21685846) or maybe a couple of egg-crate foams (I find a single one is not as comfy as I’d like). ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-to-make-my-bed-more-confy/688396/6 "2014-05-14T05:49:27Z")
Yeah, I had a friend in college who had 5 of those egg crate foams on her dorm bed. It was almost impossible not to sit on it and fall immediately asleep. I also vote for regular flipping and giving it some time. I almost cried the first week after I got my current mattress because sleeping on it was so painful, but once I’d worn it down evenly, it became a dream and I’ll crash my car to get home to go to sleep on it. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-to-make-my-bed-more-confy/688396/7 "2014-05-14T06:01:46Z")
I moved to the floor about three years ago, and it is the best move I’ve ever made. I think about half the people in the world sleep on the floor. It takes a week or so to learn to contour your body so you don’t feel the pressure points on your hips, but after that, it is wonderful. I now don’t even own a bed. I have shag carpet in my apartment, and all I need under myself is a bedsheet, with appropriate covers above me according to the time of year. (Year round, I sleep with windows open, no AC nor heat.) At first, until I got used to it, I slept on a regular blanket, folded double twice, so it was four thicknesses under hips and shoulders. The part that requires discipline and perseverance is the first week or so, which is a posture learning curve. After that, you’ll never go back to a bed. You also have to learn to get up correctly, by rolling over onto all fours and then standing up. ---
**Author:** ![Artemis\_Tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hw-to-make-my-bed-more-confy/688396/8 "2014-05-14T18:11:23Z")
Thanks for the tips, guys!!! I will try to find the featherbed PurpleClogs mentioned.