Avocado Crib Mattress Review: Is this the Best Crib Mattress for 2023?

Why I think the Avocado Organic Crib mattress is one of the best non toxic crib mattresses for this year! Avocado organic crib mattress review.

Who is Avocado Green?

Avocado Green Mattress is a leader in the natural and organic mattress space, delivering natural, organic and sustainable mattresses right to your doorstep.

All of their mattresses are handmade in the USA (they have a factory in Los Angeles), and the company has extensive, exclusive relationships with organic farms from which they get the materials for their mattresses.

Avocado Green makes three different crib mattresses: the budget friendliest Eco Organic Crib Mattress, the Organic Crib Mattress, and the Luxury Organic Crib Mattress.

This article focuses primarily on the mid-range and best selling Organic Crib Mattress. This is the model I own personally, so I have experience with it. However, I’ve also tried to point out similarities and differences between the other two crib mattresses where it makes sense to do so.

Disclosure: I reached out to Avocado Green and asked if they’d like to send me one of their organic crib mattresses for me to review. Happily, they accepted and sent me their best selling Organic Crib Mattress so I could check it out for myself. All opinions remain my own.

 
5.0
Pros:
  • Fits standard size baby cribs
  • Eco friendly
  • Only natural, certified organic materials - no plastic, synthetics, etc.
  • Extreme transparency with no green washing
  • Easy to identify infant side vs toddler side - it's embroidered into the cover.
  • Very different firmness levels on infant vs toddler side
  • Made in the USA, Strong Supply Chain Control
  • No petroleum based polyurethane foams
  • Greenguard Gold and Made Safe certified
  • Free from chemical fire retardants
Cons:
  • No washable cover
  • No waterproof crib mattress cover
  • It's relatively heavy
  • Not suitable for vegans (uses wool)
5.0
Pros:
  • Fits standard size baby cribs
  • Eco friendly
  • Only natural, certified organic materials - no plastic, synthetics, etc.
  • Extreme transparency with no green washing
  • Easy to identify infant side vs toddler side - it's embroidered into the cover.
  • Very different firmness levels on infant vs toddler side
  • Made in the USA, Strong Supply Chain Control
  • No petroleum based polyurethane foams
  • Greenguard Gold and Made Safe certified
  • Free from chemical fire retardants
Cons:
  • No washable cover
  • No waterproof crib mattress cover
  • It's relatively heavy
  • Not suitable for vegans (uses wool)

Avocado Crib Mattress Review

Unboxing My Avocado Organic Crib Mattress

The mattress ships flat in a basic cardboard box, and isn’t rolled and wrapped like most adult mattresses are these days.

We’ve never had a problem with a rolled mattress, but shipping flat means it’s ready to use immediately – you don’t have to let it decompress over several hours as you do with rolled mattresses. Great news if you have a cranky baby.

Katie from greenactivefamily.com stands with an avocado green crib mattress shipped flat in a cardboard box

Inside the box, the mattress is protected in a layer of plastic wrap to protect it during shipping and delivery.

Avocado crib mattress wrapped tightly in plastic from shipping

Ours also came with Avocado’s sustainability and eco-focused kid’s book, Little Blue Planet, which is an incredibly lovely story about taking care of our planet.

After unwrapping it, I did the sniff test to see if there was any new mattress smell. Often, conventional mattresses have a distinctive chemical smell to them after unboxing, which is actually the VOCs and other chemicals that go into foam mattresses, in particular.

Katie from greenactivefamily.com smells an Avocado Green crib mattress

My Avocado crib mattress had a slight earthy or “barnyard” smell when I stuck my face right up against the sleep surface (likely the wool and coconut husks). Over the first several weeks owning the mattress, the smell dissipated. Now it has a neutral smell – nothing too distinguishable.

Sleep Surface

The first thing I noticed about this crib mattress is the sleep surface. It’s made of extremely soft organic cotton, with sturdy olive green ticking around the edges.

