If I were to write my own personal bill of rights, a good night sleep would be at the very top of that list. Before getting our Big Fig, the last time my husband, Ian (who is also plus size), and I bought a mattress, we searched out the firmest, most well-made mattress we could find, which also happened to come with a very hefty price tag. And guess what? Within a year, we were tossing and turning as we constantly felt like we were either sinking into or rolling out of our bed.
What’s made our mattress battle even worse is that while Ian loves a soft bed while I prefer a firmer mattress. We felt like there was no winning—until we heard about Big Fig! It took us a while to wrap our heads around the idea of ordering a mattress we couldn’t lay down on in a store first. We gobbled up reviews online and toyed with the idea for months before I reached out to my friend Corissa of Fat Girl Flow, who is the reason I’d even heard of Big Fig at all. I had to have the scoop! Could Big Fig really be as much of a game changer for plus size people as I’d hoped? Corissa, of course, sang the praises of her mattress, and I knew I had to give it a go. With a 120 night trial, there was no harm in trying!
We agreed to do the White Glove Delivery + Removal Service to have our old, tired mattress taken away and our new one set up, and it was such a relief and luxury to not have to take care of that ourselves.
It only took one night before we felt an immediate difference in our sleep. We both sleep hot, especially Ian, and we were both amazed by the THERMOGEL COOLING ® technology. Not only that, but somehow, we’d discovered a mattress that could satisfy us both. Individually wrapped coil springs allow Ian to sink into the bed while also leaving me supported. Ian, who was constantly trying to find the perfect configuration of pillows to give him the feel of a soft, but supported night’s sleep, has found his perfect match in our Big Fig.
I also didn’t realize I was experiencing such significant lower back pain until it began to fade after a few weeks of sleeping on my Big Fig. I didn’t know I was missing out on such good sleep!
I’m lucky enough to have a job that I can do anywhere, and sometimes on a cold, rainy day, my bed is the only place I want to work. With my Big Fig, that’s easier than ever. Thanks to the incredible edge support, I don’t feel like I’m about to fall out of my own bed while I write.
If the product alone wasn’t enough to convince you, take heart in the integrity of Big Fig as a company. Sometimes as a larger person, it’s hard not to feel like the world around you is shrinking and that there are never enough places or products to accommodate you. Big Fig understands that everybody deserves a good mattress because everybody needs a good night sleep, no matter what shape or size your body takes. A good night sleep isn’t a luxury. It’s a right. And if that weren’t enough, our furbabies are definitely Big Fig fans!
