Are polyurethane foam mattresses safe for a 20mos and 3 yr old?
We just bought our kids a new bunk bed from IKEA and we got these nice foam mats that go with the bed and they are made of polyurethane foam. I get concerned because ive heard that it causes breathing problems and maybe even sids…not sure if this is a for sure study. But I just want some advice so I can sleep at night. Has anyone ever used these? They had these vinyl crib mattresses before so now im just a little worried about them sleeping on this.
There shouldn’t be a problem & if there was, it would be due to the liner being removed, exposing the actual poly itself. You see, the poly is a very dense foam material that can easily be damaged if you were to remove the liner from it. I know this first hand, because I unfortunately did just that, only to wash it… Unbeknown to me, was the mattress’s sensitivity. So, by the time the liner was washed & dried & ready to place back over the mattress, strange enough, it folded over like a taco & split right in two. Fortunate for me, my mom sells these for a living & was able to get me a replacement @ cost. I’m not saying that this would happen to you…it’s just advice for your mattress’s future. Also, I asked my mom about the possible health issues & got the reply that it’s more over hearsay than anything else…Or at least she’s never heard of any actual claims in her 22 years of selling mattresses. I wish you the very best of luck with these mattresses & have a happy, safe New Year!!!
January 13th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
There shouldn’t be a problem & if there was, it would be due to the liner being removed, exposing the actual poly itself. You see, the poly is a very dense foam material that can easily be damaged if you were to remove the liner from it. I know this first hand, because I unfortunately did just that, only to wash it… Unbeknown to me, was the mattress’s sensitivity. So, by the time the liner was washed & dried & ready to place back over the mattress, strange enough, it folded over like a taco & split right in two. Fortunate for me, my mom sells these for a living & was able to get me a replacement @ cost. I’m not saying that this would happen to you…it’s just advice for your mattress’s future. Also, I asked my mom about the possible health issues & got the reply that it’s more over hearsay than anything else…Or at least she’s never heard of any actual claims in her 22 years of selling mattresses. I wish you the very best of luck with these mattresses & have a happy, safe New Year!!!
References :
Once owned this type of mattress…
January 13th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
There is a whole lot of debate about the affects of chemicals in a mattress. I think more testing needs to be done. They just should have did it before they started mandating that all mattresses had to pass fire laws to protect us. Problem is many of the foams you speak about and the fire barriers that are put into mattresses off gas harmful chemicals. Here’s a blog on the topic.
Is there a carcinogen in my mattress?
http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2009/08/20/is-there-a-carcinogen-in-my-mattress/?
References :