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Are futon mattresses good or bad for your back?

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Caligula · 19/02/2007 10:51

I'm sure I've heard claim and counter-claim on this. Am looking for bunkbeds atm and have found one where the bottom bunk can turn into a chair if you want it to but the mattress is a futon. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Would DD (4) develop a super-back or would it be bad for her back? Anyone know?

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Caligula · 19/02/2007 11:38

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Caligula · 19/02/2007 20:18

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NotQuiteCockney · 19/02/2007 20:19

We always use futons, and believe they are good for your back.

That being said a) we use thick futons and b) a futon that is meant to fold in half and become a chair, isn't likely to be a good one.

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NotQuiteCockney · 19/02/2007 20:23

We got ours from Alphabeds, and their (top of the line) futons are good.

I think that moving from a soft bed to a hard, or vice versa, is hard on your back and takes adjusting.

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Caligula · 19/02/2007 20:26

Hmmm. Am thinking maybe a fold up into a chair one wouldn't be a good idea.

But wonder if it would be any worse than an average cheap bunk bed.

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NotQuiteCockney · 19/02/2007 20:27

Probably no worse.

Another gotcha with a cheaper futon - you can sometimes feel the slats it's on, through the futon . Better to have it not on slats then ...

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Caligula · 19/02/2007 20:35

Hmm. Am going off futon idea.

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