Trying to decide on which mattress for toddler

[phoenix]

Hi eeks,

I’m just hoping that both would truly be “firm” enough for a toddler. Reviews on both seem to vary where people think the firm on each are rock hard and some think the firm is so soft…hard to know without sleeping on it!

I would keep in mind that a mattress that is generally suitable for a toddler would probably be firmer than many adults would be comfortable with. A good manufacturer or retailer would be able to tell you if a mattress would be suitable for a child when you call and talk with them on the phone. The Roma has a softer and a firmer side so the firmer side would probably be fine and if they need a softer mattress as they grow into more adult proportions then you can flip the mattress to the softer side.

Another quick thing - Since I am sensitive to wool - I am leaning towards buying a Sleep EZ latex mattress for myself and getting the cotton/rayon stretch knit cover. This gets rid of the wool but also gets rid of any quilting layer. Have you heard feedback on the comfort of this? Jeremy at Sleep EZ said they have many people who actually prefer sleeping right on the latex without quilting. And of course I would have a nice cushy mattress pad and sheets on top as well. But I’m used to sleeping on a firm innerspring and they always have quilting so I am wondering if no quilting is not good? It would be very a clean mattress though - just latex! Have you heard feedback on this?

This is a preference choice rather than a “better/worse” choice and as Jeremy mentioned there are many people that prefer the “feel” of sleeping more directly on latex rather than the “feel” of a quilted cover over the latex.

There is more about the pros and cons of a quilted cover vs a thinner more stretchy knit cover in post #12 here and the posts it links to.

Phoenix