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We recently got the exciting opportunity to review a M9 bed from Sleep Number. We’ve been using it for two weeks now and are ready to report in! You can read about my Sleep Number store experience and finding my Sleep Number here.
We went to the Sleep Number store to find our perfect number and then we anxiously waited for the delivery of our Sleep Number M9 bed. The delivery was scheduled with a four hour window and the team arrived on the very early side of that. The delivery team was top notch. They were very professional and had the installation down to an art. You can assemble the bed yourself and the directions look like they are very well done. It would have taken us a lot longer to do ourselves but it is definitely doable. The biggest problem we had was actually the removal of our old bed (which is free with the purchase of the installation fee). This pointed out another huge advantage of a Sleep Number bed. You can put one of any size you want in any room of your house. With our house design you can just barely get a queen sized box mattress around the corner going up our stairway. The Sleep Number bed comes in pieces that are assembled in the bedroom so you are only limited by the size of the room itself and not by the route through the house. We couldn’t fit a king sized bed in our bedroom comfortably but if we wanted to give up that space we would not have been limited by the corner of the stairwell as we would be with other beds so this is something to consider when deciding on a bed and this is another unique advantage to Sleep Number. After the setup the delivery team did a very thorough explanation of how to use the remotes and care for the bed. They left no mess and did a great job.
They assembled the frame in our room.
Then comes the cover.
5 inches of memory foam on top! : ) My favorite!
Knowledgeable delivery men explaining all the details of assembly in case we decide to move one day.
Here’s our new, completed Sleep Number bed!!!
Here’s a picture of our old mattress.
The next step was sleeping! Our old spring mattress was 11 years old (about the life of a spring mattress) and it was what we used to call a “honeymoon bed” 🙂 because it had developed a big dip in the middle that always brought us together. As delightful as this forced cuddling was it also had the adverse effect of putting a tremendous amount of pressure on our back and hips. Just like the deflated pressure map test in the store, once the springs started to give over the years there was not enough support to take off that pressure and the result was some back pain. Neither of us had bad backs but we would still wake up aching every morning for the past few years. Admittedly just about any bed would have been more comfortable in contrast to this but the M9 was so much better. No back pain in the morning and less tossing and turning meant more uninterrupted sleep. My husband usually gets really hot at night and was worried since he heard that memory foam slept hot. He noticed no big difference in spite of the LuxFit™ foam so the temperature balancing sleep surface seems to have worked in that area. We have both tweaked our number in the two weeks since we’ve been using it. I dropped down from a 35 to a softer 30. My husband tested his sleep number on his back and was a 50 but he sleeps on his side and needed a little more firmness for that so he’s now a 50. Once you hone in on your sleep number the bed is quite comfortable.
The easy to use Sleep Number remote.
The memory foam element to the M9 bed is so unbelievably nice. I had heard rumors that some memory foam will leave you hot but that hasn’t been the case for us. The M9 includes 5 inches of CoolFit™ foam with gel technology that keeps the surface cool. It’s also suppose to make it more breathable. We’ve had no issues with the bed feeling warm and we’re trying it out in the summer {a hot sticky NC summer!}.
In addition to the memory foam on the M9, you also get the exclusive Sleep Number DualAir™ technology which lets you adjust firmness on each side of the mattress. This DualAir technology element has made it possible for both my husband and I to pick our perfect of softness or firmness. We’re actually on different sides of the firmness scale so I’m glad we found the Sleep Number brand or we may have never decided on a bed. My Sleep Number is a 30 and my husband is 50. I was amazed at how quiet the whole thing is when adjusting itself even with people laying in it.
All in all, from the sales to the service to the M9 bed itself we are very impressed with the Sleep Number company. And looking forward to the future, we’ll also note that where a traditional spring mattress lasts about 10 years, a Sleep Number bed offers a 20-year limited warranty. This is something you should consider when you are pricing mattresses. There are no springs to give in over time and develop the “honeymoon dip” so you’ll just have to take the initiative to cuddle on your own. They also offer a 30-night in-home trial, on the M9 and most other models, to make sure you find it comfortable. You’ll still have to pay for shipping and return shipping but will be reimbursed for the cost of the bed itself.
In summary we love our M9 from Sleep Number for many reasons:
-Individualized comfort. We can pick our own sleep number for each side of the bed.
-We can change our sleep number as our bodies change (from aging, pregnancy, etc.).
-There are no springs to weaken over time.
-If we move we don’t have to worry about fitting it into any room of the house.
-We won’t have to buy another bed until our kids are grown.
-5 inches of LuxFit™ foam to sink into every night!
-Select Comfort is an American company that stands behind its product.
My family was excited with the opportunity to review a M9 bed from Sleep Number. Like all beds from Sleep Number, the M9 is built around the Sleep Number DualAir technology that allows you to quietly adjust firmness on each side of the mattress with a wireless remote (the M9 comes with 2 wireless remotes), so you both enjoy ideal comfort. Added to that the M9 features 5-inches of LuxFit™ foam that softly cushions pressure points and features a breathable air-flow design. One complaint many people have with memory foam is that it “sleeps hot” but the M9 LuxFit™ foam is topped with a temperature balancing sleep surface designed to absorb excess heat that can disrupt sleep.
Now with the technical information out of the way we’ll get on to our experience. Any Sleep Number experience begins at the Sleep Number store. Ours is located at our local mall so we loaded up the baby and headed out. We were met there by the friendly manager C.J. who suggested we start off by determining our individual sleep numbers. Sleep numbers range from 0 (deflated) to 100 (completely full of air).
Finding my Sleep Number
The top pictures is the regular pressure of my husband’s body.
The bottom picture shows the alleviated pressure with his perfect Sleep Number.
As a quick aside, My husband’s sleep number was 55 and mine was 30. You can really tell a big difference between the two numbers as well! This is probably the number one reason (for us) to choose a Sleep Number bed over another. Two people will not typically have the same level of comfort on one firmness setting on any bed and, as C.J. pointed out, over the lifespan of a bed even an individual’s body can change substantially enough to warrant a different level of firmness to be comfortable over the years. After finding our sleep numbers C.J. took us to the M9 and helped us pick the right pillow for the bed and for the way we sleep.
I sleep on my stomach primarily so I got matched up with a thin feather pillow and my husband is a side sleeper so he was matched with a memory foam pillow. The staff were friendly, helpful, and very knowledgeable about their products.
She sleeps on her tummy too!
We were comfortable and felt right at home.
C.J., the salesman, was amazing, he really deserves a raise! We went in not looking to buy anything {because we were provided the bed from Sleep Number} and to be honest we were kind of in a hurry because I had a cake to finish and deliver in a few hours. He made us feel so relaxed! We took our time, I completely forgot about the cake, he talked my husband into buying me some amazing sheets (bless him!), and we walked out of there spending almost $400 we had no intention of spending. A good salesman makes you want to buy things and salesmen like that are rare these days. Don’t get me wrong, I felt no pressure to buy anything at all! He simply found products that fit my life and showed them to me.
My little girl loved the sheets as much as I did!
I enjoyed my experience in the Sleep Number store and I can’t wait to review the bed in my own home! Update: You can now read my full Sleep Number review.
