Sanne Panne Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I had very bad hip pain (only at night) during my first pregnancy and in order to avoid getting it as badly this time around I ordered a memory foam mattress topper - a friend of mine said it was a lifesaver when she was pregnant.And of course I now read lots of negative comments about memory foam being toxic (either the chemicals that help it behave like memory foam or the strong fire retardants used to keep it from combusting as it's highly flammable material). We won't ever let our kids sleep on it but would you use it during the second and third trimesters of your pregnancy?I need to google a bit more and find some research backed articles about it (so far I've only seen strong pro and anti camps online) but it would be great to get some input from a community that seems to talk lot of sense about other topics as well :)Any opinions welcome.... thanks in advance Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/9626-do-you-consider-memory-foam-toxic/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 By memory foam do you mean the "tempur" type mattresses? If so I'd never given it a second thought and have slept on one of those mattresses through both pregnancies :-$ Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/9626-do-you-consider-memory-foam-toxic/#findComment-287306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanne Panne Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 It's actually a mattress topper / mattress pad that I put on top of my normal mattress (to save money) but yes I guess it's (almost) the same material as the tempur mattresses. Your children certainly don't seem to have been affected by it! ;) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/9626-do-you-consider-memory-foam-toxic/#findComment-287310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
intexasatthe moment Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I used to get agonising hip pain ,only at night ,Daniel at Crystal Palace Rd osteopaths sorted it out for me.Just a thought. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/9626-do-you-consider-memory-foam-toxic/#findComment-287311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanne Panne Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 intexasatthe moment Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I used to get agonising hip pain ,only at night> ,Daniel at Crystal Palace Rd osteopaths sorted it> out for me.> Just a thought.Thanks, if it comes back (I'm ok right now but only 17 weeks) I'll go see him - I'll try anything to be able to actually walk to the loo at night without having to do five minutes of stretching first! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/9626-do-you-consider-memory-foam-toxic/#findComment-287419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nappy Lady Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 We have a memory foam mattress, can't recall exactly when we got it, but it was def on the bed whilst I was pregnant with my youngest and made a massive difference to my hip and back pain. We co-slept a lot at the start too and she is a 15 month old picture of health and mischief now.Molly Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/9626-do-you-consider-memory-foam-toxic/#findComment-287545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dulwich Born And Bred Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I have a memory foam mattress,which I slept on throughout my pregnancy. My son is five months and he co sleeps with me on it ( even though he has his own memory foam cot bed mattress!). Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/9626-do-you-consider-memory-foam-toxic/#findComment-287807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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