How to fall asleep fast

Most bunks are intended for children and this calls for a sturdy, comfortable bunk bed mattress. Let’s face it, kids won’t think: ”Gosh, I better avoid turning and tossing or sleeping on the edge of the mattress or I’ll need a new one soon”. They jump around in their bed, play with a friend, do whatever crosses their minds.

Here are two mattresses that seem to gather positive reviews but one fits the budget friendly category while the other is somewhat expensive: Serta from CSN Stores and a no name one from Walmart.

1. Serta Canberra mattress

Click here to see the mattress at CSN Stores

Size:
It’s available both in twin and full. If you buy 2 mattresses, both for the lower and upper bunk, you will save some pennies along the way because you will get a huge discount.

Price:
At this moment the price for a twin is $289.00 and goes up depending on the packages you want to buy: set of 2 twins, a twin and a full or a full.

Core: innerspring

Features:
* 1/4” layer of their patented Serta Comfort Foam
* Vericoil Premiere Innerspirng technology that basically embraces your body resulting in great spinal support and pressure relief
* No roll-off edge thanks to the foam encasement system. If you like to sleep on a side on the edge of the mattress this helps the mattress to support your body weight.
* Safe in case of a fire: the FireBlocker system acts as a shield against flames.

Dimensions: 6.5″ H x 38″ W x 75″ D

Weight: 11 pounds

My take on it:

A great mattress with a design to match. The price tag is also kaboom!

It’s very comfortable and can support the weight of two small children and provide a good night of sleep. The no roll-off edge system makes the mattress more durable and less prone to premature sagging.

It’s lightweight so you can take it off and vacuum it without worrying that it will break your back when you put it back on.

2. 6″ Twin Quilted Top Bunk Bed Mattress, Navy

Click  here to see the mattress at Walmart

Size:
This bunk bed mattress is available only in twin.

Price:
If you are a budget shopper, this will make your day, the price tag is unbelievable, only $69.00.

Core:
The mattress is filled with more than 50% recycled material, from which 50% is cotton and 50% polyester. Some refer to it as a foam mattress but it’s not.

Features:
* The mattress can be rolled away thanks to its filling
* Great both for the lower and upper bunk
* Quilted cotton cover which prevent unnecessary sweating throughout the night

Dimensions: 6″ H x 39″ W x 75″ D

Weight: 24 pounds

My take on it:

if you aren’t quite sure what mattress to buy or your budget can’t handle a $200.00 mattress, this is definitely worth a try. The overload of customer reviews is a nice reading material and can help you to decide if you go for it or not.

The main problem of this bunk bed mattress is the fact that it absolutely has to be placed on support boar. Otherwise when your kid will lay on it he will feel the support slats.

Some reviews pointed the fact that the use of a mattress topper over this mattress seems to solve the problem. The only thing you should be careful about is the height: if you plan to use the mattress for the upper bunk the height of the topper shouldn’t exceed 2 inches.

Because the mattress can be rolled away it can be used in dorm rooms or for camping as well.

Compared to the Serta Canberra mattress this is somewhat heavier and when you change the sheets in the top bunk or if you have to flip the mattress you will have a harder task. Still, it’s lighter than most bunk bed mattresses!

Backrest pillow, bed rest pillow, you can call it whatever you want, it’s the same reading pillow with arms. If you like to browse your favorite blogs in bed, to sit comfortable when you read bedtime stories to your kid, to breastfeed, play video games or when you watch TV, this pillow will do the job.

These pillows are popular amongst students as well because they provide the extra comfort without taking up too much space or having a huge price. You don’t even have to use it in the bed: place it against a wall or the desk and you have your own relaxing corner.

The spend some extra dollars options

1. BedLounge pillow from Cequal
A bed rest pillow with arms that has a fancy, more expensive look and it also comes with fully adjustable headrest and lots of settings that will help you to truly relax. The $143.95 price kind of speaks for itself: better quality, higher price.

Dr. Robert Swezey, a famous expert when it comes to back and neck pain relief, is the one responsible for the design of this pillow. It’s sturdier and more supportive than the budget friendly pillows so if you can afford the price, than go for it.

One downside these pillows have is their size: they are big and bulky. However, the arms fold so you can place it in a corner when you don’t use it.

The budget friendly options for a bed rest pillow

1. The Brentwood bed rest pillow is available in colors such as navy, camel or pink or in nice patterns like camouflage or animal prints. Each pillow has a handle which allows you to easily move it from a room to another. If you want a soft pillow for a teenager, go for the plushy designs and a bold color. For adults bedrooms the twill or corduroy will work just fine, creating a classy look.

The average price for this backrest pillow is around $30, depending on the store you go to. On Amazon they have great deals while on Ebay you can find the same pillow for a higher price. You can also check the stores near your home and see if you can find a better deal.

2. Transformational backrest pillow cover allows you to create your perfect pillow. Use their cover and buy 3 super comfy pillows and you have your own patent pending pillow. It saves up a lot of space and you can assemble it when you need it. The backrest is visible narrower compared to the Brentwood models but the arm rest are bulkier so it’s one thumb up – one thumb down kind of situation.

