Crib Mattress and Bedding Question

SML2010 · March 2010

Hey Ladies!

My husband and I are getting our baby budget ready for when we TTC this winter.

We have no idea on how to pick out a good mattress...any of you have one you swear by?

Also - we found bedding we LOVE from Cotton Tale Designs - called Elephant Brigade. Do any of you have Cotton Tale Designs bedding? How do you like it!

Thanks!

cdc1982 · March 2010

We just got the Colgate Classica I Foam Mattress, it's really nice! From what I understand, it has high ratings in Baby Bargains. We don't have that book, I purchased the mattress based on reviews from girls on here & reviews on Amazon.com. It was about $170 (free shipping via Amazon).

hawkeye21 · March 2010

cdc1982:
We just got the Colgate Classica I Foam Mattress, it's really nice! From what I understand, it has high ratings in Baby Bargains. We don't have that book, I purchased the mattress based on reviews from girls on here & reviews on Amazon.com. It was about $170 (free shipping via Amazon).

Depending on when you order it, you can get this same mattress from albeebaby.com for about $130. Good luck!

bridesmaidnnyca · March 2010

I have the Colgate Classica I as well. I would purchase baby bargains---great insight! They combine consumer reports with parent reviews.

bancbev · March 2010

I just bought my mattress at Ikea. It's foam and was $59.99.

niki731 · March 2010

I got the Colgate Supreme from Allbeebay.com and used a 15% off coupon. Total was around $80. I researched it for a while between the classica and there was no real difference that I could find. Just the price.....

niki731 · March 2010

https://www.colgatekids.com/faq.php

HTH if you're interested. They are supposed to be the best.

mgrulke · March 2010

The one we have for DD is a sealy from shopko.

m3l0d1 · March 2010

We have Colgate Visco Classica 2in1 mattress.

It has infant & toddler sides. For infant side, it's Classica I foam & for toddler side, it's a memory foam

It's about $250

AnotherChance · March 2010

hawkeye21:

cdc1982:
We just got the Colgate Classica I Foam Mattress, it's really nice! From what I understand, it has high ratings in Baby Bargains. We don't have that book, I purchased the mattress based on reviews from girls on here & reviews on Amazon.com. It was about $170 (free shipping via Amazon).

Depending on when you order it, you can get this same mattress from albeebaby.com for about $130. Good luck!

We got the same mattress from BabyCatalog.com for $117 including shipping, using a discount code. We're happy with our purchase so far.

eacody · March 2010

I'm a freak about certain things. The crib & mattress were those things. I wanted an organic mattress and iron crib. Why? I was concerned with the off-gassing of regular, inexpensive mattresses & cribs. Babies spend the majority of their time sleeping and it bothered me to have them exposed to the potentially hazardous fumes from the products used in manufacturing. Think of the "new car smell" or "new carpet smell". Why put a newborn baby in a situation when they are breathing air that isn't good for them. I wanted to start her out right and protect her as long as I can. Of course, there is always a downside - the cost. I did a lot of research and decided on an iron crib from Corsican Iron beds and a mattress from Naturepedic. If there is a BuyBuyBaby in your area, they carry the mattresses and you can save 20% if you have a coupon (they also accept BedBath & Beyond coupons). Good luck!

SML2010 · April 2010

Thank you so much you all! This really helps! I will look into all of your suggestions!

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