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If this is your second or later child...

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Terramirabilis · 12/02/2018 19:47

...Will you buy a new cot mattress based on the research that reused cot mattresses, are associated with increased SIDS risk?

We're umming and ahhing at the moment.

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Backenette · 12/02/2018 19:47

Wondering this myself.

WelshMammy123 · 12/02/2018 19:49

Yes we will be - for both the crib and the cot.

doowapwap · 12/02/2018 19:51

Yes, this is baby number 4 and we'll be getting a new mattress for Moses basket and cot. We did the same with number 2 and 3

Hulaballoo · 12/02/2018 19:52

Baby number 3, we've anyways bought a new mattress for each child. X

HLBug · 12/02/2018 19:52

Yes, we did. Not worth the risk.

TheNecroscope · 12/02/2018 19:52

We bought new mattresses for each child - cot, crib and Moses basket. Not worth the risk for me.

hystericaluterus · 12/02/2018 19:54

Yes. Not worth the worry

namechange4444 · 12/02/2018 19:56

To me it would depend on the age gap and how it was stored, I would use a mattress that had been in the loft over a year or so but if there was say less than a 2 year gap and baby would go straight into siblings cot when they moved up to a bed i wouldn't worry about changing.

We had sold everything from DC1 so had to buy new regardless.

namechange4444 · 12/02/2018 19:57

wouldn't* not would use a mattress from the loft!

moggle · 12/02/2018 19:58

No we haven’t. It went straight from my daughter sleeping on it to my twins. Not put in storage or anything. She had never puked on it or weed on it and it has always had a protector on it. As we are in the lowest risk classes for all the other SIDS risk factors I decided it would make negligible or no difference to the twins risk.

Rainbowsandflowers78 · 12/02/2018 20:00

didn’t for the cot

Did for next to me baby slept in for first 3/4 months

I think if you know how it’s been used - hasn’t had lots of sick etc on it and is still firm it’s a bit different to having one you don’t know who has puked on it etc.

Twickerhun · 12/02/2018 20:04

I’m thinking if keeping the same Moses basket mattress. DS only used it for a couple of months. It’s never been puked on etc, stored in a wardrobe fir a year only etc.
Will need a new cot mattress tho.

Katurah · 12/02/2018 20:05

We kept the same mattress as both of mine sleep in a sleepyhead so it's still brand new really!

TinoTheArtisticMouse · 12/02/2018 20:14

No. It isn't recommended by the lullaby trust.The risk of sids is a second hand mattress from outside the home. www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/mattresses-and-bedding/

TinoTheArtisticMouse · 12/02/2018 20:18

Sorry recommended was the wrong choice of word there. They basically say it isn't a necessity (assuming mattress is in good condition of course!).

Mycarsmellsoflavender · 12/02/2018 20:29

I just hand washed the Moses basket mattress in between babies. It was just a simple sponge one anyway. Used the same one 4 times.

TiggeryBear · 12/02/2018 20:37

Currently 17wks with DC2 will be reusing DDs (2 next month) crib mattress - the cover was washed & dried thoroughly on the aired by the radiator for several days & the inside bit was antibac wiped thoroughly before being stored in a sealed vacuum bag in the loft. I'm not sure about the mattress for the cotbed. It's currently on the dismantled cotbed frame under DDs single bed in the bedroom they are going to share once DC2 is old enough to go in the cotbed.

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Terramirabilis · 12/02/2018 21:06

Hmmm. Our mattress was secondhand when we got it for our first child so I'm thinking maybe we should get a new one now. I wasn't aware of any issues with secondhand mattresses when I used it the first time, and it was in good condition (actually a ludicrously expensive mattress originally but that's doting grandparents for you!)

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Oysterbabe · 12/02/2018 21:08

We didn't. Small age gap, stored well and a waterproof mattress protector used at all times. In fact the cot mattress won't be stored at all, DS will go straight into it once DD moves to a toddler bed. I decided the risk was very small.

FourForYouGlenCoco · 12/02/2018 21:19

Expecting baby #3 and will be buying a new cot mattress - DC2 was a very sicky baby so the old one has seen better days! DC2 never had a Moses basket as DC1 could be trusted not to step on him etc, but we have a much smaller age gap this time so new Moses basket too. Poor soon-to-be DC3 has literally nothing else new of their own so hey ho!

gryffen · 12/02/2018 21:21

We will change as 40yr old moses basket that had hubby in it as baby needs certain shape, we need a new cotbed since dd1 snapped it and is in proper bed now and the swing crib is old too.
Four years between them = new mattresses and material.

mindutopia · 13/02/2018 09:29

Yes, our first is 5 now. We used her actual cot mattress for a year (as a bedside cot) and then we've used it since for camping and travel. Her cot bed mattress again is also 5 years old and it got about 4 years of daily use. Both though cleaned after have seen their fair share of vomit and wee. I wouldn't put a new baby on that. Maybe it would be different if we only had like a 1-2 year age gap, but mattresses don't have to be ridiculously expensive, so I think I would err on the side of caution and get a new one.

charlottexox · 13/02/2018 09:41

Second baby for me and will need to buy a new bed anyway as my DD will only just be 2!

Newnaime · 13/02/2018 09:42

I will be only because DD will still be in cot bed with original mattress. Can I ask what "risk" everyone's referring to? Genuine question. I assume it's something to do with SIDS?

Bez9087 · 13/02/2018 09:46

I have kept ds Moses basket mattress to use for these babies when they arrive, it’s one of those wipeable ones that’s like what they use at the hospital not pvc but you get what I mean.
We used the same cot mattress from my daughter to my son as I read that as long as you know how it had been stored treat etc it should be fine. My dd was never sick etc on the mattress itself where as ds when he then used it was sick several times on it and peed on it etc so it safely went in the bin once he came out of the cot.
I also used same swinging crib mattress from dd to ds but again ds was a very sicky baby so he made sure that wouldn’t be reused too. So bought new this time for the twins to share.
I think the wipeable ones are only like the ones they use in the hospital and they don’t change them every baby? Long as it’s thoroughly cleaned and dried I don’t see the problem (providing it’s the wipeable one and you know it’s history)

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