Choosing a good (cheap) crib mattress...

drea_raye

This is one of the "big" items that we still need, that I would rather buy new. (I think I am cool with a used swing, and bouncy chairs are pretty cheap if you aren't too choosey.)

What would you look for in a matress pad? And what kind of price range? The one I picked and registered for was $70, which is actually probably as good as it is getting, but I still want to hear your thoughts!

--- since I am in Canada not all the same stores and products are available, so that is why I want to know why you picked yours ----

MissYouDietCoke

I wanted a lightweight mattress, so that meant foam instead of coil.  We went with the eco/organic version of the best selling/top rated in baby bargains (and on amazon) Colgate Classica.  But it's more $$ than $70. 

mom2case

I don't know if you have Walmart, but you can get a mattress there for $40. 

As far as used mattresses though, baby mattresses are a lot different than the ones we use.  Most of them are covered in plastic or vinyl to prevent the mattress from getting messed up.  The good thing about that, when buying used, is that you can bleach the entire thing and be certain that it is clean and germ free.  Just thought I'd throw that out there...

mrs.ptb

We just bought this mattress today. we had a basic one my sister gave me but now that we have the crib together it turned out to be too small! This one is normally $199 and it was on sale online for $149... plus my registry completion and we only paid $127!

happyin10

We got the Sealy soy foam one from Amazon.  It was $105 with free shipping from Aamzon.  I was impressed when I got it- no plasticy smell, fits the crib well and has good reviews.  Its not totally organic, but is free of all the chemicals which was the most important part to me.

hrushka13

ok all above posts except one from wal mart are not cheap options. Try Ikea, you can get one for 40 dollars

bre87

we got a mattress from Babies R Us (do yall have those???) for like $56 and then we got a couple of the padded mattress cover things at shower gifts. seems like it should be comfy enough, especially with amount of blankets and soft pajamas baby will be in.  it was light, which i loved, because i just put the sheet on the mattress and plopped it right into the crib all on my own.

hispenguin

This is the mattress pad that we registered for: https://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=3776611

Here is the crib mattress that we bought: https://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=4356909

There was one mattress at BRU that was a little cheaper than this one, and another one that was more expensive, so this was middle of the road. It was a good coil count, and firm. We wanted a good mattress, that could last through 2 children if we decided to have a second.

If I had a friend that had a crib mattress that they had kep covered with a mattress pad I would have taken a used one. A friend of mine did offer me the one that her daughter was using, and her daughter is 2.5 now, but she's in no hurry to move to a big girl bed, so I just never mentioned it to my friend again, and we bought our own.