Sleep is a precious thing, and you’ll go to great lengths to get it back if it’s slipping away. While one great length is buying a new mattress, you may not have the money to do that right now. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to make your mattress more comfortable, allowing you to lengthen its life a few years. To equip yourself with the tools necessary to regain comfortable sleep, read this brief guide.
Add a Mattress Topper
First, consider adding a mattress topper. This is the closest you’ll get to replacing your mattress without actually replacing it. Several inches thick and often consisting of memory foam, a mattress topper lies over your existing mattress, eliminating pressure points from a traditional box spring and making your bed generally softer. With this added cushion, your bed becomes much more forgiving to your head, neck, and back.
Beyond this, memory foam toppers promote proper air circulation around you as you fall asleep. Too often, what we perceive to be an uncomfortable mattress is simply one that lacks circulation, trapping heat uncomfortably close to us.
Surround Yourself with Blankets and Pillows
If you don’t quite have the money to spend on a mattress topper, shift your focus to blankets or pillows that’ll improve your sleep. Though you may think it unnecessary, a weighted blanket is uniquely comfortable and ideal for the restless sleepers who keep themselves up as they toss and turn.
Also, in general, using a new pillow can alleviate some discomfort you primarily attribute to your mattress. Elevating your head differently with a new pillow or using a resistance-free memory foam pillow that accommodates your head can drastically improve your sleep. If you want to go bigger, a body pillow has its own benefits to spine alignment, and it’s comfortable too.
Rotate and Flip Your Mattress
Another way to make your mattress more comfortable, one that requires no money at all, is rotating and flipping your mattress periodically. If it lacks one definitive “right-side-up” or head end/feet end, there’s no downside to doing this. Making these changes ensures your mattress doesn’t wear too much in one way, improving its overall comfort. Get into a routine of rotating and flipping your mattress every couple of months to experience a full effect.
