Natural Latex Mattress for Child

[phoenix]

Hi lyqqz,

The problem is that I can’t test the 100% natural latex mattress in person and have to purchase online. Also this is for my child, who has only 3 years old and he couldn’t actually tell how he feels…

I completely agree that a young child wouldn’t be able to give any meaningful feedback about whether a mattress would be suitable to sleep on so the only real reason to test a mattress in person would be to test for things like edge support (if you sit on the edge of the mattress for “story time”) or if you or a guest plan to sleep on it from time to time … although a child will generally do better with a firmer mattress than many adults would be comfortable with.

Another question about the firmness. I talked to some sellers: someone suggests “very firm” level for child considering bone growing (44ILD), and someone suggests “medium firm” enough considering child weights (30-32ILD). All for 6" Dunlop latex core. While I have thought or preferred Dunlop core with 36ILD firmness. Any advice how I select it for my child?

While you won’t find a complete consensus about most things in the mattress industry including firmness levels for children … there are some general firmness guidelines for children in post #2 here that should be helpful.

Phoenix