Leesa Original 10" mattress

Two important things. One, if you're a stomach sleeper sick of back pain from death valley mattresses, this is your ultimate solution! I've been trying different mattresses all my life and have a tall stack of dead ones in my backyard to prove it. I just bought my second one of these and it literally makes me cry from the sheer comfort! It might take you some time to get used to the slight tabletop feeling but the support is still soft on your pressure points. It's not like a hard bed. Once you realize how you can now sleep in any position rather than fighting to find a single pain free position, you will understand what you got. The other important thing to know is that these Leesa mattresses last exactly five years. Then you bite it and buy another one. I read a review once about frying pans where the gal explained how expensive fancy pans are impractical for some when just buying a new favorite cheap pan every year is actually way more satisfying. Think about it. I also have a pile of fancy pans but I buy a brand new Rachael Ray 12.5 inch every year because it's thin and frys fast and has a great handle. It says "Lifetime Warranty" but they last exactly one year. Then they warp and the nonstick starts coming off and I buy another one because I love how it works compared to the expensive ones with the heavy bases that take forever to heat up and the metal handles that are hot and slippery and uncomfortable. Course, it all comes down to personal preference and I found that mine is to have nice fresh things that simply work how I need them to. So put in the budget for a Lessa every five years and live a pain free stomach sleeping life! Buy one of those frying pans too while you're at it. You now lead an entirely changed life.

First and foremost I obsessed over this purchase. For over SIX months I read every professional and personal review and watched every video about several different mattress brands (Purple, Casper, GhostBed, Helix, Leesa, Tuft and Needle) and any other mail order mattress company you can think of). I decided to purchase the Leesa mattress because I liked the companies values as well as their transparency when it comes to their materials. The massive amount of rave reviews didn't hurt either. Day 1- Set up was a breeze. I managed to set up a full size by myself with no issues. The smell was very, very faint and it puffed up quickly. I slept soundly and woke up for the first time without any new pain, just a little leftover soreness from my previous back pain. Day 2- The smell was much worse today, I had to open a few windows and run a fan but it wasn't unbearable. Still no new backpain and I slept so soundly I actually slept THROUGH my alarm. I've had the mattress for over a week now and the smell is very faint and really only noticeable when you stuff your nose into the mattress and take a deep breath. All sheets fit it well without sliding off and the firmness and comfort are perfect. I have noticed a new neck pain since sleeping on this mattress but I think that's due to my pillow being a bit too thick. I'm going to try a thinner pillow and will update this review in a few days. Two (I think) months later edit: I had to return the mattress. My back pain became unbearable and I think it was due to the mattress being too firm. A friend who also bought one (and loves it) came over and tried mine before it was returned and she said mine was significantly firmer than hers and we purchased around the same time. Could just be a fluke. The return was handled quickly and easily and overall I'd still say to give this mattress a try because they are a great company with great values.

