If You Prefer Sleeping on Your Stomach, These Mattresses Are the Perfect Match for You—According to a Mattress Expert

Here’s a notable recommendation from Hales, who’s primarily a stomach sleeper himself—he has one of these in his own bedroom, in fact. He says he appreciates its medium firmness, ample pressure relief (thanks to its Euro-style pillow topper), and zonal support, meaning the middle of the mattress is more supportive. “In the case of stomach sleepers, the extra support in the middle of the mattress combined with a medium feel creates the right dynamic to create a neutral spinal alignment,” he says.

Other notable features of the Loom & Leaf mattress include gel-infused foam, designed to keep you cool and provide lower back support; a hypoallergenic, antimicrobal, organic-cotton cover; non-toxic flame barrier, and CertiPUR-US certified foams (free of ozone depleters, mercury, lead, formaldehyde, etc.).

Customers receive a 180-night trial, free in-room delivery and setup, free removal of your current mattress and foundation, and a 15-year warranty.

Hales points to the Euro-style pillow topper, thick comfort layer, and zonal support as important features of this mattress from WinkBeds, which he recommends as a great choice for stomach sleepers, as well as combination sleepers, who may lie on their stomach, side and/or back during the night. Hales notes that the Luxury Firm version is a good bet for most stomach sleepers, while heavier folks might prefer the Firm for more support.

This mattress is a high-scorer at Hales’ website, NapLab, as he explains, “Among all of the mattresses we’ve tested to date, it has the second-best score for sex (9.9 out of 10), best edge support (just 2.25 inches of sinkage), and excellent cooling (tied for first with a handful of other models).”

WinkBeds highlights this mattress for people who sleep hot and those who suffer from back, hip, and shoulder pain. It’s handmade to order in the U.S. and includes free shipping and returns, a 120-night risk-free trial, and a full-replacement lifetime warranty.

This is a splurge-y mattress for sure, but it meets high standards for mattress safety and sustainability. The Classic 8 is non-toxic, eco-friendly, organic, allergy-friendly, and vegan. It’s made with “the world’s only natural memory foam” at the company’s GOLS- and GOTS-certified organic factory in Canada. (The GOTS textile standard denotes organic materials that meet ecological and social criteria along the supply chain, while the GOLS organic latex standard requires certain materials and processing criteria).

This mattress provides pressure relief and posture support while keeping you cool and enabling you to “experience motion isolation of not feeling another person move in the bed,” which is super helpful if your partner tosses and turns at night. (Fun fact: One of the mattress’s layers is Kevlar—yes, the same material that’s in bulletproof vests.)

Essentia offers free shipping, a 120-night home trial, and a 20-year warranty. Reviewers call this mattress “perfect,” “best mattress ever,” and “worth every penny.”

Birch focuses on eco-friendly, non-toxic mattresses, and this Greenguard Gold Certified and GOTS Certified model is made with hypoallergenic and organic materials and is sustainably sourced. It’s safe from VOC off-gassing and is free of polyurethane foams, fire retardants, formaldehyde, and pesticides.

The mattress, which is made in the U.S., is medium firm, which places it at a 6–7 on the firmness scale—shifting to a 4–5 when combined with the plush organic mattress topper, sold separately ($450). Birch offers a 100-night sleep trial, free shipping, and an impressive 25-year warranty.

Here’s a very promising 5-star review (backed up by tech, even!): “Absolutely fantastic! I have been tracking my sleep for close to 5 years, and within the first two weeks I had multiple ‘100% sleep quality’ nights in my Birch mattress. Great sleep is worth every penny.”

Hales recommends the AS3 from Amerisleep—the company’s top-selling mattress—as a budget-friendly memory foam option with “exceptionally good” performance. He highlighted its pressure relief, contour, and “memory foam hug.” Amerisleep’s Bio-Pur foam (the company’s alternative to traditional memory foam) is CertiPUR-US certified, low in VOCs, made without harsh chemicals, and resistant to dust mites, mold, and mildew. In addition, the mattress is made in the U.S.

