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Non-standard (european?) size mattress
Category: Family and Home > Home Asked by: vdtr-ga List Price: $20.00 |
Posted:
09 Aug 2005 12:51 PDT
Expires: 08 Sep 2005 12:51 PDT Question ID: 553677 |
Hi, I have an infant's bed that I took to the US from Europe. Most probably, it's Italian. Old mattress' size is 65 ? 125 cm. (If you measure the bed?s place for mattress, you?ll receive: 64 X 127 cm.) I could find mattresses that are slightly bigger (1-2?) this is why they cannot be used in this bed. Please help me to find a new child mattress under $200 for this bed. Preferences: Would be better if under $100. Physical store (around Seattle, WA) is better then online. Spring is better then foam. Factory-made is better then custom-made. (Online, foam, and custom are OK too if I don't have choice) |
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Re: Non-standard (european?) size mattress
From: amber00-ga on 09 Aug 2005 13:56 PDT |
Can't help about the mattress but just wanted to point out two things: 1. Do check that any paint on the cot or cradle is lead-free. Antique cradles could have harmful lead paint and this needs to be removed with great care if you are planning to use the item for a baby. Otherwise (s)he could get lead poisoning from sucking the paintwork. 2. Also check that any cot bars meet the current regulations. Older cots sometimes had bars that were quite wide apart. Babies occasionally got their heads caught between the bars and were hurt or strangled. Naturally, you will check that the cot is stable and deep enough to make sure that the child can't fall out. |
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Re: Non-standard (european?) size mattress
From: vdtr-ga on 09 Aug 2005 14:22 PDT |
Hi amber00! Thank you very much for your answer! Fortunately, this is a contemporary and safe bed, the problem appears to be in different standards in EU and US. Probably, the best solution would be a place where I could bye an inported mattress. |
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Re: Non-standard (european?) size mattress
From: myoarin-ga on 10 Aug 2005 04:45 PDT |
I doubt that the original mattress was springs, having a little experience with baby cots in Germany. I would make one of foam, cover it with cotton batting and make a couple of covers for it. |
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Re: Non-standard (european?) size mattress
From: vdtr-ga on 10 Aug 2005 09:48 PDT |
Thanks, myoarin! The old mattress was spring, and you know how my first child jumped on it?!! Actually, this is one of the main reasons why I want a spring mattress. |
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Re: Non-standard (european?) size mattress
From: myoarin-ga on 10 Aug 2005 10:47 PDT |
I see. :) More reason for foam, less pleasure at jumping. But maybe you won't buy that. I think our two kids survived (one after the other) on one standard cheap foam mattress with no orthepedic problems. They even seemed to have survived our minimal literature-informed upbringing. 8-D Can't you just use major force to make one of those one or two inch bigger US mattress fit? Don't bother to reply. I hope someone has a better solution. Myoarin |
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Re: Non-standard (european?) size mattress
From: vdtr-ga on 10 Aug 2005 12:30 PDT |
Anyway, thank you! I'll answer at least to inform the researcher that if I try to use one or two inch bigger mattress, its surface will not be flat, it will have waves. |
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