Standard and Crib Mattresses (Natural and Organic)
Posted: Wednesday, February 03, 2010
by Wilda Dilts
M&W Marketing LLC
A good mattress is essential for everyone in the family including your new baby. It is very important to have a good firm crib mattress for the safety of your new infant. It helps to keep their little bodies supported, keeps them from suffocating, getting trapped on the edges of the baby crib or in the corners. The standard mattress is 6 inches thick but some are available up to 9 inches.
Wool is now being used in some of the newer mattresses, it can either be natural or organic much like the cotton crib mattress. All wool mattresses are available but usually a layer of wool is wrapped around cotton and/or foam, or a latex core. They are then covered with 100% cotton or cotton/ polyester ticking. They do not require any boric acid to be added since wool is a natural fire retardant as well as a natural dust mite repellent. This type of mattress will cost slightly more but is worth the extra few dollars for the natural qualities and the natural ability to be fire retardant, this is a great quality because you don't have to have any chemicals that must be used to make other mattresses fire retardant.
If you are looking for a longer lasting crib mattress you might want to try one that has a latex core. The latex is usually wrapped with cotton or wool and is known for its supreme comfort, resilience, and excellent support. There is synthetic latex and natural latex which comes from the rubber tree. Of course the natural latex is by far the most healthy alternative. Latex is a natural dust mite repellent but unless wrapped in wool must be treated with a fire retardant. The Dunlop and Talalay are the two methods of manufacturing natural latex. The Talalay is the newest and uses the most modern technology. If you are looking for a longer lasting crib mattress one of these types might be what you need. They will of course be slightly more expensive but you will not need to replace them for a longer period of time therefore this crib mattress might be less expensive in the long run. With the new lifetime baby cribs of today that convert from baby crib to toddler bed this type of mattress might also be a good choice especially if you are just starting your family and plan on having more than one child.
A great source for all of these natural or organic crib mattresses is our website: bassinetbabycrib.com We also carry a nice selection of baby cribs, bassinets, furniture, and unique crib bedding.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Long gone are the days I had to worry about a crib mattress. And back then, there were not the choices of today. Good information for a new parent.thanks for the comment. I am new to this articles business so was excited to get a comment.
Wilda,We are way past worrying about crib mattresses too, but great info. Welcome to Searchwarp! - DanThanks Dan, I am way past the crib mattress stage also but have a 1 year old granddaughter so have gotten re-aquainted with the era.I'm hoping that we can wait for about twenty more years before we enter that phase of our life.
Various friends are becoming grandparents and some in our church are adopting - this will be a good source of information! Thanks.Give them our web address if they are looking for baby furniture. We need all the help we can get.
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