Flame retardant chemicals in mattresses?

[whitemerlot]

Do you worry about this? I want to get my 3 year old a new bed and I've read too much about chemicals and off gassing and am making myself crazy!

[curbsideprophet]

Yes it is a concern for us. We bought DD a naturepedic mattress.

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Yes it was a concern for us also. Flame retardants are endocrine disruptors, which I was very concerned about for a tiny baby. So we bought DS and DD Naturepedic mattresses. We converted DS's crib to a toddler bed, so he's going to get 4-5 years of use out of the mattress before getting an adult bed. So I felt better about splurging on an organic mattress. It's been great quality, the kids are very comfy.

[pinkpeony08]

We also splurged on a naturepedic crib mattress... And cheap ikea crib. We got a toddler bed to extend the mattress another few years. My daughter thinks her bed is. "So comfy and cozy" I'm guessing we will research and buy another no off gas mattress when the time comes, even if it means we need to save for a bit for it.

[karinothing]

We did for the crib. I am struggling with the cost of a twin, not sure what we are going to do

[whitemerlot]

I'm buying a full. The cost is significantly more.

[karinothing]

Apr 25, 2015 11:57:12 GMT -5 whitemerlot said:

I'm buying a full. The cost is significantly more.

Yeah, that was my issue. I have yet to decide. I don't know if the science is really there to connect flame retardants to long term damage. Kind of like the science behind sunscreen being dangerous

[whitemerlot]

Well, I decided to buy a normal mattress. I got it today and I'm going to let it air out for 2 weeks before I set it up.