Which mattress for 6 month old in new cot bed ? One to last till she's ancient, or one to chuck after she's peed / puked for a few years ?

[hub2dee]

Hi all,

We're buying a new cot bed as dd has outgrown her crib. We're going for a sprung mattress (not a foam lover), but I wondered between a cheapo sprung (maybe change in a few years if it's been overly peed / puked on) or deluxo sprung (figure the quality will last her entire time in the bed IYSWIM).

Any suggestions ?

(Have no idea if / when number two may come along and demand her bed etc. etc.)

she isn't 6 months old already is she Hub?? Photos please!!!

Not sure when they are that young, but when ds was ilder and went into a bed, we bought and stil do cheapo mattresses and thick mattress revivers to give them comfort.

i'd go for a decent one if she's going to be using it for a few years.

we begrudgingly bought an expensive one and almost 3 years on we're glad we did.

it was one that had a bit on the top that zipped off and could go in the washing machine which was fantastic

We bought a Mothercare interior sprung mattress for dd's cot and it is still in very good shape after 3 years of her bouncing, puking etc on it! Much better value than the pricey m and p's coir one we'd bought for ds. If possible get one you can take the cover off to wash, ours was fixed (but had a waterproof fabric on one side) and being able to take it off to wash would have been nice.

Hi sparkly, yep, babba is 6 1/2 months. I am preparing an album to upload in a day or so.

Thanks for the input. I've always preferred sprung to foam, was really wondering if the more expensive sprung ones (say from John Lewis) were really better than their cheaper sprung ones IYSWIM...

Will deffo make sure it has removable top. Thanks.

Yeah , the Mothercare Amicor ones are pretty good and around £65 so not too pricy.

OK, mattress sorted. Thank you for all input.

Now, oh wise crowd...

A few waterproof mattress protectors plus 3 X ordinary sheets

or

several waterproof cotbed sheets ?

... just thinking ahead... if dd wees in bed, with a mattress protector we'd need to change the sodden sheet and the mattress protector... if we use waterproof sheets, we'd just change the sheet IYSWIM...

I appreciate this is all somewhat anal...

TIA.

...erm, unless I've missed a trick, like on-top-of-the-sheet protectors etc. etc.... I have no clue what the best way to do all this is...

I didn't bother with anything waterproof, but guess it's a good idea. I just used a sheet.

SOrry that's not very helpful.

What did you do in the crib? Do her nappies tend to leak? Ds was never wet...

LOL, tassis, just thinking forwards that all ! No probs with leaky nappies.

It's just I'm buying new ones for our bed as the old ones just disintegrated, and dd's new cotbed comes on Friday, so I was just trying to be organised for once !

I like the Mothercare sprung waterproof ones with the top that zips off and can be chucked into the washing machine , then you don't need to faff about with waterproof sheets. If I need to take it off due to puking or whatever I put a sheet on the matress whilst the cover is on the wash. It comes out of the machine virtually dry.

Phew geekgrrrl, I was thinking I'd omitted buying something key!

man, you're getting ahead of yourself!

Did you buy mattress with zip off top (or did you ignore all our excellent advice!)?

(top mumsnet tip for wet beds - seeing as you like plannng for 2 years in advance - is to make up bed with waterproof sheet, then regular sheet, then waterprrof layer and then regular sheet so if lo wets bed or is sick at 3am and you can't function well all you need to do is whip off top layer and there you have a clean bed!! This is an excellent tip as otherwise changing bed and cuddling upset toddler can be a 2 person job...)

Now, where are new pics of the wee poppet??

I dilligently bought a mattress with washable top.

John Lewis, sprung jobby. I went for the pocket sprung as I figure she may be in the bed for a fair few years.

BTW - love your multi layer approach. Brill.

I am very slow at sorting out pictures as there are so many, LOL.

Soon, soon...

I am pretty sure we were warned by a shop assistant not to put on the waterproof sheet until as late as possible because (at the time) they were thought to contribute to a higher risk of cot death????

In the end we never used one because DD was in a bed with a matress protector on before she was dry at night -due to the arrival of DS rather than any growth issue.

No tips on your sheets, Hub2Dee...

But tassis... Wow! fantastic idea re the bed "layering". Have 3 children and have never thought to do that. Will be now though

well, much as I'd like to take all the credit, I have to admit that I read it on here...

definately a top MN tip though!

We are buying a secondhand cotbed (saving a fortune) and although there is a mattress included, I expect that we will just use this for emergency use (pee/vomit etc causing new one to be removed and washed).

We (I) have been advised to go for Spring mattress (coir natural fibre stinks apparently and foam sinks).

Local shop is stocking Mamas and Papas range but also PurFlo ( www.purflo.com )
which seems to me to be an excellent idea. Basically a strong material over a perimeter frame (similar to a campbed) This allows plenty of airflow, no chance of mites living in it and any pee just goes through to the carpet (!!!)

has anyone here used this mattress, and what do you reckon??