The sleep surfaces have a sort of stippled effect to the cotton, with quilted leaf-like trios across the surface.

Close up of the organic cotton sleep surface on an avocado brand crib mattress

The sides of the mattress are quilted into squares.

I expect the difference here is to make the sleep surface as smooth and comfy as possible, and make the sides as durable as possible.

The entire outer layer of the mattress is made from GOTS organic certified cotton. Avocado has a relationship with a grower in India, and the cotton is grown exclusively for them, giving the company good control over this aspect of the supply chain from both a sustainability and labour rights point of view.

Firmness, Comfort and Support of this Dual Sided Crib Mattress

Avocado’s Organic Crib Mattress is a dual firmness crib mattress, which means there is a firmer infant side and a slightly less firm toddler side. (The Luxury Organic Crib Mattress is also 2-stage; the Eco Organic Crib Mattress is single sided).

Safe Sleep guidelines state infants need a firm crib mattress for safety. A firm sleep surface is correlated with reduced instances of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) as well as entrapment and suffocation.

However, once your little one is past the critical first year and they start to have opinions? It’s nice to be able to flip the mattress over to the slightly less firm toddler side.

One thing I appreciate about this crib mattress is each side (infant side vs toddler side) is embroidered into the sleep surface. Some crib mattresses use the tag to identify the infant vs toddler side, which is fine until the tag inevitably rips off at some point.

Embroidered word "toddler" on crib mattress surface

Comfort

This is probably the best two-stage crib mattress I’ve personally tested from a comfort point of view. The infant side is very firm (excellent for safety) and the toddler side is noticeably plusher, while still being supportive enough for a young child’s skeletal development.

In my experience, crib mattresses often say they are two-stage, but it’s really hard to notice the difference.

With the Avocado Organic, it’s really obvious from just feeling each side, which comes down to how the mattress is constructed.

The infant side consists of coconut coir and GOLS organic latex. This creates a very firm sleep surface. Grabbing the side of the crib mattress, I can actually feel where the coconut coir layer starts and stops; it fills up about 3/4 of the inner depth of the mattress, stopping about 1/4 of the way from toddler sleep surface.

Woman's hand squeezes the edge of the Avocado Organic Crib mattress
The top 3/4 of the mattress as pictured are made up of a coconut husk and natural latex layer, and form the firm infant side of this crib mattress

The toddler side, on the other hand, has a layer of GOLS organic certified latex and another layer of GOTS organic certified cotton. It’s like an extremely plush, comfy mattress topper, while still having the super firm and supportive coconut layer beneath.

The firm infant coir layer is about 3.5″ deep and the plush latex/cotton toddler layer is about 2″ deep. These are rough measurements from my actual mattress, but since the mattress depth is officially listed as 5.5″ deep, I feel pretty confident!

Firmness Testing

One of my favorite tests to compare mattress firmness is the dumbbell test: placing a 15-pound dumbbell on the sleep surface to see how much of an indent it makes.

You can see in the photo the dumbbell makes almost no indent in the infant side of the Avocado crib mattress. This is an excellent sign in terms of infants sleep safety.

15 pound dumbbell sits on the infant side of the Avocado Green organic crib mattress

On the toddler side, the dumbbell makes a slight indent in the sleep surface, indicating it is softer and plusher for older kids (roughly age 1 through 4).

15 pound dumbbell sits on the toddler side of an Avocado brand crib mattress

Out of interest, I repeated the test with a 20-pound dumbbell (babies tend to hit 20 pounds around 10 months to sometime after their first birthday), and the results were the same.

Edge Support

Edge support refers to how stiff the edges are of the mattress are.

In adult mattresses, it’s often described in terms of tying your shoes. Imagine you’re sitting on the edge of your mattress and leaning over to put on or tie your shoes. Does the edge of the mattress sink down and make you feel like you’re going to fall off? Or does it hold firm and give you adequate support?

