Have you often woken up with the nagging feeling that your mattress is made of wood? I am sure you know the feeling; instead of waking up feeling fresh and ready to conquer the world, you feel like going back to sleep, again. But going back to dreamland again is not going to solve your problem when the mattress has become somewhat lifeless and have lost most of its soft and cushioning effects.
The worst case scenario for most people in this situation is buying a new mattress, because a good mattress does not come cheap, especially the branded ones. But there is a solution – get yourself a mattress pad.
Yes, this common bedroom item can help bring back the lost comfort and cushion which you had experienced before, but without having to pay through your noses! In short, it can make your “wooden” mattress come alive once more.
In this brief article, I am going to give you some tips on how to buy a good one. But for those who are not in the know, they might be wondering: what is a mattress pad? Well, they sit on top of a mattress and is typically an inch thick. Its skirt is a couple of inches bigger than the thickness of a normal mattress (usually a foot thick). That way it can wrap under the mattress nicely, and is then covered with a nice bed sheet of your choosing.
An alternative to a mattress pad is a mattress topper. The similarities between the two are that they sit upon the bed, are airy and light. The key difference between the two is that a mattress topper does not have what they call an anchoring system. Mattress pad have anchoring bands, and that is why most people opt for a pad rather than a topper. Price wise they are more or less the same, depending on the brands you pick.
You might have heard of feather beds before. They are very different than mattress pads in terms of thickness (typically three inches thick) and fillings – it is filled with duck or goose feathers. If you want something soft and light, pads are the better option.
In your search for a good mattress pad, it is best to stay with the top brands sold in the retail shops. Like the old saying goes: you get what you pay for, and it applies in this case. A good tip I learned many years ago is that whenever you go travelling, take a good look at the mattress pad used by the hotel you stayed in. If you like the feeling it gave you, buy that brand the next time you go shopping!
Another way to search for a good one is by reading up mattress pad reviews. There are many of those on the Internet, but take note that some of them might be bias because the person who wrote the review could be trying to get you to buy the brand he or she is selling.
Generally, in choosing a good mattress pad, the things you should pay attention to are (a) whether they can be machine washed, (b) dried repeatedly without showing telling signs of wear and tear for years, (c) durable, and (d) soft and cooling enough to be able to give you a good night’s sleep.
Some brands may recommend that you put their product into a dryer for some 10 minutes, say every month or so, to ensure it remains fluffy. Make sure you follow the recommendations given by the retailer.
As you can see, getting to enjoy a good rest every night is not tough or expensive at all. A good mattress pad can be the answer to all your sleeping woes.
