Mother Nurture Classic Foam Travel Cot Mattress, White, 95 x 65 x 7.5cm

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According to the National Childbirth Trust, British Safety Standards are your friend and you should specifically look for products conforming to them. Horrible as it is to even think of such a thing, these protocols are in place to reduce the number of accidental infant deaths that occur each year due to strangulation or suffocation. This fibre has an open structure that helps to regulate the temperature of your baby’s sleeping environment. Hollow-frame (Purflo) cot mattress – advertised as fully breathable and fully washable. It’s basically a mesh cover stretched over an open frame. Expensive.

However, you can get bigger travel cots such as the Baby Dan, which is 120 x 60cm, which is more in line with cot bed dimensions and ideal for toddlers. As a rough guide, foam mattresses are cheap and cheerful and not especially hardwearing, but that might be no bad thing if you’re planning to replace it when those little night accidents stop happening. It is widely accepted that a firmer mattress is most suitable for infants - a survey✓ including over 3000 paediatricians and family physicians showed that almost all would recommend a firmer sleep surface for infants, most likely due to the risk of SIDS✓ (more on this later). It’s available in the standard 140 x 70cm cot bed size and the TrueFit design means there will be no gaps around the edges. The cover is removable with a convenient zip, and can be machine washed at 60°C. The cover is pure cotton for breathability and has been treated to protect against bed bugs, dust mites, mosquitos and moths.

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Not only is it fully breathable and reversible, but it also has a quilted, water-resistant cover which can be taken off and washed at 40°C. The core of the mattress is foam, which is free from harmful chemicals, and the mattress conforms to the latest guidelines regarding the fillings for nursery mattresses. It doesn’t contain allergy-producing substances, either. Simply put, SIDS may result from the combination✓of a vulnerable infant and a potentially dangerous sleep environment - highlighting the importance of a safe home cot and travel cot mattress.

Its often recommended to gradually shift an infant’s or toddler’s sleep schedule 2 or 3 days before travel. Other than price, the material will be your main consideration when choosing a cot mattress. As with adult mattresses, cot mattresses come in a range of materials, each with their own advantages. The main choices are as follows: But essentially, if you want to give the mattress a thorough clean, first remove the cover, wash it according to the instructions and ensure it is thoroughly dry. Some mattresses can be washed themselves, but most are wipe-clean at best.If you think I left any out that should be included or have a suggestion for a future article, let me know in the comments below.

As well as being comfortable, safety is also an important factor. And, because the cot mattress is essentially for travel of some kind, certain factors such as size, weight, and ease of transportation should be taken into consideration. Infant sleep is related to our social-emotional development✓, cognition and physical growth, and even our immune system✓. Insufficient sleep in infants has been associated✓ with attention, behaviour, and learning problems and linked to obesity, hypertension, and diabetes later in childhood.

Durability

Made with an eco-friendly, recyclable polyester fibre core, which is an excellent alternative to foam. Spring-interior mattresses are mini versions of a typical adult mattresses and coir and Purflo mattresses are part of a subset of innovative, premium-priced ‘green’ products. Exposure to the sun (or bright lights) in the morning when travelling east and in the afternoon when travelling west. The Bedding Studio Baby Travel Cot Mattress is a supportive soft and comfortable mattress made from open-cell nursery grade foam. This eco-friendly core has been crafted with an eco-polyester bonded fibre that facilitates ventilation and thermoregulation - keeping your baby warm in winter and cool in summer. The zippered quilted cover is hypoallergenic, waterproof and machine-washable at 60°C. Manufacturers recommend leaving it to hang dry after washing. WHEN you're away from home, one of the best travel cot mattresses can really help your little one to sleep and should last you trip after trip - so it's worth investing in a good one.

The cosy softly padded cover (quilted polypropylene) is eco-friendly, hypoallergenic, fully breathable, reversible, and waterproof. It is removable and machine-washable at 40°C for easy cleaning. This Mother Nurture travel cot mattress is long-lasting and durable, precisely and carefully hand-sewn with quality materials. It might be more expensive than many options on the market, but the TrueFit premium offers the advantage of lasting longer than rivals, too.Truthfully, the look of a baby cot mattress should always be secondary to safety. There’s no getting around it. You might like ribbons and frou frou around your four-poster bed, but where a child sleeps should be kept simple and unfussy. The importance of infant sleep should not be underestimated, whether at home or travelling. Infants can be very attached to their routine and schedules, which makes maintaining their bedding set up an important factor. The correct travel cot mattress can be a significant factor in keeping the bedding set up as close to home as possible. Some travel cot mattresses can be folded for ease of transportation and some include a carry bag to make it even easier when travelling. One factor to take into consideration when buying a SnüzSurface mattress is that they need to be carefully unrolled and laid flat for up to seven days to allow the foam layers to fully expand. Once we’d left the mattress for this time, it fitted perfectly flat in our cot bed. Coil spring cot mattress – open coil springs surrounded by foam and fillings. Tends to be sturdier than a typical foam mattress.