In baby mattresses, edge support is important because you want the mattress to fit tightly in the crib, and not allow any gaps that a baby could get trapped in. It’s particularly important on the infant side of a mattress, since infants can’t move themselves away from a sinking mattress edge, whereas older babies and toddlers typically can.

The Avocado has excellent edge support on the infant side. The coconut husk fiber stands up well to a 15-pound weight and even holds it’s own against a 20-pound weight, with minimal sinking.

20 pound dumbbell on the edge of an avocado crib mattress to test edge support on the infant side

Edge support on the toddler side isn’t as good. You can see in the photo below, the mattress edge sinks and puckers under the weight of the 20-pound dumbbell. This makes sense, since this part of the mattress is made of latex and cotton, which isn’t as firm as the coconut husk/latex layer on the infant side. The toddler side maximizes for plushness and comfort vs edge support.

20 pound dumbbell on the edge of avocado's organic crib mattress to test edge support on the toddler side

It’s also worth reiterating that edge support is slightly less important on the toddler side, and my mattress edge only buckled through the 2.5″ of the toddler side until it reached the coconut layer.

How Long Will it Last?

For many families, an organic crib mattress is a bit of a budget stretch, and the question becomes: how long can my child use it for?

Generally speaking, crib mattresses tend to last from infancy through age 4 or 5.

My daughter is about average height, and she was ready to switch to an organic twin mattress around 4.5 years old because she got too long for her toddler bed. However, we have friends with a 5 year old (almost 6) who is still quite happy in a toddler bed.

In terms of fitting on the mattress and being comfortable on the mattress, it’s going to come down to individual kids and what they like and don’t like.

Caring for the Crib Mattress

Beyond that, how you care for the mattress comes into play.

None of the Avocado crib mattresses have a waterproof crib mattress cover or sleep surface. This is a huge difference to one of Avocado’s main competitors (Naturepedic), and can be viewed as a pro or a con, depending on your preferences and priorities.

On the “pro” side of things, it gives families personal choice and the option to buy a 100% natural, 100% crib mattress (which the Avocado Organic is). There are plenty of crib mattresses that are non toxic and have many organic components, but aren’t 100% organic or natural, and use a synthetic waterproof layer to keep “accidents” from soaking into the sleep surface.

On the “con” side of things, you still need to figure out how to protect the mattress from liquid accidents, as pee that soaks into the inside of the mattress can quickly become a problem in terms of mould, mildew, and other gross things.

Instead of a waterproof mattress protector, Avocado makes a crib mattress protector that’s made from GOTS organic certified cotton and fiberfill. For families that want to avoid polyurethane coating or a waterproof plastic layer, this is a great option.

The protector pad isn’t waterproof; rather, it’s thick and absorbent. When your little one does have an accident, remove the protector pad and wash it.

Because accidents happen fairly frequently in babies and young children, you’ll likely want several protector pads: one on the bed, one in the wash, and one in the cupboard.

Price Point

The Avocado Organic Crib Mattress is mid-range as far as organic crib mattresses go.

Priced at $439 USD, it’s more expensive than their budget friendlier Eco Organic crib mattress ($349 USD) and more affordable than their Luxury organic crib mattress ($1379 USD).

Compared to Naturepedic Breathable Crib Mattress, ($399 to $449), it’s right in the wheelhouse of mid-range organic crib mattresses.

Warranty, Sleep Trial and Return Policy

To Eco Organic crib mattress and the Organic crib mattress has a 30-day sleep trial and a 25-year warranty. The Luxury organic crib mattress has a 100-day sleep trial and a 25-year warranty.

Size and Weight

All Avocado Crib Mattresses are designed to fit a standard crib. The Organic Crib Mattress measures 28” x 52” x 5.5” and weighs 28 pounds.

