Foam/Pillow Top mattress - retain heat???

So I just bought a new Sealy's & Foster foam pillow top mattress and I have to say, it is the most comfortable bed in the world!! I can't wait to get into bed each night and I dread getting up in the morning. It literally feels like you're body is melting into the bed.

The only problems:
1. The mattress and boxspring are so big that the bed dwarfs my room. The top of the bed is so high (to the middle of my waist) that I have to jump to get on!!

2. It retains heat. In the middle of the night I wake up drenched in sweat. Is this a product of the pillow top or the foam???

Does anyone else have this problem? The little pamphlet I got with the bed said that the foam adjusts to outside temperature, meaning it retains warmth in the winter and stays cool in the summer.

Re: Foam/Pillow Top mattress - retain heat???

it's warm in the winter and cool in the summer but it retains warmth. that includes the warmth from your body. I had to get rid of mine for that same reason. tooo hot!

Re: Foam/Pillow Top mattress - retain heat???

just put a mattress pad over the top it will solve the problem

Re: Foam/Pillow Top mattress - retain heat???

Personally, I love high beds, so I don't see that as a problem.

As for the retaining heat, our friends have one and that was their biggest complaint. My DH and I stayed in their bed one night and we experienced it for ourselves. I'm always freezing at night (especially at their house) and I couldn't believe how hot I got on that bed.

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We just returned our Tempurpedic for the exact reason you mention - it was REALLY WARM! We loved the bed, but couldn't stand being hot.

We ended up with a Simmons Beauty Rest and are sleeping much better now.