Latex vs Tempur mattress. Needs to be safe for co-sleeping

[LionsandBears]

Baby is sleeping in our bed more often than not and we expect that will continue. We're looking at now getting a king bed, so we have room for all of us. We currently sleep on a queen size Tempur. It is the best mattress I've ever slept on. We love it. It is relatively firm, but as it is memory foam, it contours to the body and can hold the heat.

i've been googling and there are different opinions about the safety of co-sleeping on a tempur-pedic mattress. Some say they are too soft to be safe. There is also concern about chemicals. Our current mattress is 7 years old, but I don't know if a new mattress would have a problem with off-gassing.

DS sleeps curled up in my arm and we face each other chest to chest. He protests sleeping on his back. I make sure there is space between his face and my chest, but I realise it is not as safe as him being on his back. He is getting close to rolling from back to tummy and apparently this is when the risk increases.

would a latex mattress be safer? If anyone has slept on both, is latex as comfortable as a Tempur? What are the differences between latex and memory foam? Does anyone cosleep on a latex mattress?

[Lenny]

I co slept on a 100% latex mattress. It was just one giant heavy slab of latex. It was very comfy and I never worried about DSs. One slept on his back, the other was a side sleeper like you descibe.

I now sleep on a new mattress which has a top memory gel layer. I wouldn't be concerned about co sleeping on that either if only I could steal a baby from someone.

Ive never had a Tempur one bit I have heard that they are meant to be bliss. How much of a layer is memory foam type? I am guessing that the mattress only sinks depending on the weight applied, so if your DS was on his own, he'd be fine. Is the concern with the pressure you apply to the mattress and DS being right next to you?

[LionsandBears]

It's a great big slab of memory foam and yes, it is bliss

you're right about the weight. It's more when he's next to me that he could roll in, though he doesn't seem to move once he's asleep next to me. I just don't know how things might change as he starts being mobile.

any reason you got rid of the latex mattress?

[Santosha]

I can't offer a comparison as I've never slept on Tempur but we have a latex mattress and I LOVE it. Mostly because I am a very light sleeper and whilst DH is a big guy, he can wriggle about as much as he likes and I don't feel a thing. It's nice and firm, super comfy and feels just the same as it did when we bought it almost 9 years ago.

I have never had any concerns about co-sleeping with it.

[Frangipani Lou]

We are shopping for a mattress too at the mo. I'd say tempur would be less safe than a regular spring mattress because of the heat factor. Does latex heat up too?

[meow]

If you're worried about toxins, memory foam is the most toxic mattress you can get. I would never cosleep on one.

We have a latex mattress and it's heaven. It's a big piece of natural latex wrapped in a wool layer for fire retardant (check to find out if they use a chemical fire retardant). So comfy! It doesn't heat up or have dips or anything unsafe. It's a very smooth sleep surface.

[ladybirdflies]

If you are concerned about the health aspect I would not go for memory foam at all. I recently researched all of this for our family and Latex/Wool combo is by far the best health and comfort wise... price wise though a bit more exy, but worth the cost of health for me.

[Lenny]

We got rid of the latex because it was 10 years old and had 'people holes' in it. Like Homer Simpsons butt on the couch. And it was only one sided, so we couldn't rotate it, which reduced its usable life.

We just bought an innersprung mattress from Bev Marks with a gel layer similar to memory foam. Its delish. It's only about 4/5cm of gel, so very safe I would think.
We bought a memory foam topper for the spare bed (after some good BB advice) and its still degassing. Its quite strong smelling still after nearly a month.

[~Hestia~]

I co slept with Buster on our latex mattress. Don't have any experience with other mattress types but we have had our latex one for about 8 years now. It is still as comfy as it was when we first bought it, we are able to flip it over which helps.

[LionsandBears]

What brands of latex/wool are good?

[Frangipani Lou]

We just bought a Sports performance mattress from Sleepy's in Richmond after re- reading the Choice tests from 2010. The owner of the store was really helpful and not pushy. Can't wait for it to be delivered!

[ladybirdflies]

Zentai- latex wool mattress, this is a great company

[LionsandBears]

After all that, we were talked out of a latex mattress, due to DH & DS being hot bods. We bought a pocket spring bed instead. I hope it's lovely.