What Makes a Baby Mattress Safe for Newborns?
One of the big decisions new parents will make when preparing a baby nursery is choosing the right baby mattress. Because newborns and babies will sleep on average 16 hours per day, the mattress needs to be comfortable, breathable, firm and supportive. So what makes a baby mattress safe for a newborn, then? While fitting to the firmness of the mattress, breathable materials and how the mattress is constructed is a set of requirements to consider before purchasing the crib for your baby. 1. A Firm and Supportive Sleep Surface Newborn mattresses need to be firm-too soft would encourage the newborn to curl inwards, so it needs support. A firm cot mattress is essential part of a baby's safe sleep environment, since it ensures that the surface the baby is sleeping on is flat and stable. Dip or deform, or excessively soft and padded, mattresses are generally not safe and so the newborn's parents need to select wisely when buying. Australian safety standards require appropriate ba...