Newborn Sleep Mattresses Benefits Every Parent Should Know

Introduction

Newborns can stay asleep for about 18 hours a day and this time spent asleep is very essential in their growth. Sleep makes it easy for them to integrate new information, giving their immunity a break and accelerating their healthy growth both physically and mentally. Every parent wants to provide the best possible life for their child and numerous factors while babies’ sleep should be paid much attention to. Thus, parents hope for their baby’s sleep to be prolonged, sound and without disturbances.

For a parent, choosing the best mattress for a baby is more about safety and health. A good mattress must ensure that it is firm to support the baby and put the baby’s spine in the correct position. It also ensures that one sleeps on a clean surface that is very essential in diminishing allergy cases as well as irritation to the skin.

Selection of mattress

Some things to note when selecting a mattress for your baby are:

• It should fit the bed tightly, clean with no tears & ought to have no gaps along the sides so that this will avoid your newborn getting caught in the sides: do make sure you spare some time to match your cot dimensions with the mattress.
• Go for one that is firm and supportive. Regardless of whether you like a soft mattress or not, a newborn needs a firm mattress. This age does not wait for anything to happen as little spines develop fast; hence your baby requires ideal support for his or her back. A good test is when you put your baby in their cot, they should not sink into the mattress.
• Breathable mattress. Make sure that the mattress allows moisture to escape – drawing its warmth away from your baby. The reason why babies struggle to sleep or wake too early is often because they overheat. Babies aren’t as in control of their body temperature, so it’s a good idea to keep it and its bedding in check so that they don’t get too hot.
• Safety standard If the mattress mentions nothing about the mattress meeting the standard, it is not a mattress that should be given thought.

Benefits of newborn mattresses:

Ideal Sleep for babies

Promote ideal sleeping habits both for the parent and the infant. It is recommended that parents share rooms with their babies for the first six months. This has become common, however, for parents to also share their beds. For that reason, this, however, is very much discouraged as parents lose more sleep than what one would have lost in the first place. On the other hand, babies are also prone to wake up even from the slightest movement.

Support and Safety

The most basic needs while choosing a new mattress for a newborn are support and safety. A firm mattress would provide the necessary support for the developing body of the baby to grow in proper alignment

Hygiene issues

This is because children tend to get wet and dirty the bedding while sleeping and so there is a need to regularly wash their mattresses. Hence why is a baby mattress needed as adult mattresses, don’t usually come with cleaning options leading to the staining of the mattress. Additionally, for the sake of your existing mattress, it is also advisable to buy a smaller yet easy to clean less expensive and even more durable mattress. In addition to that, regular adult mattresses are also tendency to be smelly due to the size, which is why a smaller sized mattress will help prevent such an issue.

Baby’s Spine Health

The spine of babies is a delicate one as they are also growing at a very fast pace. Therefore, it is very important to ensure that babies sleep in okay mattresses for their spines and for their sleeping positions as well. A baby mattress is also considered a spine care mat for your baby.

Optimal Support for Growing Bodies

Proper sleeping is important in the healthy growth of a baby. Baby mattresses are made in a way that they are neither too soft nor too firm, that is they support the forming bones and joints of the baby.

Noise reduction

One thing is critical, and that is an infant mattress not to provide any means of increasing noise levels when in use. Babies prefer to sleep in relative quietness. A little noise may initiate movements that will wake the baby up. The quality of the mattress will also significantly contribute to reducing noise because of the sound-increasing function it lacks as compared to its construction and materials being quite more sound-absorbing.

Hypoallergenic

Breathable mattresses, unlike the conventional mattresses, are made of a different composition. No toxic substances or allergens are therefore used as there are no foams, latex, springs or even glue. Thus, these are helpful in ensuring safety against any harmful exposure to the baby’s soft and sensitive body.

Durability

Durability is a key consideration when selecting a mattress for newborns since the mattress will serve for a prolonged period without breaking down. It can be utilized day after day with babies and lasts for years without getting damaged. Good quality materials like dense foam or strong innerspring systems contribute to the longer period through which the mattress will maintain its form despite constant movement.

Measure to protect mattresses

A waterproof cover is necessary to avoid any damage to the mattress.

You will require:

• a cot mattress which is both hard and fits well into the cot without any gaps around the sides that might give the baby room to trap its head suffocating the baby
• mattress sheets – you will need at least 4 since they need regular changing; fitted ones are better for the users but quite costly and you can make do with torn pieces of old sheet
• thin blankets for covering