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Handy Household Hints..........
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I've bought a slab of blue foam rubber to act as a mattress on a child's bed.
However, it wasn't until I got it home and unwrapped it that I realised that it smells quite badly.
It smells fusty/musty been up in an attic sort of smell......It's been Febreezed to within an inch of its life and propped up in the garden all day.....
I have yet to find out if this has worked, or not.
If it hasn't, does anyone have any ideas how I can get it sweeter-smelling and to get it to stay that way?
Thanks.
However, it wasn't until I got it home and unwrapped it that I realised that it smells quite badly.
It smells fusty/musty been up in an attic sort of smell......It's been Febreezed to within an inch of its life and propped up in the garden all day.....
I have yet to find out if this has worked, or not.
If it hasn't, does anyone have any ideas how I can get it sweeter-smelling and to get it to stay that way?
Thanks.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.tbh jth, I would ditch that idea if it's for regular use - that foam isn't sealed so god knows what fumes it would give off, and it'll trap dust - not very healthy to sleep on and could be dangerous to a young child breathing that in. If using it occasionally - I'd buy two hypo allergenic water proof bed sheets and encase the foam in them so that the smell and fumes are enclosed.
i read somewhere that the mites can jump from the floor/carpet into your mattress so you should always cover the underside of a mattress too. Also if you have bunk beds you need to seal the mattress in the top bunk or the poor ki in the bottom bunk gets a nice shower of dust mites every time the kid in the top bunk turns over. Eeuuugghhh!!
You want the boy to be comfy and not to have any reason not to stay. If you are worried that he might have an accident you can get waterproof sheets that go under the proper sheet (from the nappy section of supermarkets). They are not 'plasticky' in any way so he wont sweat on them and if you put them on the bed before he gets there he won't even know that it's there.
jth - have a sneaking suspicion that what it contains and how it is processed makes foam a very poor choice for matresses - especially for children - seem to remember my daughter researching this quite thoroughly a couple of years back when my grand child was born - will try and get hold of her asap to check but she is often with internet connection for long periods (she is basedin Africa) so don't hold your breath - will try though.
I agree that the solution is not ideal but he's coming to stay for a week (for the first time, woo hoo) very soon and the bed-stead I bought didn't come with a mattress. The cost of buying a 'proper' mattress at the moment is prohibitive, and I'd rather spend the money on showing him a good time, in any case.
I have inflatable mattresses but have tried to create his own special designated bedroom hence the foam-rubber option.
It's a short-term solution but as so often in my life short-cuts turn out to be not so short, after all............:o)
I have inflatable mattresses but have tried to create his own special designated bedroom hence the foam-rubber option.
It's a short-term solution but as so often in my life short-cuts turn out to be not so short, after all............:o)