Mattress Forum

Now I have a new problem. I've been searching through here for days, but have found very little information regarding mattresses for kids. My 9 yr old son is less than 60 pounds (long and lean) and is on an Ikea foam mattress that looks similar to this one. We've had it for 3-4 years and just put a 2" pink overstock memory foam over it with a Costco cuddlebed on top. We've had the memory foam for a year (just on a different bed), so I'm not too worried about offgasing -- but I don't know if it's a good choice for support and comfort. He's on the bottom of a bunkbed with his mattress on the floor.

My 5 yr old daughter (36 pounds) is now sharing his room and is on the top bunk on an old crappy hand-me-down mattress that was sort of ok for the rare occassional guest, but not something I love her using all the time. Our original plan was to just move the Ikea foam bed up and get a new mattress for my son. But now I'm wondering if that's really what we should be doing. Buying 2 new mattresses isn't really in the budget right now as we have a big family reunion coming up this summer and my car needs 4 new tires. Never a good time for big purchases is there -- sigh.

So, what can I get that is a reasonable choice for 2 very light kids that won't break the bank? Should we just move up the Ikea foam one we have and get one new one -- maybe the Costo Sealy posturepedic Roseshore? Or Costco has a Sealy Dearborne twin 2-pack -- I think it used to be called the Foxport. 2 beds for the price of one -- it's certainly reasonable priced! But I don't know how long it would last -- I'd be happy if it made it 5 years.

I've also considered latex from FBM -- but 1) I don't know if I can put the mattress directly on the floor. 2) I don't know about having the latex on the top bunk. It has slats that are about 2.5" apart and I can't screw any more into the frame. Plus it might be difficult to get it up there! 3) I don't know what thickness or ILD is appropriate for a child.

Beyond that, there's a Sears near us and a Custom Comfort (but even their lowest level mattress is still pricier). There's also Macys and Ortho (don't know anything about them) and Sit and Sleep (hated them the last time I went in their store).

I sure would appreciate it if anyone has any insight or thoughts on this. Thanks! :)