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Innerspring Baby Mattress Buying Tips
Did you know that the best innerspring baby mattress will always have:
Let’s talk about coil count and coil gauge! Coil count – refers to the # of springs or steel coils inside the mattress coil gauge – refers to the thickness of the steel coils and ranges between 12.5 and 19. Where 12.5 is the thickest gauge and 19 the thinnest. So What Are We Looking For?
One of my favorite mattresses Tip: Please keep in mind that a 160 coil baby crib mattress with a thicker steel gauge can be firmer than a 280 coil baby crib mattress made of thinner steel. Watch Out For The Sales Pitch! I encountered a sales associate that tried to convince me to purchase a crib mattress that contained over 280 coils. Fortunately, at that point I knew that super high coil count was not a benefit if the coils were not thick enough. Instead. I chose a mattress with less but thicker coils.
Make Sure The Mattress Has A Good Insulator Pad Do not buy innerspring mattresses that don’t have border rods Border rods provide:
In this case the Naturepedic No Compromise is one of the healthiest crib mattresses offered. It is made of 100% organic cotton grown in the USA. Made with organic cotton promotes a non toxic healthy chemical free sleeping environment. It meets the GREENGUARD certification standards and is recommended by the "Healthy Child Healthy World" national children’s advocacy coalition.
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contains 150 coils. Please don't settle for a really cheap one that contains 88 coils or something like that, you'll regret it.