Dimensions and weight of the Avocado Green organic crib mattress: 52" long x 28" wide x 5.5" deep and 28 pounds

Crib Sheets

Avocado Green makes their own crib sheets, but you can also use third party sheets, especially if you’d like something with a print, design or different colors (Avocado’s sheets are plain white).

I recommend using non toxic crib sheets: either organic or conventional cotton printed with AZO free dyes.

I tested 4 different brands of crib sheets on my Avocado Organic Crib Mattress to test fit. Based on my experience, the best crib sheets for the Avocado organic crib mattress are the Burt’s Bees crib sheets and the Pehr crib sheets (in addition, of course, to Avocado’s own brand of crib sheets!).

Avocado organic crib mattress with 4 different brands of crib sheets on top

Worth noting, I tested without the Avocado mattress protector.

Best Crib Sheets for the Avocado Crib Mattress

The Burt’s Bees organic crib sheets fit perfectly. In my experience, these crib sheets will fit pretty much any crib mattress (this is based on me testing them multiple crib mattresses). I found they slipped on to the mattress very easily, and I love that there is plenty of fabric to cover the bottom of the mattress, making me more confident that they’ll stay in place. They’re also super soft and organic, making them one of my top picks for the best crib sheets.

Collage of 4 photos showing how a Burt's Bees organic crib sheet fits on an Avocado organic crib mattress

The Pehr Sheets also fit really well. There was enough fabric to wrap under the bottom of the mattress, and it was a tight fit overall. The Pehr sheets are also organic and extremely soft.

Bottom of an Avocado crib mattress with a Pehr organic crib sheet to demonstrate fit

Okay Crib Sheets for the Avocado Green Crib Mattress

The Pottery Barn Kids sheet fit okay, but not perfectly. While it went over the mattress fine (with a bit more struggle than the Burt’s Bees sheet, to be fair), the fabric didn’t cover the entire edge of the mattress.

A woman's hand demonstrates how a PBK organic crib sheet fits on an Avocado crib mattress

The Little Unicorn sheets fit much the same as the Pottery Barn Kids sheets. The fit is okay, but not perfect. There isn’t enough fabric to wrap around the bottom of the mattress, which I really like about the Burt’s Bees product, as I think it helps keep them in place better.

Health Benefits of a Fully Natural and Organic Crib Mattress

A non toxic crib mattress is one of the products I think it’s worth spending a bit more on to ensure babies aren’t exposed to harmful chemical chemicals while they sleep.

Newborns sleep up to 17 hours per day, and they get up close and personal with their mattress. Volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde in glues, phthalates in waterproof protectors, and chemical flame retardants are all shown to come with some health concerns.

If I can spend a bit more to not expose my baby to those chemicals during the majority of their day (sleep and naps)? To me, it’s a no brainer.

Since purchasing our first non toxic crib mattress for our daughter, my entire family has switched over to sleeping on non toxic mattresses.

Organic Crib Mattresses Materials & Certifications

All Avocado crib mattresses are made of natural materials, with no toxic chemicals, and zero synthetic fabrics or fillers.

GOTS Certified Organic Cotton

Avocado uses 100% GOTS organic certified cotton, grown in India without the use of pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers.

Organic Wool (GOTS and Responsible Wool Standard Certified)

Avocado uses GOTS organic wool from Gaddi sheep that roam organic, pesticide free pastures in the Indian Himalayas.

The wool is Responsible Wool Standard certified, which means land-management and animal well-being practices are followed.

GOLS Organic Latex (Dunlop Latex)

Avocado uses only GOLS organic certified dunlop latex, grown on a 4,000 acre organic rubber tree plantation in India. Avocado manages the plantation directly, and also is a part owner in the GOLS certified latex processing facility where the latex is processed.

No Chemical Adhesives or Glues

Chemical adhesives are a concern because they can “off gas” volatile organic compounds. Avocado hand sews their mattresses, and all are free from adhesives and glues.

Natural Flame Retardant

Avocado crib mattresses are free from chemical flame retardants, using wool as a natural flame retardant instead.

