Body Impressions

Hello Everyone,

We receive calls so often from people who have purchased their mattress from a store in their local area and are so concerned about body impressions. Most of the time they are very frustrated and are just looking for advice or help. We thought we should share with you some of the information we have. When you sleep at night your mattress will begin to conform to your body. It is a good idea to rotate your mattress. Manufacturers consider impressions up to 1 1/2" as the normal process of body conforming. They do not cover a body impression under their warranty until it reaches 1 1/2" and it is then considered a sag. Be sure to read your warranty card. Sealy Posturepedic, Simmons, Stearns & Foster and Englander are all the same with the 1 1/2" standard.

We actually received a call from a woman who saw that her bed was contouring to her body and was very upset. She was afraid if it did this in the first few months it must be defective. We asked her how she was sleeping at night and she said she was having the best sleep she had had in years! She just needed to know that the bed was not defective.

There are times when the body sag can be caused by improper support. We advise customers not to use an old box spring with a new mattress. Metal is what fatigues over time so you want your new mattress to be supported by the new box spring that comes with it. If you think your box spring could possibly be the problem place your mattress on the floor and see if the sag is as visible. If the solid floor lessens the sag your box spring may need replaced.

We hope this helps with some of your concerns.
The Mattress Doctor Team
GoToMattress.com