To mattress flip or not to mattress flip?

In this article, we ask and answer the question, “Should you flip your mattress to make it last longer?”

First, the answer is yes. You want your mattress to provide you with good support, great comfort, and a wonderful night’s sleep as long as you own it. To keep your mattress in great condition, you want to practice mattress flipping every three to six months.

Now, let’s look at the reasons why you should flip your mattress and some suggestions on how to do it.

Mattress Flipping Helps You Sleep Better

Have you ever noticed small dents or crevices in your mattress? If you don’t regularly flip your mattress, you may notice these dents because most people generally sleep in the same spot night after night.

When you continue to sleep in the same spot without flipping your mattress, it leads to a mattress that wears unevenly. This eventually begins to affect the quality of your sleep. You may find you wake up more during the night with aches and pains. Or you may not be able to get comfortable.

When you flip your mattress, you have a fresh surface to sleep on. This gives your mattress balance again and improves your sleep quality while also helping with back pain.

Mattress Flipping Increases Longevity

For people who regularly flip their mattress, they may also find their mattresses last longer.

By flipping your mattress, you are evening out the pressure on the mattress. In addition, when you flip your mattress, you even out the overall wear and tear on the mattress. This makes your mattress last longer because you are putting pressure on different parts of the mattress over a period of time.

You’ll find that mattress flipping increases the longevity of your mattress.

Mattress Flipping Versus Mattress Rotating

There is a difference worth noting when it comes to flipping or rotating.

Mattress flipping means flipping it over from one side to the other. Mattress rotating simply means moving the head of your mattress to the bottom, and the bottom to the top. Sometimes people rotate and flip at the same time.

You may wonder which is better, and there really is no one size fits all answer to this. For some mattresses, you want to flip and rotate. You may completely flip your mattress on one occasion, and in a few months, you may decide to simply rotate it.

Different mattresses may benefit from various situations. For example, if you have a pillow top mattress, you can’t flip it, but rotating it is helpful to even out the wear. What’s more, some of today’s newer mattresses don’t need to be flipped at all.

Discuss this when purchasing your mattress so you know whether your mattress manufacturer recommends flipping, rotating, or a combination of both.

How Do You Flip a Mattress?

First, you want to look at your manufacturer’s instructions. Next, you probably want to enlist the help of a family member.

Do make sure that you take any lamps or breakables off your nightstands. If you are rotating your mattress as well, you might even need to move the nightstands.

Take off the comforters and pillows. If it’s sheet changing day, then you can remove the sheets as well. If you have a mattress pad on the mattress, take this off because you will be putting it on the other side once you flip the mattress.

Then, pick up the mattress, flip it over, and place it back on your bed. If you’re also rotating the mattress, then you’d move it from end to end as well.

Be careful so you don’t rip or tear the mattress.

Final Thoughts

So, should you flip your mattress to make it last longer? The answer is absolutely.

We recommend you either flip or rotate your mattress every three to six months. This does, however, depend on the type of mattress you own.

If mattress flipping won’t work for your mattress, you should purchase a new mattress about every seven to eight years.

Bottom line is that mattress flipping on a regular basis can increase the lifespan of your mattress while helping you sleep better. When you flip your mattress, your bed feels more comfortable, and you have less back and neck pain.

Finally, don’t forget to vacuum your mattress when you flip it. It’s helpful to tie these habits together to make sure you don’t forget them.

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