Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Getting a Good Mattress During Pregnancy

During pregnancy you gain a lot of additional weight, this means that the mattress you have been using all this time may not be adequate to support your new bodyweight and help you get that vital sleep you require during this important time of life. So replace your saggy old mattress!
Buy something that will give you great support throughout the pregnancy and for years to come for you and your partner. Air and water mattresses are no good as an alternative to a new mattress they just don’t offer the correct support a pregnant woman needs during this time.

These will lead to aches and pains and make it almost impossible to get any sleep whatsoever.

A water bed for a pregnant woman or a mother is not a good choice, as they do not offer the support you require and there is a chance of the child suffocating on one. An air mattress would be so low to the floor with the additional weight that picking up your pregnant body to go to the toilet at night would be a real mission for any expecting mother, getting up from being seated is hard enough when pregnant let alone from the floor, so we highly suggest you avoid these two types of mattress. A sprung, memory foam or latex mattress would be ideal for a pregnant woman, all three have differences but they all offer good support for the weight which will need to be distributed equally onto the mattress in order for the mother to get properly comfortable, something that would not be correctly achieved on a water or air mattress. Be sure whatever one you select is chosen after thorough searching to be sure you find the right one.

Orthopedic mattresses are also recommended as a good choice for a pregnant woman but often your partner wouldn’t like this and so it would be a case of getting two twin mattress and pushing them together in order for you both to get a good night’s sleep. Pillow tops are also a great choice for maximizing comfort with their soft outer surface and strong inner core, but the plush tops mean that children are not safe sleeping or playing near them.


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