How to choose the ideal mattress for a child's bed?

Categories: Children's Room

In a child's bedroom, choosing the right bed and mattress is often crucial for providing all the necessary comfort. Therefore, making the right choices is essential since these items will often be kept for several years. So how do you choose the ideal mattress for your child? What criteria should you consider? With which children's bed can you pair it to create the most suitable bedroom?

Why is it important to choose the right mattress for a children's bed?

Choosing a mattress is absolutely crucial for a child. Indeed, it must be perfectly adapted to children's sleep to allow them to benefit from quality sleep. A worn or deformed mattress can cause pain, but also lead to growth problems in young children. It is therefore essential to install a good mattress in your child's room.

With perfectly restful sleep, your child will have an easier time assimilating daily learning and developing. It's therefore about their overall well-being.

How to choose the ideal mattress for a children's bed?

The choice of mattress for your child can be made according to several criteria which are dimensions, thickness, materials, manufacturing origin, and brand.

Dimensions

The first criterion to consider when choosing a mattress for a children's bed is dimensions. Indeed, your child's mattress must be the same size as their bed. Most often, parents opt for a 90x190 cm children's bed. These are the standard dimensions for a single bed. However, there are variants such as the 90x200 cm children's bed. There are also children's beds to be used until the age of 6 with a smaller format of 70x140 cm.

So take the time to check the size of the children's bed to choose the mattress dimensions.

The thickness of the mattress can also make a difference. It is recommended to opt for a model that won't be too thin to preserve your child's comfort. However, be careful, there are cases where maximum thickness needs to be considered.

Indeed, elevated beds often require respecting a certain mattress height so that the guardrail maintains its effectiveness and thus preserves the child's safety. For example, our PALMA mid-height bed with desk requires choosing a mattress of maximum 16 cm. If you opt for a high children's bed, make sure to gather this information from the manual before choosing the mattress.

Thickness

Materials

Next, it's the mattress materials that will make all the difference. Indeed, there are materials that are more noble and natural than others. The goal? Opt for healthy materials that respect your child's well-being.

You can, for example, choose a foam mattress covered with bamboo viscose. This material is naturally anti-dust mite and anti-bacterial. You can also opt for a model covered with organic cotton.

The presence of Oeko-Tex certification can be quite relevant to ensure compliance with specific regulations dedicated to preserving human and planet well-being.

Finally, the manufacturing origin of your child's mattress can also be a good quality indicator. By favoring made in France or made in Europe, you ensure manufacturing that complies with current regulations and rigorous work. Moreover, you opt for a more eco-responsible choice.

Manufacturing origin

The brand

Finally, the brand is also a good indicator when choosing your mattress. Some have better reputations than others in terms of bedding. We recommend choosing a brand that specializes in children's bedding. Don't hesitate to look at reviews left on the brand's products, but also to check the brand's values.

Which children's bed to choose?

Beyond the mattress, you'll also need to choose your child's bed. Therefore, several possibilities are available to you such as:

  • The classic bed, either a 90x190 cm or 90x200 cm children's bed that they can keep until adulthood.
  • The bed with storage, we can mention here the evolving bed or the children's bed with storage.
  • The multiple sleeping bed, perfect for accommodating several children with the children's bunk bed, the triple bunk bed, or the children's trundle bed.
  • The elevated bed, with the children's loft bed or the mid-height bed.
  • The playful children's bed such as the cabin bed or the Montessori bed.

Whether choosing a girl's bed or a boy's bed, there are multiple possibilities to meet the expectations of the whole family. Make sure to opt for the bed that seems most suitable according to the room's configuration and your child's needs. We advise choosing furniture that is easy to match and can follow decor changes over the years. Also, make sure to assemble the furniture following the manufacturer's recommendations to ensure your child's necessary safety.

All that remains is to choose duvet and pillows to complete everything, as well as bed linen with fitted sheets, duvet covers, and pillowcases. Your child then has a perfectly comfortable bed to rest fully at night and recharge their energy to face tomorrow with joy and serenity!

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