Safety of co-sleeping with "Tempur" foam mattress?

[Rumplestrumpet]

Hello ladies, I'd welcome any knowledge of the subject if you have any. DH and I are about to invest in a new bed, and we had our hearts set on a "Tempur" mattress - it's not the old style foam mattress, but rather a (very expensive!) version that apparently provides the best night's sleep. Just as we were about to put in our order we asked if there were any problems with cosleeping with a baby, and the sales woman said that they recommended the spring mattresses for babies as they were considered safer.

Obviously, as much as we want the best night's sleep, safety is our top priority. I'm planning to have a semi-co-sleeping Snuzpod or Bednest so baby will be close by with its own space, but am also hoping to exclusively breast feed, and can imagine that baby will probably end up in bed with us at times (hence the new bed, as we're upsizing to Superking!). So it's essential that we have a mattress that we feel safe having baby in bed with us.

I've done some searching online, but can't find any evidence that Tempur mattresses would be any less safe for baby, and wondered if anyone has some advice on this? We're planning for this to be a long term investment (hope so given the price!) so don't want to find out later that we'll need to replace it.

We bought the original style Tempur 6 months ago and tried the new style also....not quite as 'moulded' but very definitely Tempur-like. They are all designed to sink to your body shape and weight and conceivably if the baby ends up close to you, could well be snuggled very, very close to you and possibly tightly against you and with mattress behind and underneath them. The mattresses are also very warm so I would worry about overheating against you. I would not have a co-sleeping baby on a Tempur, but have no scientific anything to back this up, purely an opinion based on my experience so far of Tempur (totally fab!)

I wouldn't dare to because they're known to cause overheating and the soft moulding can another the baby in his or her sleep.

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They are very warm - personally I find them smothering but each to their own with bed firmness.

If you're co sleeping, I'd go for a firm sprung mattress. Better ventilation, cooler environment etc. Better for your back too.

Hi, My parents own a foam conversion company, and have had a couple of enquiries about this.

Heat is the issue and babies overheating on a memory foam mattress. Maybe just a topper might be ok as then you get some support but don't sink too far and they are not quite as warm, but I would still be a little dubious.

Have you slept on memory foam before? it is an acquired taste so maybe a topper would be a good compromise?

Please be warned that because memory foam mattresses are warm and absorbent, they also have a tendency to get a bit stinky, especially in summer, and would not be easy to clean and remove the smell in if you had any sick, poop, wee on them (although you could get a water resistant cover I guess)

I will be keeping my memory foam topper when we have our bubs in summer but I don't plan to co-sleep (my bf is a thrasher and has elbowed me in the face more than once whilst he is asleep). I also have the advantage of being able to phone my mum and dad when I want a new one because the other one has been sicked over.

Thanks for the comments, lots of food for thought. I confess I thought there was a difference between memory foam and the Tempur mattresses (the price tag would suggest it!), including better ventilation.

Also, we're not necessarily planning on co-sleeping, but I just expect baby will end up in bed with us at times.

We may have to go back and try out the spring ones, but I'll also see if I midwife has any thoughts.

When we co-slept we had the baby on top of our bedding (in between us) in a baby sleeping bag. Could that be an option?

From what I remember the firmer the better so I probably wouldn't risk it. However I also think you shouldn't have DH in with a new baby either so maybe you should just go for it and co sleep in a spare room if you need to (that's what we ended up doing)

Think the guidance suggests no partners - not just me being opinionated!