I was a little hesitant buying this mattress because this mattress wasn't as established on Amazon. There weren't as many reviews as other competitors. I was not shy at all with ordering online though. There really is so little risk with any of these bigger companies. If you don't like it, send it back. Well, they either send someone to take or donate it, or ask for proof of donation. I haven't heard a single horror story returning these mattress from any of the popular online only companies. It beats mattress shopping and salesmen any day. Even if under all the pressure of a salesmen you find the right mattress after laying down for 20 minutes, who knows how you'll feel after a night anyway. My search started with Tuft and Needle. We were about 90% sure we were going to try the mattress but after reading many of the popular mattress review sites we learned of the Leesa. In the end it came down to the Casper or Leesa. I know I'm probably wrong, but the thought the Tuft and needle is essentially made with the materials common car seats or couches are kept bugging me even if it is very well reviewed. When it came down to buy the Casper was back ordered on Amazon so the choice was easy. We've read you really can't go wrong with either. You only get 30 days to try the mattress on Amazon so that was a downside but we wanted it 2 days kind of quick. I highly doubt at day 50 I would suddenly decide the mattress wasn't right. 30 days is plenty, I don't care what mattress companies say to keep you invested in your purchase. Delivery and unpacking was super easy. Took about 5-10 minutes. Your mileage my vary, the easier you can toss around 100 lbs for a king, the quicker it will be. It has its shape within minutes and id say by around 3-4 hours I measured it at its full advertised height give or take a quarter of an inch. Build quality looks great, doesn't feel cheap in the slightest bit. Me personally...we noticed little off gassing at all. I was concerned with that since ventilation in our room. I honestly noticed none unless I held my nose to the mattress within the first hour. By night time, about 8 hours later we noticed nothing sleeping. My dogs jumped on the bed, they typically act skeptical to chemical type smells. Neither were phased. Maybe we were lucky or others have much much more sensitive noses or low tolerances. As far as sleep, it's great. We had mattress shopping troubles because my wife and I are very different sleepers both in preference and position. She is around 145 athletically built and prefers a firm mattress. She is a stomach and back sleeper. I am around 200 also athletically built and am typically a side or back sleeper. I usually prefer a medium type of mattress, on the softer side. If you do your research that's pretty much polar opposites as far as a recommended bed lol. This bed just works. She was immediately in love. The avena foam (a material similar but more durable to latex) gives it a firmer touch more on par with a latex vs memory foam mattress. It has more bounce and not that quicksand feeling if memory foam. It felt a little on the firmer side for my preference at first but when you lay for a minute or so that memory foam feeling of the bed contouring starts to come in and it feels great. We pretty much cover every sleeping position imaginable between the two of us and we couldn't be more satisfied. I would definitely agree this is about a 6-6.5 on the firmness scale. It's very versatile though. In hindsight I think this was our correct choice. I think the tuft and needle may have been perfect for her but left me wanting a little more and settling for a mattress pad on my side to continue sleeping on our side. The Casper I speculate would have left both of us unhappy. It seems to be very dependent on weight for feel. The top is very soft giving it a softer feel compared to the Leesa. However I hear people around my weight and heavier feel it's a firmer mattress, we bottom out closer to the support layer. If you're dynamic is opposite to mine, the lighter sleeper likes soft and the heavier firm that might be great for you. I think it would have left her being lighter feeling it's too soft and myself being heavier feeling the mattress was too firm. I'll update as time goes on but at this time I couldn't be happier.

This will actually be my first review for amazon.... I felt the Leesa Mattress would be the one I do first. I have to say, the mattress is decent to good! The shipping was incredibly fast. It arrived earlier than the estimated arrival date given by amazon. After watching a lot of youtube videos on the mattress I decided to give it a shot. It looked pretty good from the reviews. For my review, I would like to really start off by saying that I have been through about 3 mattresses within the last year and a half. I moved with a uhaul so all my mattresses could have come with me but I swapped them out (selling them) because I couldn't find a mattress I liked. I have had restless nights - have tried PRICEY pillow-top mattresses from the mattress store, that was too soft and had a permanent dent within 2-3 months. With the sleepless nights, I was told that FIRM beds were better for you and as I was waking up with occasional 'aches and pains' from the pillow top, i tried going to a FIRM mattress..... That was a fail too. I tried buying a memory foam top to try to get that 'therapeutic' effect that they're famously acclaimed for..... but my nights were still eh.... minimum 4 hours to the max 6 hours! I'm in good standing health, I would say i'm an athletically built 5'11" male weighing in at 220lbs that just seemed to not really be able to find a mattress that did it for me. Sleeping was NOT enjoyable, nor was it 'that' bad.... just whatever. NOW, to the product.... I will say 4/5 stars off the bat. 1) because after the first night, i've been getting MINIMUM 6 hours of sleep and have slept up to about 7.5 hrs max. Instant difference and I feel 'fresh'. Don't take it too far thinking this bed is something that will just automatically have you wake up a different person, BUT I will say i'm just more well-rested. 2) whether on your side, back, stomach.... you do not feel aches and pains, or the normal stress on my body that I would get on occasion from different mattresses. I actually slept somewhat on my side, leaning into part of my stomach, and just didn't have a complaint with it. Great in this department. MY ONLY reason for not giving it a full 5 star and deducting a star, is the reviews definitely said it was like a 6 firm rating out of 10 firmness rating. I want to say it's almost 7-8. You don't feel completely sunk in, but there have only been a couple times where I was thinking "well, if it was just a TAD softer, I think it would be perfect!!! it's just a fraction too firm for me... if that makes sense. Other than that.... I think it's a unique way of shipping a mattress and it boggles my mind that technology/production can do such things now with mattresses. I HOPE that this mattresses lasts for years as I do NOT plan to return it NOR try another mattress. I've been overall satisfied and getting better sleep.... so I'm going to stick with it. Down the road if there is any indentation or issues, I'll update but so far with a WEEK with it.... I'm overall satisfied!!!!!

