New Moses Basket matress?

[EmmieA]

Hi. I bought my sister a moses basket from John Lewis 2 years ago for her first child.I am now borrowing this for my first. However, I wanted to buy a new matress but I need 73cmx27cm and can't seem to get it from anywhere, not even JL where it was originally bought from. Guess my questions are, firstly, do I need to? I'm thinking I should because both plan on having more than one child and will just re-use our own in the future. Secondly, does it matter if it is a bit of a squash round the edges (not sure 1cm will make that much difference though), and thirdly, where could I get one from?
Thanks! x

[Hevster]

babymatresses online do custom made ones and have a large selection of ready made. We got a new one for our John Lewis moses basket from them

[loftyjen]

might be worth checking on JL regarding what size they use.

Friends have lent us their moses basket and had real trouble finding a mattress (all seemed bit bigger).

As it was from M&P ended up going in there, only to find out they now put a bigger mattress in the baskets (previously there had been a 1cm gap around the edge).

Obviously once you know for sure what size you need you can shop around a bit.

[eastmidlandsnightnanny]

I had this problem when brought a crib second hand as i chucked the matress as didnt want to use it and then struggled to get right size as its a larger than normal sized crib.

anyway I put in size into ebay and found one slightly more expensive than others but excellent seller can find details if you want from ebay history if you have no luck

[japhrimel]

Yes, you need a new mattress as presumably it's been stored somewhere (loft/garage/etc) and not kept out for 2 years.

[ragdollismyname]

yes you really need to get a new mattress, wouldn't be worried if it wasn't an exact fit. If the new mattress was a tiny bit too small you could use a thick bottom sheet, by the time it was tucked in there prob wouldn't be a gap at all. Plus once baby can move around alot they will prob be too big for moses basket anyway.