Exhibit 99.3

Exhibit 99.3 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

In connection with the Annual Report of Sealy Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 1, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), David J. McIlquham, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and James B. Hirshorn, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

March 3, 2003

/s/    David J. McIlquham

David J. McIlquham

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/    James B. Hirshorn

James B. Hirshorn

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)