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Sleeping mattress

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florentandre · 17/09/2018 07:11

Hello,
I read it is advise to have your baby sleeping in the same room as parents in a Moses basket or a cot for the 1st 6 months.

I have a crib, which I will be able to put in our room, however the mattress in only 4 cm thick, and I have also read that it is preferable to have babies sleeping on a mattress of at least 10 cm thick. I have this for the cot but won't have the room for a cot in our bedroom.

Is it safe for baby to sleep on a 4 cm thick mattress for 6 month?

Thanks for your help.

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dementedpixie · 17/09/2018 07:48

I didn't even know there was a minimum tbh. I used whatever mattress came with the crib

Coolaschmoola · 17/09/2018 07:50

Yes it will be fine.

dementedpixie · 17/09/2018 07:52

www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/mattresses-and-bedding/ - I don't see thickness mentioned

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bsmirched · 17/09/2018 08:00

It will be fine, but there's no way my babies could have slept in a Moses basket right up until they were 6 months, they were jst too big. We have a small bedroom so got a space saver cot.

hobblesma · 17/09/2018 08:07

Mine managed more than 6 months in a crib so don't worry about that.

As for the mattress, I wasn't aware of the thickness thing? Can you link to it?

hobblesma · 17/09/2018 08:08

there's no way my babies could have slept in a Moses basket right up until they were 6 months,

It's a crib OP has.

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florentandre · 17/09/2018 08:56

Thanks everyone. Good to hear from others. I don't have a Moses but a crib so hope baby can be there for a little while. Although TBH I wouldn't think l to have baby in our room for 6 months but that's another debate.

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bsmirched · 17/09/2018 08:58

Sorry OP. I hate it when people don't read threads properly!

INeedNewShoes · 17/09/2018 09:03

It's not really a debate, the up to six months guidance. I believe It's based on evidence that more babies who sleep away from their parents die of SIDs than those who sleep in the same room. It's not about you being able to check on the baby but about the baby not being in total silence and forgetting to breathe.

This matters more than the thickness of the mattress.

DD slept in a moses basket for the first three months on a mattress that was only 3-4cm thick and seemed quite soft in comparison to the cot mattress. She seemed comfy though.

Spam88 · 17/09/2018 09:41

I'm not aware of any guidance regarding the thickness of the mattress, just that it should be firm and flat.

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