Personally, I find it very important to protect my mattress especially since I spent a bomb on it.
As my EDD/confinement approaches, my mind tends to run wild especially with the interrupted sleep (baby pressing down on bladder/too hot etc) these days. So many things on my To-Do list. I guess it is how our body prepares us for the upcoming responsibilities as a new mother.
In the past, I used to get normal mattress protectors with elastic bands (see below) which basically protects the top surface of the mattress where most 'accidents' take place.
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| Source: www.relax-matt.com |
Now, I worry about 'accidents' on 'bigger' scale which somehow affect the sides of the mattress, eg: water bag burst when I am sleeping or the baby peeing when co-sleeping with us. Decided to get full protection for the mattress which is mattress protectors with waterproof protective layer even on the 4 sides (see below).
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| Source:www.waterproofmattressprotectorsingapore.com |
Spent a few days combing through forums like singaporemotherhood.com and online websites like qoo10.sg. So far, the cheapest seller I have found is mellelow. Another seller that I shortlisted was dealmart which included a free pillow protector with min purchase of a single sized mattress protector but prices were slightly higher than mellelow.
Prices of mellelow are listed below:
Single (91 x 191 x 38 cm) : S$24.90
Queen (152 x 191 x 38 cm) : S$31.90
King (182 x 198 x 38 cm) : S$38.90
For instance, the Queen sized mattress protector with full protection costs around S$40 on singaporemotherhood.com (inclusive of normal postage). No doubt, there might be differences in the top layer material (terry/microfiber/bamboo/cotton) but this was not high on my concern list as I would be placing another layer of bedsheets on top of the mattress protector.
