You need to get a perfect nursery when you prepare for a boy or girl, and that should include a cradle mattress. Cradle is the place where your baby spends a lot of time during the first months.

Your precious little baby is going to sleep on a cradle mattress, so you have to get yourself familiar with it and the rules of purchasing the right one.

First thing to mention is that a cradle and a crib are different from each other in a point that baby will not be sleeping in the cradle for very long period, because they move to a crib as they grow, and finally to their own room and bed. But while baby is in cradle you have to get the right mattress. Cradle mattresses normally thin if you compare them to a standard mattress, and they totally waterproof, lock stitched, and flame retardant.

Both you and baby need calm and peaceful atmosphere, as well as appropriate storage place with easy access. To achieve this, simply start with choosing the proper cradle mattress; to replace it you may go just under 20 dollars and you will get washable foam mattress, which is fire retardant and two inch thick. You may even think of the mattress more as of a waterproof mat.

There are not only cradles available on the market for babies, but bassinets also. There is a slight difference between the two. Bassinets are usually more portable than cradles, and are created from natural fibers like wicker. If parents like to travel, the bassinets will be of the best choices. They tend to be smaller and lighter than cradles with a range of sizes. You can purchase a bassinet or have it custom made which naturally fit you taste and needs. One thing to notice here is that although the bassinets and cradles look quite similar, sheets, mattresses, and bedding are different.

Cradles are made of wood, more stationary, and usually larger than bassinets. They have many forms and can function in different ways.

One of the notable characteristics of cradles is that they produce a side-to-side motion which really helps babies to fall asleep.

I mentioned that the majority of cradles are stationary, but you also can find a portable cradle - it is usually smaller than the normal one, so you can take it with you to visit friends.

Just don't forget, that cradles and bassinets use different bedding, so don't look at it as interchangeable. I mention this as we talk about mattresses, primarily - cradle mattresses, so if you buy a bassinet or cradle one, always look for the mattress that fits properly, snugly and firm enough. The space between mattress and the side of the cradle or bassinet should be no more than two fingers.

Sometimes people make a cover for the mattress; it is done for improved absorbency and better softness. Babies can do many messy things in their beds, so these covers or pads have to be changed several times a day; it is not a problem, because they are not expensive.

Cradles mattresses have an organic line, where they cost a bit more but they offer something that a standard mattresses don't - antimicrobial treatment out and inside which remains for the rest of mattress' life; it also able to keep mites and germs out.

You can clean up the organic cradle mattress very easily, and it is crack resistant, and it naturally warms up under your baby. Because these mattresses are very soft, they give a nice comfort to your baby.

Safety, health and comfort - it is what an ideal and new cradle mattress must provide.

As an addition I put a baby cradle mattress size that is available:

13 or 12 x 33
15 x 31
18 x 36 ( 2x18x36)
33 x 12.5