We have a water-bed 80% reduced motion and it's nice , but the last few years I have been getting pressure point discomfort with only it. Tried more & less water levels and still the same issue.
So I added 1 then a second memory foam toppers ..

Now I am thinking about getting an actual 8" or thicker memory foam mattress to place on top of the water-bed mattress. (after letting some water out to lower the base depth)


So I was wondering who has tried memory foam mattresses and if gel also , and how they like them?

I don't have one but a friend has a memory foam mattress that was very expensive but she has trouble with it holding in body heat. She finds it too hot. Worth investigating but of course we live in a very hot (and getting hotter) climate here compared with you.

I love my 6 inch hand made pure cotton authentic Japanese futon. It's been great for my back but is extremely heavy. There have been times recently though where I have considered something different or even softer for the same reasons as you I suppose. I feel as if I need a little "give" and the futon doesn't give. Hard decision really.

i bought a tempurpedic a few yrs ago and i love it.
it really decreased my back pain and the pressure pain (on my trocantors in my hips) that you mentioned. i'm a side sleeper.

it wasn't cheap but to me it was worth it.

i tried some things on top of my mattress like feather beds etc but that didn't help.

oh...ps

i don't have hot or cold problems with the bed. i find it fine.

Well I went to a mattress store to try the memory foam & gel mattresses, they were nice, but not $2k nice

Since I already have the water bed mattress (base) and 2- 2" toppers, I decided to get a 3" gel infused topper and put in on top of my stack.

So we shall see how my experiment works out.
I may have to remove one or both of the smaller toppers if it is too cushy..

Sorry I missed this earlier. I have two combo mattresses that are foam on top of a spring mattress. My first one was about $1200, had additional plush on top of the foam, and was definitely more high end and the second was closer to $700 from Sears on a closeout. I love them both. I had slept on a foam mattress for a week when house sitting for a relative. I think the combo is the best of both worlds.

just a plain ole firm beautyrest .... heard that evidually the foam on those other beds get hard ...