Phosphorus, arsenic, antimony. You wouldn't knowingly allow any of these chemicals to share a space with your new baby. But did you know that if you haven't specifically purchased an organic baby mattress, they are lurking just below her precious little cheek, in her crib mattress? These chemicals have been used in the manufacture of crib mattresses for years, and many now believe that another travesty, SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, may be a result.
It has been sixteen years since the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) introduced its Back to Sleep program, recommending that babies without health complications be placed to sleep on their backs. Since then, the recorded number of SIDS deaths has decreased by more than fifty percent. Have the statistics been lowered simply because of the babies' positioning, or because little mouths and noses are turned away from the toxic gases emitted when a harmless household fungus reacts with these mattress chemicals? Also significant is the fact that SIDS was not heard of until these chemicals began to make their way into mattress manufacturing as fire retardants.
You want to do everything that you can for the health and safety of your baby. An organic baby mattress can provide the peace of mind that you seek. Manufactured using naturally flame retardant wool, natural latex, and/or organically grown cotton, an organic baby mattress offers the cleanest, safest night's sleep for your little one. She'll spend seventy percent of her young life in her crib, and the purchase of an organic baby mattress is one of the most significant things that you can do to reduce the number of environmental toxins that she is exposed to.
We cannot rely on government regulations and manufacturers' well-intended but ill-fated practices to determine the fate of our children. You, the parent, must decide what is best for your new baby. Could SIDS be the result of toxins emitted by chemicals in standard crib mattresses? I believe that it is likely. Invest in an organic baby mattress, and you won't have to decide.