Mattress for "big kid" bed? IKEA?

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We are going to be moving DD to a big girl bed soon. She's currently in a crib mattress on the floor, but I think we would like to put her in a low-to-ground twin bed before Christmas.

If you have a kiddo in a twin bed, where did you get the mattress? We want to do this cheaply, since we plan to move in a few years and will probably upgrade her to a full-size bed in a new house (our current home has small bedrooms and will only allow for a twin bed). I was thinking IKEA might be a good bet for the price but I know nothing about the quality of their mattresses.

Any advice you can give me on your toddler/preschooler's big kid bed setup would be welcome!

[GailGoldie]

we got DS1's bed frame at Ikea but the mattress at Costco - a sealy twin for $125 I think.

[Redpoppy]

We have an ikea mattress for DS. We needed a thin one for the bunk we also got there so it was easiest to get theirs. It was at least $125, but I think more. I got the pricier of the two that were thin enough.

I don't know how I'm getting that bunk out of his room when we move. The mattress is nice and flexible for getting up the stairs.

[mrssandro]

We got DD the Ikea Mattress but we opted for the most expensive twin. It's super nice memory foam. DD sleeps great on it. It seemed to even extend her sleeping a little.

www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30139835/

[whereintheworld]

We have an IKEA twin for DS1 and just an $89 mattress from Walmart that works just fine. I lay down on it occasionally and it's comfortable.

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Thanks all! Costco was another option I had in mind; I need to go there this week anyway so I will check them out.