Colgate makes top quality and best selling mattresses for your baby. Parents-to-be have been known to spend months deciding on the styles of crib and bedding they want, and then purchasing the baby crib mattress as an afterthought. The baby crib mattress is actually a more important purchase since it is one of three major product purchases that are specifically for the benefit of the child and not just for the convenience of the parents. An infant will spend up to 70% of their time on the baby crib mattress and a toddler can spend up to 50% of their time on the baby crib mattress. This coupled with the fact that the child will spend the first three to five years of their lives sleeping and playing on this crib mattress are the best reasons to buy a quality baby crib mattress. Colgate gives the following information on selecting a crib mattress.
The two major styles of baby crib mattresses are foam and innerspring. Which is better? Today, the answer to this question is not a definitive one. Scientific advances in the making of foam have caused the quality of foam baby crib mattresses to improve dramatically. A better quality foam baby crib mattress today is about the same quality as a better quality innerspring baby crib mattress. The costs are also very comparable. One thing is definitive in the choice of a baby crib mattress: a better quality foam crib mattress is better than a poorer quality innerspring crib mattress, and a better quality innerspring crib mattress is better than a poorer quality foam crib mattress. On the top 5 list from a leading consumer magazine, the number one baby crib mattress, the Colgate Classica I, was made from high density foam, and 2 through 5 were innerspring.
The most important things to look for in a baby crib mattress are found on the inside of the mattress where you can't see them. This is why it is important that you buy from a manufacturer and a retailer with good reputations for quality. For example, most people are unaware of the fact that most baby crib mattresses with names identical to the names found on national adult mattresses are not made by those same companies that make the adult mattresses. They are usually just names licensed by, or shared with, a baby crib mattress manufacturer from the adult mattress company so they can take advantage of the nationally known name to increase their sales to the public. A second example is the crib mattress manufacturer that buys their foam on the close-out market. It feels heavy, it feels firm, but it doesn't hold up over time because it is a type of foam that is not designed for a baby crib mattresses. Colgate only uses high quality foam. One of the biggest advantages to foam is that it weighs less than eight pounds, as compared to an innerspring, for which better quality ones weigh 30 plus pounds because of the thicker gauge coils and extra padding.
There is a trend for crib mattress manufacturers to use laminated mattress covers that use something other than nylon reinforcement. Nylon is the best and most expensive reinforcing material and adds to the overall quality of the mattress. Also, there is a trend today towards antibacterial vinyl. This vinyl slows the growth of bacteria but doesn't stop it. Antibacterial is fine, but you can get as good germ protection from a washable, waterproof mattress pad, and you have less chemicals near the skin of your baby.
The mattress is an important part of your child's first two years of growth and development. Spending the most amount of money doesn't necessarily mean you purchased the best mattress, but choosing one that is very supportive, high quality, and meets the needs of the parents and the child should be your goal. There is no substitute for quality, and Colgate provides that peace of mind.