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So, up until last week, I was sleeping every night in a bed! I would wake up with back aches and feeling tired still! So I decided, to make a bed on the floor and try that! I had read that it can take the body a few days to get used to it!  
Well I’m still not used to it after a week! I’m waking up 3-5 times a night! Any tips from anyone that sleeps on the floor, how I can make it more comfy? Right now I’m just using a comforter as cushion! Also, does it really help your back! Thank you

I’ve had my bed on the floor but with a box spring underneath! Do you think, taking the box spring out and just the mattress down would help?

I am a floor sleeper and a side sleeper.  
If you are a side sleeper, get a thick pillow (maybe even two regular pillows to stack). This will keep your neck aligned. If you are curvy in the hips, placing a flat pillow or a folded throw size blanket blow hip level will help to keep you comfortable. I also recommend getting a 2-4" foam mat for under you. 2" if you have a carpet floor. 4" and a thick yoga mat or piece of carpet underlay if you are on a hard floor. This will help soften the surface.  
 
A Tatami mat (flat mat for sleeping used in Asia) would be the best, but I am not sure where you would be able to get one besides online. Having said that, it would certainly be something to consider if it helps you.  
 
But I used to wake up with back pain and numb hands and arms when I slept on my bed. Have not had numbness or back pain since sleeping on the floor.  
 
Edited by AndreaD., 2018-10-01 22:09:50

Time for a new mattress?

Would anyone know where to find 2” thick foam

Restart, you could consider a martial arts mat (tatami). They are firm. This is what our daughter has chosen to use. She finds them comfortable. If you stacked 4, you would still have the firmness, and could use regular sheet sets. However, if you wanted one mat, that would work just as well and cost less.  
 
http://www.training-mats.com/dax-tatami-mats.php

Walmart in the craft/sewing section. They have rolls on one of the bottom shelves. I believe they are 2.5' x 6'. Cannot remember the price. (They are white foam.)