Hi Lindsay
Thank you for sharing your experience with Swiss Dream Bed. I appreciate you taking the time at almost one year after the initial purchase to provide some feedback about the product and about the service of the company. I am happy that they went above and beyond accommodating your needs and that you and the “kids” are happy with the product.
in general, latex is one of the safest and healthiest foams used in mattresses. As you noticed the smell usually dissipates quite rapidly (hours or at the most a few weeks) below the sensitivity threshold of most people. There is more about the smell of latex in post #2 here but generally, as you’ve already experienced …depending on the latex batch or how acute your sense of smell is and on how sensitive you are to any particular smell, the odor level falls below what people will notice after a few days to a few weeks. There can also be some differences between different batches of Talalay. There is also more about the odor of new materials in post #3 here that may be helpful.
Phoenix