A new mattress, and now very symptomatic... again

Body: 

Hello all, just wondering if anyone else has had this issue. We decided on a new mattress and got it a week and a half ago. There really was nothing wrong with the old one, but my husband sweats a lot a night, and so we thought maybe an organic latex mattress with a wool topper would help with his sweating. So we got one, and just like that, no more night sweats! But I woke up the next morning very symptomatic, and have every day since. I am finding it hard to get back to my baseline as well. Had we known we would have let him suffer the night sweats, to keep me in my 'comfort zone'. Any heads up as to why? Lying down on the bed it goes away the same as lying down on the couch. I am just in such a gloomy state... what I wouldn't do for my old bed!!! I guess the old saying, 'if it isn't broken, don't fix it' goes along way here.

Forum:

Hi agnus - setbacks can occur for lots of reasons, and seemingly for no reason at all. Just how different is that mattress from the previous one? Do you feel different while lying on it? Is it possible that you strained something in the act of switching mattresses? - Surviving

The mattress is really different from our other, it was a pocket coil firm, with a pillow to, comfy from day one. This is latex, feels soft to the touch when pushing your palm into it but is actually quite firm as well, but they feel both similar when lying down. I have had a more tender hip, the one that had the more intensive surgery on it as expected. It usually always gives problems when sleeping on new mattresses for a bit, then it settles down. I don't know, hoping that I can soon find my base line again. Normally after a setback, I can get back to my base in 4 to 7 days, depending on how big a setback it was. Thanks Surviving, I will try and back step my days, to see if anything else may have coincided with the new bed. The delivery guys brought it in and up the stairs, my husband took out the old one.

Agnus, don't let this keep you from enjoying your nice new mattress. I hate to see it getting a bum rap! My gut tells me the mattress is not to blame.

Setbacks are absolutely necessary in order for us to truly understand just how on-going and permanent this work is. I don't even use the term on myself. I have never even tried to define my "baseline". We just keep doing the work. That is all we can do! It needn't be a roller coaster. A bad day can be followed by a good one, and vice versa. Work hard, but don't be afraid. Go with the flow. - Surviving

I like your reaffirming attitude you project! You are right, I will work it out! Thanks for the mood boost!