baby crib & mattress
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Ehhh. Foam should be good enough. After all, you're most likely going to wrap the thing in plastic sheeting to keep it from getting getting urine stained and stinking. So the fear that "foam won't breathe" or will get hot and sticky for the baby doesn't matter.
Both my kids slept on the foam pad/mattress that came w/ the crib and are now fine strong kids.
My "iron hildren" - they even slept on those coconut husk mattress pad things that they sell very cheaply in local furniture shops/hardware stores. "It's good for them that it's hard" said beloved DH who grew up sleeping on bamboo matting on a wooden frame (much cooler in HK in days before air conditioning).
That was, until they got old enough to notice mama's bed was much more comfortable than the planks they were sleeping on... But we were able to save on matresses for almost 4 or 5 years before they were old enough to notice.
What's the advanatage in paying extra for something w/ springs?
Both my kids slept on the foam pad/mattress that came w/ the crib and are now fine strong kids.
My "iron hildren" - they even slept on those coconut husk mattress pad things that they sell very cheaply in local furniture shops/hardware stores. "It's good for them that it's hard" said beloved DH who grew up sleeping on bamboo matting on a wooden frame (much cooler in HK in days before air conditioning).
That was, until they got old enough to notice mama's bed was much more comfortable than the planks they were sleeping on... But we were able to save on matresses for almost 4 or 5 years before they were old enough to notice.
What's the advanatage in paying extra for something w/ springs?
Hello,
We just bought a 0/3 Crib from Justco and it's great. The mattress was included in the crib price and each side has a different firmness depending on the weight and age of your child.
I think with foam the most important thing is that it's very firm so the baby can't suffocate in it.
If you have any advice about bedding for slightly smaller than standard size cribs, that would be great. We will probably have linens and bumpers customized, but it would be nice to know where to get extra fitted sheets etc. if necessary.
We just bought a 0/3 Crib from Justco and it's great. The mattress was included in the crib price and each side has a different firmness depending on the weight and age of your child.
I think with foam the most important thing is that it's very firm so the baby can't suffocate in it.
If you have any advice about bedding for slightly smaller than standard size cribs, that would be great. We will probably have linens and bumpers customized, but it would be nice to know where to get extra fitted sheets etc. if necessary.
josie manning
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Plastic sheets to catch wee underneath the bed
Hello there all the mums with great advices
where can i get the "plastic sheet" to catch wee underneath the bedding when my 2yr old start potty train at night time?
thanks
Hello there all the mums with great advices
where can i get the "plastic sheet" to catch wee underneath the bedding when my 2yr old start potty train at night time?
thanks
Hi Rani,
Thanks for the advice. We are actually having our bedding custom made by my mom and my husbands mom in Canada this summer. We'll pick out some nice fabrics that are classy. The baby bedding everywhere is all cartoons and kids stuff, which I do not want. By the way, be careful with your babies in Shenzhen. Our friends youngest child was grabbed out of the stroller by an old lady and the husband had to chase after her to get the baby back.
Thanks for the advice. We are actually having our bedding custom made by my mom and my husbands mom in Canada this summer. We'll pick out some nice fabrics that are classy. The baby bedding everywhere is all cartoons and kids stuff, which I do not want. By the way, be careful with your babies in Shenzhen. Our friends youngest child was grabbed out of the stroller by an old lady and the husband had to chase after her to get the baby back.
Great to read the advices here, as I'm also looking to buy the mattress. The price difference between foam and spring mattress is really big. The hard foam mattress in SeaHorse which is recommended by a number of mums costs only $120, while the spring ones sold in BumpsToBabes and mothercare costs 10 times more.
Josie, I bought my waterproof mattress cover in mothercare. It costs about $240.
Josie, I bought my waterproof mattress cover in mothercare. It costs about $240.
josie manning
Registered User
Dear Hagrid and everyone
thanks for the advice on waterproof mattress cover, what about if the 2 yrs old is already sleeping in a adult single bed ?
thanks
thanks for the advice on waterproof mattress cover, what about if the 2 yrs old is already sleeping in a adult single bed ?
thanks
Graham
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We ended up being given a crib from a friends, whose kids had outgrown it.
The mattress that we were given was 2.5" thick sponge foam, but as it was 3 years old it was a bit saggy in the middle, so we decided to replace it.
I tried looking in Jusco for a replacement mattress, but they didn't have any of the ciorrect size, so we went to a local furniture shop nearby us in Tai Po to have one made up.
I'm just wondering, what sort of thickness and hardness is good for a mattress for a newborn baby. Jeffrey is now two weeks old and weighs a bit over 8lbs.
Graham
The mattress that we were given was 2.5" thick sponge foam, but as it was 3 years old it was a bit saggy in the middle, so we decided to replace it.
I tried looking in Jusco for a replacement mattress, but they didn't have any of the ciorrect size, so we went to a local furniture shop nearby us in Tai Po to have one made up.
I'm just wondering, what sort of thickness and hardness is good for a mattress for a newborn baby. Jeffrey is now two weeks old and weighs a bit over 8lbs.
Graham