While Hales says the AS3’s medium firmness is a good fit for most stomach sleepers, he points out that Amerisleep also offers softer (AS1) and firmer (AS5) versions, as well as a hybrid (AS3 Hybrid), which he suggests for folks who want to “prioritize a mattress with better sex performance and/or … need a mattress with better cooling.”

Amerisleep offers a 100-night trial, free shipping and returns, and a 20-year warranty.

Hales had this to say about this non-toxic mattress, one of his favorites: “It shares many similarities with the WinkBed, so it checks many of the same boxes for me. Low motion transfer, fast response time, hybrid design for better cooling, and good sex performance (9.8 out of 10).” The mattress’s design helps relieve muscle tension and provides lumbar support, and each zone has its own pressure point relief (including hip and shoulder support).

This non-toxic, eco-friendly mattress is Greenguard Gold Certified, is made with CertiPUR-US certified foams, and has a fiberglass-free fire barrier. Bear provides a 120-night risk-free trial, free shipping and returns, and a lifetime warranty.

Reviewers call it “the best mattress we have ever purchased,” “the best bed I have ever slept on,” and “worth every penny.”

Hales recommends this mattress because “[t]he pillow-top design creates plenty of pressure relief, while the pocketed coil base and latex comfort layer ensures the mattress breathes well and sleeps cool.” He says that heavier stomach sleepers may find the Firm version the best option, while lighter weight and moderate weight folks should be happy with the Medium. Bonus: If your and your partner’s preferences don’t match, you can pick a different firmness for each side with the king and California king sizes.

The mattress’s eco-friendly features include organic cotton, 100 percent natural OEKO-TEX latex, CertiPUR-US certified foams, high-quality Joma wool from New Zealand, and a hydrogenated silica fire barrier that’s free of harmful chemicals. The foams and latex are given time to air out in the factory, which significantly reduces residual off-gassing once your mattress is delivered.

Nest Bedding’s mattresses are made in the U.S. and offer a 365-night home trial(!!!), a free lifetime renewal exchange, and a lifetime warranty.

This memory foam mattress, made in the U.S. with CertiPUR-US certified foams and a hypoallergenic cover, helps you keep cool at night, limits motion transfer, and relieves pressure on your back, hip, and shoulders. And while it’s not quite a buy-one-get-one program like the ones some companies provide (after all, mattresses are a lot pricier than shoes or socks), Leesa donates one mattress to a family in need for every 10 they sell. (The company is a certified B Corp, too.) You’ll get something free yourself: two down-free-alternative pillows with a mattress purchase.

Leesa offers free delivery, a 100-night trial, and a 10-year warranty.

This mattress has earned an overall 4.5-star rating from 20,278(!!!) reviews; customers call it “the perfect mattress,” “the most comfortable mattress I’ve ever slept on,” and “the best mattress ever.”

Helix offers two similar models: this Dusk Mattress and the Dusk Luxe Mattress ($2,049). This more affordable version is designed for stomach sleepers and back sleepers by providing contouring to enable proper spinal alignment, and has a breathable cover to keep you cool. The mattress, which is made in the U.S., is free of harmful chemicals, and the foam is CertiPUR-US Certified. Helix gives customers free shipping, a 100-night trial, and a 10-year warranty.

The Dusk Luxe has the same general features but adds some extras. It offers two choices for cooling covers and features zoned lumbar support and targeted ergonomic support, plus 5 years added to the warranty.

Reviewers have given this mattress an overall 4.6-star rating, and one of the many happy customers wrote, “This bed has completely changed the way I sleep. I got the Helix Dusk for its mix of support and softness. … It’s impossible to get up in the morning it’s so comfortable. I’m finally rested and don’t wake up with neck and back pain anymore. It’s amazing!”