Is It Time To Get a New Mattress?
You’ve had your trusty old mattress for more years than you can count, and you still like it. It still serves you well. Or does it? Perhaps its time to get a new one?
Mattresses don’t break like computers or cars and don’t need to be fixed. Why get a new one when the old one looks fine? And how do you know when you should get a new mattress?
Five Signs Your Mattress Needs to be Replaced
You spend more than a third of your life on your mattress, so it’s not surprising that it will eventually start to wear out. Consumer Reports recommends that people replace their mattresses every 7 to 10 years.
Even the most comfortable mattress will become less comfortable with time. Even a mattress sold with a 20-year warranty, or a lifetime warranty mattress eventually also need to be replaced. The warranty guarantees the performance of certain parts of the mattress, but the comfort will inevitably degrade with time.
What Are the Signs that Your Old Mattress Needs to be Replaced with a New One?
- It is lumpy or is sagging. Over time, valleys and indentations may naturally develop in your mattress. These are normal as some of the parts of the mattress are more consistently compressed than others under your weight. However, if you feel lumps when you sleep, or if your mattress is sagging, it’s time for it to be replaced.
- You wake up sore. If you wake up with back pain or other unexplained pain in your body, that might mean that the mattress is too worn out and is not able to support your natural spinal alignment anymore as you sleep.
- Sleeping in other places feels more comfortable. You’ve taken a nap on your couch and feel more rested and less sore than after a whole night in bed? After two nights away from home and sleeping in a comfortable hotel bed, you resent returning to your own bed? It’s a sure sign you need a new mattress.
- The springs are poking you. If you own a spring mattress and the springs start to come out and poke you, don’t wait. Your body deserves better treatment.
- You can feel the foundation. If your mattress is so worn out that you can practically feel the bed slats or another foundation as you sleep, it’s a sign your mattress needs to be replaced.
How to Extend the Lifespan of Your Mattress
Although nothing lasts forever, there is a lot you can do to extend the lifespan of your mattress.
Most importantly rotate it every few months (or as directed by the manufacturer), to better distribute the wear and tear. Some mattresses can also be flipped (check with the manufacturer). If yours can, you should be flipping it regularly in addition to rotating it.
Put a mattress protector on your mattress as soon as you get your new mattress. It will protect it from spills, sweat and skin cells, slow down minor wear and tear and will generally extend its lifespan.
How to Buy a Mattress
It is inevitable that at some point you will have to get a new mattress. When is the best time to buy one? Some say that during late winter or spring is a good time to get a new mattress, but really if you buy online it doesn’t matter when you buy as you will be saving by avoiding the middleman.
Many companies, Puffy included, give you the option of mattress financing, allowing you to start enjoying better sleep immediately while giving you the option to pay for your purchase over a period of time. Make sure to get a mattress with a generous sleep trial period (at Puffy we offer you 101 nights) because the best way to know if you found your perfect mattress match is to sleep on it.
About Puffy
Puffy is a California-based company committed to developing total bedroom solutions to help customers achieve optimal sleep health. The company was founded on the idea of creating mattresses and bedroom products that feel like sleeping on a cloud.
Puffy has been featured on The Ellen Show, The Talk, and was recently awarded Best Mattress of 2021. Puffy sells all products direct-to-consumers online. For more information visit https://puffy.com.
