Description

If you are searching for the best cot mattress in Australia, safety, firmness and natural materials should be your top priorities. The Save Our Sleep Cot Mattress, designed by Tizzie Hall, has been created to provide babies with a safe, supportive and comfortable sleep surface.

Your baby’s mattress should pass the Safe Hand Test, originally developed by Tizzie Hall and now used by Red Nose Australia. This ensures the mattress is firm enough for safe sleep but still supportive and comfortable for your baby. Our mattress also includes a natural lamb’s wool layer to help distribute pressure and support healthy head shape development, which may help reduce the risk of Plagiocephaly.

Developed through years of experience working with families in sleep clinics, this mattress was originally designed for use with Tizzie’s own baby and for babies following the Save Our Sleep approach.

A firm, well-made mattress is one of the most important parts of a safe sleep environment for your baby.

Why Parents Choose the Save Our Sleep Cot Mattress 

When choosing the best cot mattress in Australia, parents should look for the following features:

1. Extra firm support designed for babies
2. Made in Australia
3. Free from glue, foam and harsh chemicals
4. Smoke-free and nicotine-free manufacturing
5. Natural breathable materials
6. Safe firmness that passes the Red Nose hand test originally developed by Tizzie Hall

Size:

L1200 x W600 x H100mm or L120 x W60 x H10cm fits:

• Mattress to fit Babyhood Fold N Go (Organic fabric)* & Breathable Base (Single-Sided) L1200 x W600 x H100 mm or L120 x W60 x H10 cm

Premium Organic Cotton Fabric Baby Mattress Feathers 

• 100% organic cotton fabric cover for breathability
• Made in Australia – avoiding fumigation and transport damage common with imported mattresses
• Manufactured in a clean, smoke-free and nicotine-free factory
• Glue-free construction
• Single-sided design with natural lamb’s wool layer to help avoid flat head syndrome
• Extra firm pocket spring support system
• Made from 100% hypoallergenic materials
• Dust-mite resistant and antimicrobial
• No chemical fire retardants or harmful treatments
• Meets Australian voluntary standard AS/NZS 8811.1:2013
• 6-year warranty on manufacturing faults

Why is this mattress single-sided?

Many compact cots, including the Babyhood Fold N Go, have a solid base rather than traditional slats. While solid bases can be very practical, they allow less airflow underneath the mattress.

To help reduce the risk of moisture build-up, mold and mildew, we have designed this mattress as a single-sided mattress with a breathable underside. This allows air to circulate more effectively between the mattress and the cot base, helping to keep the mattress fresher and drier.

The sleeping surface includes our natural lamb’s wool comfort layer and extra firm pocket spring support, while the specially designed breathable base underneath promotes airflow where it is needed most.

For this reason, this mattress should always be used with the labelled sleeping side facing up and the breathable base facing down against the cot base.

Good airflow around your baby’s mattress is an important part of maintaining a clean, healthy and hygienic sleep environment.

Mattresses

What will my baby sleep on?

Often a lot of thought goes into the cot, but little is given to the mattress the baby will sleep on. I believe the mattress is more important than the cot.

The mattress your baby sleeps on should be the same as an adult’s mattress, simply smaller. The mattress should be made from high quality materials, have very good springs and provide good support.

Just because a cot comes with a mattress, does not mean that mattress is suitable for your baby. Many large baby stores make their own mattresses and put them into the cots, making it seem like that’s the mattress that you have to use. This is not the case at all and I recommend you not falling into that trap. Do research into the quality of the mattress. I’ve found one of the best forms of research is to test it yourself. Test to see if the mattress is firm and comfortable, not lumpy or too soft. If you can feel the springs, then so will your baby, and they will not sleep well avoid any foam mattresses and any with latex on them they both make babies too hot. .

If you are not sure where to spend your money when it comes to cots and mattresses, I would recommend buying a cheaper cot for example an IKEA one and a better quality mattress. The colour or style of your cot won’t matter to your baby, but the quality of the mattress will.

Photo standard Australian cot mattress next to a Save Our Sleep standard cot mattress.