After many (many) weeks of research, we opted for the Naturpedic 2 in 1 Organic Cotton Crib Mattress, and dressed the crib in Pixel Organics’ Organic Cotton Lions, Tigers & Kitties crib set … but that’s not all I wound up buying for our green crib set-up.
Because we decided to invest so heavily in the mattress, I wanted to be confident that this little beauty was going to last for years to come – which means I invested, also, in an organic cotton flannel mattress protector: basically a thick, absorbent fitted crib sheet that protects the mattress from dust, dirt, mites and leaky diapers. In my frenzy, I also picked up an organic merino wool puddle pad, which is a flat sheet of highly water-resistant wool that (theoretically) goes between the crib sheet and mattress protector.
After I got the mattress protector and crib sheet on the mattress and squeezed it down into place in the crib, I decided perhaps the puddle pad was over-kill. Probably could have gone with either the protector or the puddle pad.
But, that doesn’t mean the organic wool puddle pad is going to waste away in a drawer! There are a lot of great uses for this:
- Cover for changing table
- Blanket for indoor/outdoor adventuring/changing
- Can use it for mattress protection while fitted protector is in the wash
- Adult mattress protection
Let me clarify on #4 here: No, Marc isn’t a bed wetter … but as we get closer to delivery date, the more paranoid I’m getting about my water breaking in public. Many books say that if you’re water breaks while you’re laying down, it “gushes” more … making for a bit of a mess if I’m in bed! So, I figure why not employ the use of the puddle pad to protect our sweet memory foam bed in the meantime?