If you experience neck or back pains that aren’t related to a health issue a bed rest pillow can solve your problem. Make sure that the store where you buy has a return policy of at least 30 days and buy one. Your relaxing moments will get even better with it!

The Beautyrest Collection which consists of 5 types of mattresses uses the pocketed coil design, which means that each coil unit is individually packed.

This system was developed in the early 1900s and applied successfully in most mattress designs. Simmons is a brand well known for its luxurious looking mattresses with a price to match.

Innersprings beds are not that popular today because in some cases you might deal with premature sagging. If you live alone or you can afford to buy a new mattress in a couple of years or so then there’s no problem. But if you have to share your bed with someone or you want a mattress that can last up to 10 years without any bumps and lumps, be careful what you buy.

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Here are the main features of all the 5 models from The Simmons Beautyrest collection:

1. Beautyrest Classic
This 800 pocketed coils mattress is an improved version of the old one and it offers great support on the each edge of the mattress. The comfort comes from the foam that is able to deliver the comfort that you need without being too soft so that you don’t feel like sinking. You can choose the style and comfort level that you want and the higher you go the bigger the price will be.

2. Beautyrest Anniversary
The coil number is now 850 and this will increase the comfort and support features of the mattress. The company claims that the QuantumLock system ensures great durability but when you sit on the Classic model and on this one you barely can tell the difference. Yes, the number of pocketed coils is up by 50 but the mattress still seems to be prone to sagging.

3. Beautyrest World Class
This mattress is upgraded to 1000 pocketed coils and has the same QuantumLock system. AirFeel, BeautyFeel and BeautyStyle are features that make the mattress more comfortable and appealing.

4. Beautyrest Exceptionale
As the name implies, this mattress is completely different from the previous models. It has two levels of 1960 density pocketed coils, the first one increase you comfort level while the bottom layer of coils is used for support and durability purposes. You can choose from Visco memory foam, latex or combinations or both for best experience.

5. Beautyrest NxG Series
Besides the 1000 density pocketed coils and the QuantumLock foam encasement these mattresses use the NxG technology which allows heat dissipation and provides great comfort for your whole body.

The Beautyrest Black collection
If the above models are sort of classified by the number of coils, in this collection you choose the mattress suits you best by the level of comfort you want to experience: firm, plush or plush pillow top.

Firm. Lexi, Desiree and Carmen are their firmest mattresses and they distribute your body weight evenly, keeping your spine perfectly aligned with the rest of your body. This mattress is suited if you have back pains or if you enjoy a hard sleeping surface.

Plush. For the Desiree, Carmen and the Scarlett mattress they use various combinations of foams that make the mattresses feel like plushy clouds.

Plush pillow top. The extra softness comes mostly from the top layers and the Daniella, Lola, Mariela and Natasha mattresses deliver a soft sleeping surface with the right support system.

Almost all Simmons Beautyrest Black reviews point to a flaw either in the design or in the comfort and this line seems to be somewhat useless. better stick with their Beauty rest collection which is sold for a more decent price.

All the mattresses have box metal corner guards for superior edge support, a 20-year warranty and the famous no flip design.

Thumbs up
* A feature all customers seemed to love is the fact that you ca rest on the edge of the mattress without worrying that it will wear down quick.

* The price is unbeatable only if you think of the design. Simple, classy and luxurious without having to pay a price to match it. All the Simmons Beautyrest mattresses have a luxurious, attractive design and they are easy to tell apart from the competition.

* The no flip system saves you lots of time and ensures the durability of the mattress without having to switch it from a side to another every couple of months.

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* Sagging and again sagging. If you have some extra pounds, if you share the bed with your partner or if you toss and turn frequently in your sleep the mattress might develop premature sagging.

* Some customers had back pains due to the sagging problem. If it’s just a minor thing, a nice, comfortable pillow top will fix the issue otherwise you will have to ask for a replacement.

*Before actually buying the mattress read the warranty and see if you can get it replaced if this happens. There are lots of Simmons Beautyrest reviews that reveal the fact that the Simmons company seems to have some problems with their customer support. It’s better to know what are you entitled of before hand so you can avoid this issue.

The comfort and support offered by an innerspring mattress can’t be compared to how you feel when you sleep on a latex or memory foam mattress. The sagging issue that seems to appear in most Simmons Beautyrest reviews, regardless of the model, can be sometimes fixed by using plushy pillows tops/mattress pads. You can also see if the warranty qualifies you for a new mattress but with the customer support they have it will be a long and bumpy ride.

The Sobakawa Cloud pillow is an “As seen on TV” product and like most of the products indorsed it fails to deliver the benefits it claims.

The TV commercial focuses on the many benefits of the pillow: the 20,000,000 of air beads that make your sleep cool, offers proper alignment for your whole body and has a lifetime guarantee.

The pillow that will be delivered to your door is just a bad copy of the Sobakawa pillow that you’ve seen in the commercial. It’s not comfortable or supportive, in fact a 5$ pillow that you can find at Target, Walmart or online On Amazon is a better choice than this presumed cloud pillow.

