Cot Mattress
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Topic: Cot Mattress
Posted By: sparkle
Subject: Cot Mattress
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 1:19pm
I have gone and bought a cot off TM and now I can't seem to find a spring mattress to fit it  It's an Australian brand............hmmmmmmmmm.
Anyway, can you ladies give me some advice as to what foam mattress's are like (I can have one specially made to fit by Baby City). TIA ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 5:41pm
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I obviously have no advice as I am not yet a Mum, but personally I am going with an inner sprung mattress as I feel they provide better support.
Probably a stupid question, but have you tired every possible baby place for different sizes??? I know Farmers have a couple of different sized inner sprung and foam matresses! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 7:37pm
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Some bed shops also have cot mattresses.
Hannah has a foam one and its fine, had no issues with it.  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 8:14pm
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We have foam ones too and no problems.
I second Farmers - they had a heap of different sizes when we got ours. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Lissy
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 8:23pm
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We brought our one from Smith City in ChCh, as our cot was odd sizes as well. If you would like me to make some inquiries for you, flick me a pm with your details etc. ------------- Harlan Drew DOB: 06.12.06 & Stepmum to Ethan & Christian, DOB: 25.02.99 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 April 2007 at 9:55pm
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We havea foam one and have had no problems with it at all. When I was looking at mattresses the lady in Farmers here in Palmy told me I would be wasting my money on a foam one as the inner sprung one is so much better and most people she has sold a foam mattress to have come back to get the inner sprung. We didn't and have no intention of either. However for a single bed I think inner sprung is so much better. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 8:17am
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we are using a foam mattress to in our cot (we used for haleigh and will be using for number 2) and haleighs single bed has a foam matress on it aswell she prefers the foam to the innersprung (also she jumps up and down on innersprungs).
we have had no issues at all, we jsut got ours from the warehouse, but we also got our cot and single bed from the warehouse, so we bought them all together. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 9:49am
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para rubber will make them for you too...is it bigger or smaller ? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 10:00am
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It's bigger.Most are 680 or 700 wide, this one needs to be 750.
I've found a place in the yellow pages that makes spring ones made to measure, so they are doing a quote for me. I'm not even sure if I'm keeping the cot yet  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: bumblefoot
Date Posted: 14 April 2007 at 3:57am
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You shouldnt need to go and buy a new cot! In my experience, (although trying for bub #1, have been a nanny for 4-5yrs) Baby for some unexplainable reason sleeps better on a foam mattress, and believe me, most of my nanny kids had colic, and for powerchucks, you can sponge clean a foamy far easier than an innnersprung! They are easier to move if needed too (for when those dummies fall down awkwardly in the cracks...never can fit your hand in can you?) All in all though, go with what suits you best, but this is just my two cents. Best wishes |