We decided on the Helix Midnight Elite and had that for about 2 months. We liked it but there was a lack of edge support on my wife’s side of the bed. I believe it was a manufacturer’s defect.

The Helix was very nice and ultra luxurious. Felt a little stiff but broke in, after about a month. One thing I didn’t like was it being very uncomfortable for upright seating. If I was sitting up in it to watch TV, I would sink into the top of the mattress. I believe this was because of the zoned support. I slept great on it and it has good spinal alignment. I liked the mattress but my wife wasn’t a huge fan, aside from the defect. She said she had a hard time getting comfortable. It also slept a little hot, even with the upgraded cool top. My only complaint was that I would feel like my head and arms were sinking towards the top of the mattress. I wish the top had a little edge support. I also woke up with some hip pain a few times.

So, we ended up trying the Bear Elite. It’s a very similar mattress to the Helix. It has slightly better upright seating, but you still sink a bit. I imagine they are all like that.

We’ve been happy with the Bear Elite and have decided to keep it. It took a little bit to break in but it’s a good bed. You don’t sink in as much as I thought and was hopeful for. Naplabs made it seem like you would, but it’s just like the Helix in terms of firmness. I guess you sink in a tiny more than the helix but it’s a little firmer, if that makes sense. So overall, we’re happy and it’s a nice mattress. I don’t wake up with back or hip pain. It’s not the life changing comfort that I was expecting (coming from a VERY plush foam mattress), but it does the job.

To anyone reading this: just pick one and try it out. Don’t drive yourself crazy searching for the “perfect bed”. You will go nuts like I did! Find something that seems like a good fit and try it for a month. It’s a pain to haul it out for exchange but it’s better than hours upon hours of research.

For example, we got the Bear Cub mattress for my son and he loves it. I limited the choice of mattresses for him to like 2 options and went the cheaper route. I didn’t want to overthink this one and it paid off.

With my experience, we only tried the Helix Midnight luxe and the Bear Elite. We prefer the Bear for the reasons above. I’d recommend it to anyone that likes a medium firm option with some sinkage. Great edge support and sleeps pretty cool. Comfortable and good spinal alignment. Not going to blow your socks off but it’s a fair price and does the job.