All mattresses sold in the United States have to meet federal flammability standards. How companies meet that standard is up to them.

For the most part, companies use chemical flame retardants to pass the testing standards.

For companies that don’t use chemical fire retardants (Avocado is one such company) alternatives include using a synthetic, non-toxic fire barrier such as rayon or hydrated silica, or using naturally flame resistant materials, such as wool.

Avocado uses natural materials (wool) to achieve fire resistance in their organic crib mattress, and it is chemical flame retardant free.

Additional Certifications

Greenguard Gold Certified

All Avocado crib mattresses are Greenguard Gold certified as low emissions. Greenguard certification refers to volatile organic compound (VOCs) emissions, and Greenguard Gold is the strictest certification level, allowing the lowest emissions.

UL Verified Formaldehyde Free

All Avocado crib mattresses are also UL verified formaldehyde free, meaning you don’t have to worry about formaldehyde off-gassing. Formaldehyde is most often present in mattresses via glues and adhesives. The Organic Crib mattress is free from both, and is instead hand-stitched together (rather than glued).

MADE-SAFE

This crib mattress also has the impressive MADE SAFE® Certification. Whereas Greenguard certification refers to VOCs only, MADE SAFE® certification prohibits the use of a massive list of materials that have been found to harm human, animal, aquatic, and eco-system health.

While there are plenty of mattress companies that have Greenguard Gold certification (including many polyurethane foam mattresses), there are very few that have achieved MADE SAFE® Certification. Avocado is one of them. The only others I know about are Naturepedic mattresses, the My Green Mattress Emily Mattress, and Happsy.

GOTS Certified Factory and GOLS Certified Processing Plant

In addition to using GOTS and GOLS certified inputs (GOTS organic cotton and wool; GOLS latex), Avocado’s processing and manufacturing facilities are also certified.

The latex processing plant in India is GOLS certified. And in California, the mattress factory is GOTS certified.

This means Avocado’s manufacturing facilities have to follow strict guidelines, which include factors such as fair wages, a ban on the use of harmful chemicals and materials, and the use of certified organic materials.

Carbon Neutral Certified

Avocado became Carbon Neutral Certified in 2019, and has since become a carbon negative business. This was achieved through a combination of reducing carbon off-sets, as well as carbon offset projects

Naturepedic vs Avocado Crib Mattress

I own both Naturepedic and Avocado crib mattresses, making it possible to do a side-by-side review based on our personal experiences with both mattresses.

If you’re trying to decide between an Avocado vs Naturepedic crib mattress, I go over some of the key differences below. Worth noting, I think both brands are excellent choices, and both offer some of the best crib mattresses on the market today.

Katie from GreenActiveFamily.com standing with an avocado organic crib mattress (left) and a Naturepedic breathable ultra crib mattress (right)

Materials: It’s a Tie

It’s difficult to assign a winner insofar as materials used, because both are some of the safest crib mattresses on the market, materials wise, and both companies avoid the use of harmful chemicals, such as flame retardants.

In terms of using all-natural organic materials, Avocado mattress is the clear winner. The Avocado Organic crib mattress is made from organic coconut coir, organic latex, organic wool, and organic cotton. That’s it.

Naturepedic can’t compete on all-natural materials. Where they do excel is in engineering safe, non toxic synthetics that enhance the performance of the mattress. For example, Naturepedic’s lightweight crib mattresses (the Classic, Breathable, and Breathable Ultra are all available as a lightweight or innerspring mattress) uses their “Wavesupport” material for the mattress core. It’s a food grade polyethylene, shaped like waves, that offers very firm support while also being lightweight. They also use PLA batting, which is a synthetic derived from non-GMO sugarcane, for padding and resilience.

In my opinion, which approach you prefer comes down to your own personal beliefs and preferences. Both are a good choice!

