One of the real benefits of having a baby right now is the organic options available to provide a healthy start to your child’s life. Despite the lure of cheap and easy to clean synthetic mattresses, it’s not too difficult to find an organic mattress that will prevent your child from breathing in nasty chemicals.

I’ve been reading recently about this natural organic mattress for Stokke’s cribs from Naturepedic. Filled with organic cotton, both natural and renewable, the cover is also organic cotton and features a waterproof surface made from food grade Polyethylene, not PVC or vinyl, two materials that new parents may want to avoid due to possible chemical hazards, in other words, phthalates.  Polyethylene is an environmentally friendly plastic used throughout the food packaging industry for its purity and non-toxic properties. In addition, this mattress features a hypoallergenic dust mite barrier and contains no wool or latex…important for parents worried about allergies.

Though, not made by Stokkes, this organic cotton mattress fits most Stokke’s cribs and is hypoallergenic, making it an excellent starting point for a healthy baby, since babies tend to sleep 14 – 16 hours per day in the beginning, it’s best that they sleep on a safe surface