Is Tempurpedic safe for baby? - Page 2

[Livie'smomma]

Oh yea, about what was said before re: worries about the foam contouring to a baby's head or face...The foam is very squishy but the mattress comes with a washable/waterproof cover that prevents the foam from being ultra squishy. I think in the stores they don't have the covers on the mattresses- so you can really feel the actual visco-elastic material. It is much more firm with the cover on it.

Oh and I bought a standard tempurpedic pillow too-and IT is one of the best investments I ever made!

[Castle]

I will definitely check out those websites for more information. Thanks!

No problem. I forgot to mention Lifekind . They're really popular for their organic beds/bedding also. Here are a few recent threads on the subject of chemical-free beds.

Is an organic bed worth it?
Who has a natural latex bed?

[lisser]

We have a tempurpedic and have had no trouble sleeping w/ DS since he was born. I was concerned, but they dont really sink at all because they are so light weight. He usually sleeps on his side or back.

Lisser

[spiralmg]

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[spiralmg]

We have a Tempurpedic King and love it. I have been concerned about the outgassing, but have not been able to find out anything, but wonder if it may possibly dissipate along with the initial smell?

As far as the fear of it over-conforming to the baby, there is a really simple solution. Tempurpedic tells you not to use any sort of mattress pad other than the one that comes with the mattress, as it will interfere with teh conformability of the mattress.

So, if you just put some mattress-pad like material under the area(s) where the baby sleeps, it will not conform as much and will feel more like a firm mattress. This will also protect the mattress against any diaper leakage, which is bound to happen at some point.

For our new baby, I am thinking of getting a sheepskin, and placing it under the baby on the bed.. That will alleviate some of my outgassing fears by taking the baby out of contact with the foam and also will provide leak control.

We really do love the comfort of our bed though. We had a standard mattress when DS was born that was KILLING my back. Then we got a Queen tempurpedic - but traded it in for a King, which I cannot recommend highly enough.

Oh yes, one more thing. My homeopathic MD recommends getting a RUBBER bed instead. I lay down on one in her office and it felt pretty good. But they are even more expensive.

[mogit]

I considered buying a Tempurpedic when I upgraded to a king. I was in the process of adopting DD (home at 4 1/2 months) and wanted a bigger bed for cosleeping.

I asked the clerk whether the Tempurpedic was safe for an infant; the clerk didn't know so called the sales rep, who said, "I think so." That wasn't a good enough answer for me, so I asked the clerk to call the manufacturer.

***Tempurpedic said NO, because the mattress is conforming, it is NOT SAFE for a baby!!!***

I ended up buying a firm coil mattress. I'll consider a foam topper when DD is older.

[brentsmom]

Brentsmom

We have a tempurpedic and our son has benn sleeping with us since he was 4 months old. The bed does not conform so much that it swallows you up it's just a tiny bit . We have not had any problems and my son will roll over onto to his tummy alot.

[mezzaluna]

this is how i found MDC in the first place was looking for advice about memory foam mattresses and cosleeping. we ended up buying a latex&omalon mattress instead... and KING sized <--- do it!!

[sagepixie]

WE've had a tempurpedidic since DS was about 3 weeks old. and we used it with our daughter since birth.

DS is now 3 yrs and DD is now 1 and we've had NO problems and felt no safety issues.

[chiro_kristin]

I posted earlier before ds was born. Now, I can say that I definitely do not have any worries about him in our king tempurpedic. He doesn't get swallowed up in it one bit, even if he rolls over onto his tummy. He has been sleeping in it since he was born 3 weeks ago.