Firmness: Winner Avocado

Both crib mattresses have adequately firm infant sides. Based on my very scientific testing of standing on both mattresses at the same time (one foot per mattress), I think the Infant side of the Avocado is slightly firmer and more supportive feeling. You can see in the photo below how much foot sinks more into the Naturepedic (on the left) than the Avocado (on the right). Both are flipped to the infant side in this photo.

Birdseye view of a woman's feet standing on two different mattress. The left foot is on a Naturepedic crib mattress and the right foot is on an Avocado crib mattress.

The Avocado Organic also excels in the toddler side of the mattress: it’s much plusher than the Naturepedic we own, while still offering firm support under the plush layer.

Waterproofing: Winner Naturepedic

The Naturepedic crib mattresses are waterproof; the Avocado mattresses are not.

In lieu of a waterproof crib mattress cover, Avocado recommends one of their absorbent protector pads, which can soak up accidents and then be thrown in the wash.

Naturepedic’s waterproofing is a non-toxic and food grade polyethylene. Polyethylene is plastic, so if you want to avoid plastic, the Avocado mattress is a better choice.

However, if you don’t like the idea of a baby crib mattress that isn’t waterproof, the Naturepedic is a logical choice.

Certifications: Tie

In terms of certifications, I think the two brands are about equal, at least on the main certifications.

Both brands have the following certifications:

  • Greenguard gold certified
  • UL Formaldehyde free verified
  • MADE SAFE
  • GOTS certified organic

Both also have GOLS organic certified latex and FSC certification, although Naturepedic doesn’t use latex in their crib mattresses.

Avocado is additional Climate Neutral certified and is a Certified B Corporation.

Manufacturing: Tie

Both companies manufacture in the United States in their own factories.

Warranty and Sleep Trial: Tie

Avocado Green Mattress offers a 10 year warranty/30 night trial on their Eco Organic Crib Mattress, a 25 year warranty/30 night trial on their Organic Crib Mattress, and a 25 year warranty/100 night trial on their Luxury Organic Crib Mattress.

Naturepedic crib mattresses have a lifetime limited warranty, as long as you’re the original purchaser and still own the mattress. All of their crib mattresses come with a 100-night sleep trial.

While Naturepedic is the winner as far as the sleep trial goes, the warranty in my opinion is a tie. Even though Naturepedic offers “limited lifetime” and Avocado offers between 10 and 25 years, most families will be long done with these mattresses by the 10 year mark, making this somewhat moot.

Safe Sleep Guidelines

Paediatricians and child health and sleep experts recommend all parents and caregivers follow safe sleep guidelines.

Two basic safe sleep guidelines include:

  • Place your baby to sleep on their back on a firm mattress with a tight fitting fitted sheet. Never place your infant or newborn on a soft mattress or a bed filled with soft bedding and blankets.
  • Don’t put any other bedding in the crib with your baby. This includes a pillow or shams, stuffed animal, blanket (or comforter or duvet). The crib should be bare other than the mattress and tight fitting sheet.

Infants can easily suffocate in soft beds, and applies to both the mattress and the bedding. You can find the detailed safe sleep guidelines – updated in 2022 – here.

Types of Crib Mattresses

Polyurethane Foam

Foam crib mattresses are the most popular and common type on the market today, comprised primarily of polyurethane foam (memory foam is generally not suitable for crib mattresses, as its typically not firm enough).

Polyurethane foam isn’t sustainable, and is petrochemical based. Even soy foams and other plant foams tend to have some petrochemical content (labelling laws don’t require manufacturers to specify how much is plant based).

Foam also tends to off-gas VOCs (although you can reduce this by choosing a Greenguard Gold certified mattress). It’s also highly flammable, meaning foam mattresses may use chemical flame retardants to pass federal flammability requirements.

Innerspring or Coil

Innerspring crib mattresses are the other “most popular” type of baby space. There are plenty of non toxic inner spring crib mattresses; these usually use natural materials like organic wool and cotton in addition to the springs.

