What is the ideal mattress for each age and stage of your life?
Is it time to invest in a mattress that will support you better and improve the quality of your sleep?
Teenagers need a different type and size of mattress than older adults. Pregnant women have their own unique needs, as do children. The key to good sleep throughout our lives is to understand that our mattress needs to change according to our age and stage of life.
Indeed, the mattress, like any object, has an expiration date, and we must change it if we want to have the best result in our sleep. When this change should be made depends on many factors . One of these factors also concerns our age.
Children
It is a common phenomenon, when children are old enough to leave the crib, for parents to choose a large enough bed and matching mattress, thinking that they will also use it as teenagers. It is a wrong reasoning, on the one hand because a mattress should be changed more often than this time, but also because children have different needs than teenagers. Prefer a moderate, comfortable and stable children's mattress , made of natural materials.
Teenagers
There are 3 things to think about before buying a mattress for your teen:
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Size : At this age children grow very fast. So, prefer to buy a normal-sized mattress, as if it were an adult.
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Duration of sleep : If you are going to buy a mattress for a child who in 2-3 years will leave home to study, and will only return for vacations, prefer an economical foam mattress .
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What position he sleeps in : Sleeping position is something everyone should consider when buying a new mattress, but it's especially true for teenagers. For more information read an earlier article of ours HERE .
Pregnant
Pregnancy only lasts 9 months, so she probably doesn't buy a mattress to use only during that period. However, if a woman is planning to have children, then it is good to think beforehand about getting a mattress that will also be ideal for the period of pregnancy.
Usually, pregnant women are encouraged to sleep on their side, so a mattress that is soft but helps the spine to align is ideal. Also, during pregnancy, many women experience back pain. In order to avoid this, the mattress they sleep on must be of good quality and offer sufficient support to the body.
Choosing the right pillow also has a significant effect on pain relief.
Middle aged
The quality and quantity of sleep decreases with age , which makes mattress selection for adults a critical decision. Sleeping well in adulthood has beneficial effects on our future health as well, helping to reduce the chances of developing Alzheimer's or heart disease.
The mattress you sleep on plays an important role in the duration of sleep, therefore, we can say that for a middle-aged adult, the bed (thanks to the mattress) is the most important piece of furniture in his home. Be sure to invest in a quality mattress that offers ideal support for the body and spine.
Elderly people
Arthritis and lower back and back pain are common in a large percentage of seniors. Therefore, they need a firm mattress, such as a memory foam or latex. A mattress that offers back support and keeps the spine in the right position is something that every person should strive for, but for an elderly person it is even more important.