After thoroughly researching mattresses in a box and calling Amazon to be sure I understood the return process within 100 days if issues arise (separate unit handles large item returns and received assurance that they have system for handling that does not involve re-boxing item for return), we purchased our King Leesa. When it arrived we unboxed and unwrapped it in our unused guest room. It fully expanded by morning and we left the door closed, fan on and window open to dissipate the off gassing for 36 hours. We then moved the mattress to our bedroom and because of concerns about the firmness, we used our mattress topper on it, being aware that it may make it sleep warmer. From the first night it has been very comfortable for both of us and most importantly, I do not get up every morning with persistent low back pain and am totally unaware of my husband getting up and down several times a night. Heavenly! If I change positions as I am going to sleep, I sometimes get a brief whiff of the off gas odor, but it is not enough to be troublesome. The firmness with the topper is perfect with us, although we may experiment with eliminating the topper to see if it sleeps cooler. When I checked my Fitbit sleep tracker pre and post Leesa, there is an appreciable reduction in the number of wakeful periods throughout the night and the quality of my sleep has improved. So far, with a troublefree acclimation process, better sleep and the elimination of low back pain, we are very happy with our Leesa. If that changes, I will update this post.

When I first received this mattress I would have rated it at five stars, even after the first 100 days, which is the length of the happiness guaranteed or your money back policy. I have now had the mattress for just under one year. For the last few months though, I’ve been waking up with a sore back and have noticed a sag in the mattress. It’s actually a softening of the memory foam. Before I get in bed it looks perfectly flat, but as soon as I lay down, there is a noticeable sag. This point is important as a visible sag before laying down would qualify as a warranty covered issue. A ‘softening’ of the memory foam does not. For those interested, foam softening is the first line listed in the ‘not covered’ section of the warranty. According to Leesa, this is a natural part of the breaking in process. I’m a 190 lb man, and when I get in my side of the bed at night I quickly wind up in the valley of this ‘softened’ section of the mattress. I’ve rotated the mattress and expect I’ll be comfortable for another 9 months. My wife’s legs will now rest where my upper body was, so she shouldn’t notice the sag on her side. I’ll be back on the market for a new mattress by this time next year. I’m terribly disappointed. This mattress has the perfect firmness when you first purchase it, but be prepared to sleep in a curved valley of softness within a year.

I had a really good night of sleep on my friend's guest bed. It was an older Leesa, their actual Original mattress which uses different materials as others have noted. Still this version has been comfortable for this 6' 175lb guy. Medium Firm has been perfect for my back after a week of break-in, but a touch too firm for my shoulder when I shift onto my side. But this is only after a couple weeks, so I hope it continues to soften a bit.