My Green Mattress’ Emily mattress and Naturepedic offer non toxic innerspring crib mattresses. These companies use plenty of natural materials in addition to the steel springs, but whether you call them “all natural” (since they used steel coils) or not probably comes down to your own priorities and what you’re looking for in a crib mattress.

In addition to some great choices in the innerspring category, there are also innerspring mattresses that use polyurethane foam and synthetics in addition to the steel springs, so you need to do your research when shopping.

Natural Crib Mattresses

Natural crib mattresses use mostly natural materials, which may or may not be organic. Some of them also use bio-based synthetic materials, such as the Nook Pure Organic 2.0, which uses a synthetic derived from corn fiber.

Most of the materials you’ll find in a natural crib mattress are the very same ones you’ll find in this Avocado crib mattress: natural latex from rubber trees in SE Asia, organic cotton and wool, and coconut coir, derived from coconut husks.

I would classify the Avocado crib mattresses as natural!

Breathe Through Crib Mattresses

Breathe-through crib mattresses are a relatively new type of crib mattress, pioneered by Newton Baby.

Since Newton brought their original crib mattress to market to a lot of fanfare and success, a number of competitors have since sprung up, including the Organic Dream Comfort Supreme and Brentwood Home EcoAir.

These mattresses are unique in that they use a food-grade low density polyethylene core (polyethylene is a type of plastic commonly used in food containers, such as yoghurt containers). The mattress core looks similar to dry instant noodles, allowing air to flow through the mattress core, creating a “breathe through” sleep surface.

Lightweight Crib Mattresses

Another newer to market category are lightweight crib mattresses. These build upon the traditional coil mattress style, but instead of using steel coils, they use new technology made of synthetics (typically food grade plastic) to replace the coils. Naturepedic lightweight crib mattresses are a leader in this style of mattress.

Final Thoughts

I’ve been excited to try one of the Avocado crib mattresses for some time, and I have to say: it didn’t dissapoint.

The materials used are a standout feature for families who want to stay away from plastic and other synthetic materials in their child’s crib mattress. Even the “waterproofing” has been well thought out in this regard, with the choice of absorbent protector pads instead of synthetic waterproofing. And I really appreciate how Avocado has such transparency when it comes to their supply chain.

I also found the way they’ve done “two stage” is notable, and makes this crib mattress stand above so many others that I’ve tested. There’s a very noticeable difference in firmness and comfort levels between the infant sides and toddler sides of the mattress, which is great in terms of infant safety and toddler comfort. I also think this mattress will be quite comfortable for larger or heavier children who aren’t quite ready for a twin mattress or larger.

The main con I see with this mattress is the weight. Natural latex and coconut coir are on the heavier side, when it comes to materials. This means the mattress overall is heavier than new-style lightweight mattresses or breathe-through mattresses.

I’m fairly small (I’m only 5 feet) and found it was manageable to lift, flip, and maneuver. If you’re planning a c-section birth, be prepared to get some help for those first few weeks. And don’t try to lift this mattress yourself after a c-section!

Based on my experience owning this mattress, I think the Avocado Organic crib mattress is an excellent, non-toxic choice for most families. It’s also one of the best crib mattresses I’ve had to personally test thus far.

Best Organic & Best Overall (Tie)
Organic Crib Mattress | Avocado Green Mattress

A dual-firmness crib mattress that's Greenguard Gold and MADE-SAFE certified. Made with coconut coir, GOTS certified organic cotton and wool, and GOLS certified organic latex, this crib mattress doesn't contain polyurethane foams, chemical glues or adhesives, vinyl waterproofing or polyethylene, or flame retardant chemicals. It's also Climate Neutral Certified and handmade in the USA (Los Angeles). Since it's not waterproof, I recommend pairing with 1 (ideally 2) organic mattress protector pads. This is Avocado's best-selling crib mattress, and it's a great choice for purists who want natural and organic all the way through.


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