Does anyone have experience with wool mattress toppers? We have a 6 mo. old bed, which is the first I've had in 10 years that I don't wake up with back pain. It's a "natural" mattress with wool, cotton and latex, and springs on an adjustable slat system. I love the bed, however, wake up with soreness on my shoulders- pressure points (I sleep on my side). I've tried a latex topper and didn't like the feel, can't stand memory foam. A cheap "eggcrate" polyurathane foam has helped, but it's wearing out and I want to replace with something more natural. Thinking about a wool mattress topper. Does anyone have experience with one for relieving pressure points on a firm bed? Thanks. Barbara

Just to follow up; I got used to the mattress, but DH did not. We went back to the store and found that the only one we liked any better was the pillowtop model that had failed in the first place; (the new mattress was a warranty replacement) so it seemed silly to replace it with something that would very likely compress and form body impressions again. We decided to try a latex topper, and so far, DH is happy. We found a place online that makes all kinds of foam products, and their mattress toppers are reasonable, especially the latex ones. The one we got is 2" deep and it feels exactly like we are lying on a foam mattress. I thought I'd pass along our experience, as one of these toppers would extend the life of many mattresses. We are planning to get some more for our beach house where the beds have seen better days. There are lots of memory foam toppers out there; these are pure latex and will likely last forever.

I have one :) My Gran for some reason had two. She is always switching things on her bed, trying to find something for them to get a better nights sleep and I guess she didn't like the one or something so she bought another. Then she removed them all together and I inherited it! Out mattress is old and should be replaced but we always have something else we need the money for. The topper made our old bed like new again :) The one we have came from QVC, from Nothern Nights. I LOVE it! DH and I have slept better in our bed since we've had that topper than ever before. The only complaints I have are that I have to get my hands under the fitted sheet every day on either side of the bed and fluff the topper so it's soft again for bed. Also, because we're used to it, I HATE sleeping anywhere else on any other bed. I just don't sleep well! It's also not a good idea for like kids or anyone that may have pets or kids sleeping in their bed because accidents aren't good! DS whined because our bed was so soft so I found him a different type of topper but he has a liner between the topper and his sheets to be on the safe side ;)

Thanks everyone for all of the suggestions and feedback. It sounds like either the egg crate or memory foam would work, then a mattress pad goes on top of both and then the sheets. Cia1953: Good idea about the rental of the fridge+micro. As next year, most likely he’ll go in the apartment style housing I think he’ll need them only for one year. I’ve heard about the BB&B service which is really a great option for kids who fly in. As we live in Nor Cal. we plan to drive down for move-in day. Arcy: DS and I attended orientation last month and it seemed pretty much routine that everyone got the refrigerator and micro; though most likely I think he would purchase then in San Diego��"or rent like cia suggested. I’m not quite sure what you think is a luxury item, though. Certainly not the bedding? I got the impression from most kids we spoke with that the ref+micro was in lieu of a more expensive meal plan (which is how I see it for my DS too). Pudgeder: DS went to private high school so we’ve been using Amazon for years for textbooks, though the university was promoting their service where we pre-order books from them and they will deliver in a box to their dorm. I’m just wondering if his debit card works with Amazon or he should get his own credit card? Usually, he puts everything in the shopping cart, then I enter my CC and place the order, but I think he needs to have his own card to order books and stuff. Deborahnj: ha!ha! on the bed. I can totally see myself doing that too, making up his bed. We had a tour last month at orientation and DS spent a night in the dorms. The triple, like Ann mentioned, is really a double sized room, they added another bed to squeeze in more kids. So one side is bunk beds and the other a loft bed with desk below. Really no space at all. But they do have the common room that the 6 rooms in the suite all share. So, DS requested a single as he will still have lots of social opportunities since it’s a suite, but I’m not too optimistic he will get it. Betsy: Totally agree about the dark sheets and towels! Chefmom: Thanks for the list. I’ll check it out. Marie_cate: That’s exactly what the triples are like. One of the recommendations we’d heard, esp. if he is in a triple, is that they get one printer and share the cost of the ink. That is so inconsiderate, though, to use someone’s printer all year long without offering to share ink/paper costs, but I’m sure it happens all the time. Alku: I’ve seen the bed blocks at BB&B and great idea to store things below, but won’t work if he has a triple with the bunk and loft bed. I guess they have to bring a storage bin and store in the closet (which looked about 18” wide). Juliekmco: I saw the egg crate toppers at Target, good to hear your DDs liked them. I didn’t see the XL size, but I’ll check another location. Yikes, I guess I better decide soon before all the XL stuff is sold out. Lindac & Bestyears: Great list of repair/first aid. Definitely I’ll add that to the list. Divastyle: I’m sure your niece was thrilled with her dorm package. I’ve heard about the frequency of thefts so will talk with DS about some way to secure his valuables. I have some notes from orientation when campus police spoke to us….need to refer back to that. It was definitely a case of information overload. Annkathryn: Yes, that is what they have at UCSD. The triples were all originally doubles, so very tight quarters. When I was at BB&B they were also selling this room deodorizer; as my good friend whose DS goes there said the whole suite smells like a locker room! Guess most recommend a body pillow over the armchair type pillow? So far I bought him a comforter set with sheets, an extra set of sheets, 2 towels, 2 washcloths, 1 face towel. He’s telling me “Mom I won’t have a lot of space” But I figure you need one to use, one to wash.