(Wife): Below is my initial take on this mattress. If things improve a skosh, the rating may jump to three stars if I can change it later. Background on my purchase: I am a VOC-sensitive lighter-weight (135 lbs) mostly side sleeper. Due to a past mattress issue, I have some nerve pain in my outer thighs. Crazy as it sounds, I still find it easiest to fall asleep on my side. So, finding a soft mattress with support is pretty important for me. We purchased a Leesa for a rental property we are renting at that has a bad, pressure-point coil mattress that has been exacerbating my nerve pain (and causing me some insomnia -- even after adding a quality foam topper that I normally love). Our mattress set at home is a Tempur-Pedic Breeze, which causes me to sink deeper than I care for and definitely sleeps way hotter than any mattress I've owned before. (No joke, it's a Breeze model. We specifically made sure of that, because my husband sleeps hot normally. My sleeping on my side seems to trap the air and lead to the hot spots. It's very annoying to have to "jump" out of those depressions and form new ones elsewhere on the mattress to compensate for the heat problem. So, part of the incentive in trying a Leesa was the bounciness / less depression of the Aveena foam, vs. memory foam.) Claim: Leesa is good for side sleepers Truth: False for lighter-weight women like me; probably ok for back sleepers I was told that the Leesa was a good mattress for side sleepers. Maybe if you weigh more than I do, it might work. This mattress is more of a medium-firm. There is some softness, but I would say not enough for me as a light side sleeper. It's just a little too firm. It isn't terrible for me, but I've slept on softer / "better". The Leesa may be, however, a reasonable mattress for someone of my weight who sleeps on their back (although that will vary). I did find it reasonably comfortable in that way, until I woke up later, due to my firm pillow causing me some minor -- and I do mean minor -- neck pain that could probably be corrected with the right pillow. So, OK, I go on a hunt for the right pillow. I honestly think that this would (hopefully) be a reasonably fixable problem. But, I don't know. Claim: Leesa does not off-gas, or the VOCs aren't bad or don't last that long Truth: Our Leesa's off-gassing has been problematic for us for a few days so far and actually got worse with attempts to air things out Off-gassing has been a problem with our Leesa mattress. I am sensitive to fumes. I can deal with trace amounts for a day; but prolonged exposure causes me headaches, lethargy, malaise, irritability and tends to exacerbate pre-existing GI problems. While I would agree with some other viewers that the off-gassing hasn't been horrendous, it has been moderate enough for my husband to notice, and he doesn't pick up on scents as easily as I do. He also hasn't been in the bedroom where the mattress is, but in the living room and kitchen. He cooked us dinner, and he still smelled the VOCs. Outside the bedroom. That has its windows open (and the fan going) for ventilation. Would you think that to be acceptable? I don't. Will these VOCs go away? I hope so. We've only had the mattress a couple days. It would be nice, but I fear that it may be wishful thinking. The more I try to circulate the air, the more the VOCs seem to be getting worse. I even went out and bought a HEPA air purifier, hoping that would help. Improvement so far has only been minimal and short-lived. Moreover, the air purifier I bought to rectify the VOC problem emits a little bit of a plastic smell. I was very annoyed. I am tired and just want a good night's sleep -- and to be able to breathe clean air in the process. Claim: CertiPur-US ratings / approval means you're getting a safer product with lower VOCs Truth: If Leesa is CertiPur-US-rated/approved, then I'd have to wonder how they perform their tests How long are people supposed to wait before a mattress is safe and effective to use? I don't know. How does CertiPur-US rate these things? I don't know. I'd like to send them both of our foam mattresses for testing. (We have also had problems with our Tempur-Pedic off-gassing. Only with foam mattresses, not other types so far.) Are these VOC tests simulating real-life conditions? Do they test the mattresses near where people would place their heads? I hope so. How big are the chambers they use for testing? Are they comparable to small bedrooms, like my full mattress Leesa's 10'ishx10'ish room? How do they "air out" the mattresses? Do they just let the mattresses sit there? Do they simulate a mild breeze? What do they do? There has sometimes been a slight breeze outside where we are. But, what about folks who live where they don't get much of a breeze? Does CertiPur-US take this into account? Otherwise, how are their tests actually addressing consumer concern? Other concerns: Longevity? In addition to above concerns, I have noticed a small depression in the Aveena foam on our mattress -- somewhere between the size of a quarter and a fist, I think. It will not pop back up. Is this an indication of the longevity I can expect from the mattress? Strengths I would note that I slept cooler on the Leesa than on my Tempur-Pedic Breeze mattress. I do prefer the feel of the Aveena foam over standard memory foam. I like how I can reposition myself much more easily on the Leesa than my Tempur-Pedic. So, this mattress is not without strengths for the right consumers. Conclusion So, while the Leesa mattress is more comfortable in terms of softness and support than the old pressure point-loaded mattress I have been sleeping on -- and probably more comfortable than our Tempur-Pedic, in terms of bounce vs. sinking and less heat (although not firmness vs. softness for me) -- the VOCs make my usage of the Leesa mattress untenable for now. So, it would seem that my main choices for the moment are sleeping on the couch and waiting, hoping things might improve, or sending back the Leesa for something else. Other options, if the Leesa doesn't work for me So, if the VOCs don't improve that much, what will I do? I may look into latex, water or air mattresses. More likely, I would be inclined simply go back to old-fashioned spring / coil mattresses, and just hope for the best. They had mostly worked for us before our Tempur-Pedic set, anyway. They just need to be replaced as they get old, that's all.