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I asked the lady at Babies R Us. She seemed very knowledgeable and told me all sorts of reasons why I should go with the mattress that she picked ( of course I don't remember those reasons.....).

I bought the Naturepedic organic mattress like @hilsy85. Bought it because I liked the idea of organic for something they would spend so much time on and it had awesome reviews. It was pricey, but since it can be used in a toddler bed and for a future 2nd child as well, I figured it's worth the investment.

So, today I got to tour the Colgate mattress factory...I purchased the Colgate Classica I (foam mattress) and had to switch it out and while I was there, they showed me around! Really neat, I feel like a bit of a crib mattress expert now

When I bought my mattress, I decided on the Colgate Classica I based on a couple of things: #1-It was a best buy in the Baby Bargains book, #2- It was incredibly light and incredibly firm. It was relatively cheap, which is good, because you want a new mattress for any subsequent children.

I didnt buy an organic mattress (but buy organic everything else) because the mattress is still treated with chemicals (per federal fire safety guidelines)...So you're still exposing your baby to (potentially dangerous) chemicals.

I have the same mattress as @stiffaknee for the same reasons she listed! It was posted as #1 in the Baby Bargains book and had excellent reviews on Amazon. Plus, it's a firmer mattress, which is supposed to be safer for infants.

@Mrsbells: We have the same mattress too! My friend mentioned she bought her mattress from Walmart.com, so I checked it out and chose the one she mentioned that also had some pretty good reviews and was considerably affordable, although I'm wondering to myself whether I should have splurged for something "organic" since this mattress will be with LO for a long time!