Yes, there are some Sobakawa cloud pillow reviews that say that the pillow worked well but all of them mention at least one disadvantage the pillow has. It may work for a couple of days, but in the long run it will succeed into bringing only neck pains and sleepless nights.

Here the main flaws of the Sobakawa cloud pillow that customers often point to.

Cheap Styrofoam balls.
Forget the so called air beads, the pillow is stuffed with styrofoam. This means that you can make your own Sobakawa cloud pillow at home, without having to spend all that money on the product and shipping fees.

Travel sized pillow.
You may not be aware of this, but the pillow is available in more sizes and the one that you se on TV is a lot more expensive than the price they display. Unless you have an unnaturally small head, you will find this pillow way too small.

The microbeads come out.
This is extremely annoying because you will find these tiny beads allover the bed, in your hair or on your face. Your health can also be affected because you can accidentally inhale them in your sleep.

Gassing.
When you’ll take the Sobakawa cloud pillow out of its wrapping you will notice that it has a bad, toxic smell. They advise you to let it out in the air and the smell will go away but in most cases it doesn’t.

Too firm.
I personally don’t understand why they’ve decided to use the word “cloud” when this pillow is nothing but comfortable. I don’t know, maybe at first, when the pillow was launched, it was the kind of pillow we’ve seen in the commercial and as time passed by they became greedy and started making this the uncloud pillow. Forget the smell or the size, customers would have been happy if the pillow was at least comfortable.

Noisy beads.
When you move around, from a side to the other you might hear the beads clinking. In fact, this is a common feature with most microbeads pillows and I personally don’t find it so annoying.

Wake up soaking wet.
They claim that the pillow stays cool all night and there’s no need to flip it over. Well, another fail. There were cases when customers complained of the fact that even they didn’t had problems with night sweats before, they woken up soaking wet. The beads inside the pillow increase their temperature and because they aren’t s breathable as they should be they make you break a sweat.

No additional pillow cases for sale.
You will get a free air flow pillow case with your order but there’s no way to order a second one if the old one becomes unusable. The only solution would be to order a second pillow which is quite dumb.

Weird warnings.
Notes such as very flammable, note recommended if you are under 14, to immediately throw the pillow if it develops any tears and to never use the pillow case with any other pillows. Except for the flammable one, I find that the other warnings help you to better understand that this pillow has a bad design, it doesn’t work as it should and in fact it can cause health problems on the long run.

The word sobakawa means “buckwheat hulls” so this pillow should contain them, right? No, it’s full of microbeads so if you are looking for a buckwheat pillow this is not what you need. All this sounds like false endorsing to me.

My advice is to forget about the Sobakawa cloud pillow and look for pillows that indeed deliver the comfort that you long for. It can be a buckwheat pillow, a memory foam or just regular down pillows. Just make sure that it’s worth the price you are paying for it.

Forget the old “cute as a button” saying, the total pillow is “cute as a daisy”.

Shaped like a daisy, this pillow is more versatile than you might think when you look at it for the first time. The product fits in the “As seen on TV category” and you can change its shape in just a couple of seconds and enjoy superior comfort.

This total pillow review is going to help you find out if this is one that is worth the money. There are plenty total pillow reviews online that you can read to get an idea about the level of quality of this particular product, but, you only need 3 minutes to read this one and it’s going to be enough to make a decision.

The Total pillow is filled with tension easing micro beads that support your body and helps you to say goodbye to morning pains and sleepless nights.

In the car, in the plane, at the computer, in the bed, you can use the Total pillow wherever you need to. Just bent it in the desired shape and enjoy unexpected comfort. It can be easily placed on your suitcase’s handle so you don’t have to worry about it when traveling.

You can use it 5 different shapes and change the position whenever you feel like without worrying that the seams might break.

Total Pillow. It’s like having 5 Pillows in One!

How can you shape it

* Like an 8 for better lumbar support

* Bend it in half for double neck support

* Fold it in half an use it onto your old pillow for better spine alignment

* Fold the pillow in half and gently lift both extremities if you want to support your knees or ankles

* You can also use it as it is

Once you’ve chosen the shape you want, Total pillow will stay this way so you don’t have to worry that the pillow might fall back to its daisy shape.

The compress

The pillow comes with a gel compress that can be heated in the microwave if you need a warm compress or in the fridge if you need to cool down. You will also get a matching fleece cover for the gel pack.

Complaints

There are lots of Total pillow reviews that say the pillow is uncomfortable, too hard or the seams break off easily. I’ve noticed that there are several pillows that resemble the original one and the negative reviews are almost all linked to them.

On Amazon there’s a blue pillow that’s uses the “As seen on TV” name but there’s no proof that is manufactured by the same company. It also doesn’t come with a compress so it’s easy to spot the counterfeit. Read the reviews this product has and you will find all the flaws mentioned earlier.

The real Total pillow has two sides: a brown and a beige one and this is the only way you will see it so be aware. Whether you buy it from the original website or from stores such as Target or Walmart, make sure that you get the real deal.

At this moment there’s a deal on the Total Pillow website where you can get two pillows and two compresses for only $19.99 but you have to pay separate shipping and handling fees. For more details, you can always read more total pillow reviews.

Total Pillow. It’s like having 5 Pillows in One!