How to choose the right crib mattress for your baby?
Your baby spends almost the entire day sleeping. Are you sure you are using the right crib mattress?
What is it made of?
Is it carcinogenic?
Does it have the right firmness level? Does it allow for good spinal alignment in the steepest growth stage of his life?
Is it comfortable? Does he cry often?
What are the two most important aspects?
- Right Firmness:
Babies’ bones are still developing and their bodies need more support than those of adults. It can be very dangerous if the crib mattress is soft, floppy, or saggy.
Babies, lack mobility and can’t get around well. So they have a harder time lifting themselves up and repositioning like us adults. If they stay on their back during sleep that’s one thing, but once they start rolling onto their tummies this can present a serious risk. To reduce this risk, it is best to choose a medium firm crib mattress with firm edges.
- Chemical free:
Babies are very sensitive and have an immune system that is yet to develop completely.
Which type of mattress to buy?
Cotton Mattress:
This is natural. However, loses shape easily. May not be the best bet for good support for a growing baby
Spring Mattress:
Can be too hard for the baby
Memory Foam and Bonded Foam:
Though this fares better in the firmness department, it is made of harmful chemicals. They also “off-gas” i.e. emit harmful gas over their life.
Latex mattress
– Provides optimum balance between firmness and comfort.
– Proper spinal and hip alignment is critical in the prevention of tossing and turning which leads to sleep disruption.
– Sleeping on the latex mattress allows the child’s bones to become aligned, alleviating some, if not all, of the pressure, thus allowing his muscles, arteries and veins to relax. This improves blood circulation, helping the child sleep better.
– If it is made with 100% natural latex, it contains no chemicals.
– It is dust and bacteria resistant – no allergies can touch your child!
– Latex allows air flow. This mattress thus regulates its temperature so that the baby does not sleep feeling hot
Hence, Latex can be more expensive than other mattresses.
Morning Owl manufactures latex crib mattresses using 100% natural, Eco Institute and Oeko Tek certified latex. Extracted from the rubber trees in the natural forests of Kerala, these mattresses are handcrafted using no chemicals.It is extremely safe for the baby. Each mattress undergoes stringent quality checks – which explains why Morning Owl is the only brand in India to have achieved international certifications mentioned above.
Morning Owl mattress reaches you directly from the factories. Hence, no middlemen and retail mark-ups. This means you save on almost 40% margins which you otherwise end up paying to retailers.
Gift your baby the green and healthy Morning Owl mattress. He will sleep feeling comfortable & safe.
