
I know this sounds dramatic, but I don't think I've ever felt better than I did that morning. Plus, the mattress was supportive enough that when my boyfriend got out of bed before me, my side of the bed didn't move an inch. Then, when I stood up, I realized that I was virtually pain-free. When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was the fact that I had been sleeping under my weighted blanket and a duvet, a hoodie, and sweatpants and I still felt cool. The first night I slept on it, I slept for nearly 10 hours straight. But, after a few moments of laying on it, I found that it gave in all the right places and left my body feeling aligned-as opposed to my old setup, which left my hips and shoulders visibly lower than the rest of my body. The memory foam was a bit firmer than my old pad, and so subtle that I almost didn't notice it at first. It also sat lower to the ground than my previous setup, which meant that I wasn't having to deal with it slipping and sliding off my bed frame as I slept at night. Some immediate things I noticed: It was firmer than I expected. I had slept on a Casper before and knew that they made best-in-class mattresses, so I was excited to see how the new improvements made what I loved already even better. It uses AirScape technology to keep you cool, and had a two-foam formulation for support and comfort. On paper, it checked off every one of my boxes. I also found that I would wake up in the middle of the night, completely uncomfortable and wide awake.Įnter: The Casper Element Pro. I was having a lot of back, shoulder, hip, and neck pain, which I chalked up to the fact that I was simply getting older stress and the fact that I'm a lifelong side sleeper. I would sink into the top one immediately upon laying down, which would leave me feeling like I was in my own personal sauna after an hour or so.

I tend to get hot when I sleep, and the mattress pads only made the problem worse.

But before I get into exactly why that is, let me break down my sleeping history.īefore my Casper, I was sleeping on a makeshift collection of two hand-me-down mattress pads (I'm the middle kid of three) and one very old mattress from my parent's house. It has, in no uncertain terms, made me into a better, more well-rested person. It's not often that one product comes into your life and radically changes everything about it, but that's how I feel about Casper's Element Pro Mattress (opens in new tab).
