Sleep Number Bed

I only know that in the commercials, the female always seems to like a higher number than the male partner.

Do women like harder beds then men?  never gave it much though before.

Tired one in store once....seem to me like a glorified air mattress.  I can get behind the idea of customization though.  

Happy sleeping to you!

x2. Not to burst your bubble.  At least it's free and if you don't like it, you can always sell it!

I bought one last summer and I love it. LOVE IT.

I'd recommend going into the store to get your personalized Sleep Number as a starting point, rather than guessing. It's free to do that. They have a computerized bed that will show your pressure points as it adjusts - when they find the sweet spot they tell you that number.

As for set up - no idea. The professionals who delivered mine set it all up. 

The thing I love about it is that the firmness is adjustable - forever. With traditional beds you are stuck with the firmness you choose - and also stuck with decreasing comfort as it breaks down over time.

I slept on one for 3 nights last week in a Hilton, and....tried different numbers each night and....couldn't tell much of a difference, comfort wise.  No matter what number I chose, I slept well enough. It wasn't bad, by any stretch, but it also wasn't like getting in a bed at the 'W' hotel.  

OK technically it was 2 nights.  I tried several settings over a period of the 2 nights.  Could not get comfortable with any of them.  Then I awoke to find the bed had deflated one night.  When you then inflate them it's LOUD.

Not a fan...

Hmm mine is not loud at all, even when I go from 0 to 100. That's too bad.

For others' reference, Sleep Number makes these suggestions when finding your number outside of the store. Seems you need 3 or 4 nights at each increment for your body to adjust. 

Lie on your Sleep Number® bed in your favorite sleeping position and adjust your pillow to your liking. Using your remote, change your Sleep Number® setting to 100 (firmest), and then down to 20 (very soft).

Now, set your Sleep Number® setting back to 100. As the mattress gets firmer, how do your neck, shoulders, hips and back feel? When you feel comfortably supported, stop. Make adjustments up or down, by no more than 5.

Try sleeping at this setting for the night. The next morning, if you need to make an adjustment, change your number by no more than 5. Use this setting for at least 3 or 4 nights.  

same here.  horrible.  i played around with the settings each night trying to find the sweet-spot....nada.

toyed around with it for a week at the hotel.  i figure if i can't get a decent night's sleep on a sleep number bed after one night, but i can on a couch, recliner, mat in a tent, or the rug in my house...it's a POS.  and the one i was on was pretty loud.  just my opinion.  it's kinda like running shoes, everyone has a personal preference.

Funny, in the Tempurpedic threads people insist you spend 90 nights on one before you make up your mind! 

I had a Tempurpedic first (for about 80 nights), and it was a POS to me, so I can understand.

IMHO if something is not comfortable the first night all you are doing by waiting 90 nights is training your body to learn to accept something that's uncomfortable.

I love mine. We have the one with the memory foam on top of the air pockets (We didn't really care for the traditional style). If you do decide to buy there's a referral program so maybe put me down? (Amber Gates)

What I like the best is that we'll never have the problem where you wear an indent pattern into the mattress. My husband was starting to have backaches that went away when we changed to the Sleep Number. Maybe any new mattress would've helped, but I do think it is high quality.

I have the same model with the memory foam. It was crazy expensive, but I really like it. It got rave reviews as well from my last girlfriend who is very particular about her sleep environment.

I LOVE it. I get the best sleep ever. My husband is not so much of a fan but he puts up with it. He gets frequent backaches no matter what number he chooses. Then there's the fact that my number is ridiculously low (25-35) and I get up first, so he rolls downward into my "hole" as he puts it!

We got the bed because we will never agree on a mattress otherwise. He likes to sleep on concrete. I want to sleep on a marshmallow.