Breathable 2-Stage Crib Mattress

# Breathable 2-Stage Crib Mattress Construction: Lightweight, Innerspring (252) Brand: Naturepedic Category: Nursery & Sleep > Crib Mattresses Age: 0-3m, 3-6m, 6-9m, 9-12m, 12-18m, 18-24m, 2-3y This 2-stage crib mattress is designed to be breathable, organic, and waterproof for use from infancy through the toddler years. It is built with an innerspring core and a removable, breathable cover that also functions as a built-in mattress protector, and the surface wipes clean for easy care. The cover and fill use GOTS-certified organic cotton, and the waterproof surface is made from non-GMO sugarcane rather than conventional vinyl. The mattress contains no glues or adhesives and no polyurethane foam, and it meets flame safety standards without added fire retardants or chemical treatments. It is EWG Verified, MADE SAFE certified, GREENGUARD Gold certified, and UL validated. The 2-stage design is intended to adjust as a child grows from infant to toddler. ## Key features - Removable, breathable cover - Waterproof surface for easy cleaning - 2-stage design that grows with baby - GOTS-certified organic cotton - Waterproof surface made from non-GMO sugarcane - No glues, adhesives, or polyurethane foam - Meets flame safety standards without fire retardants or chemical additives - Innerspring construction - Lightweight build - EWG Verified - MADE SAFE certified - GREENGUARD Gold certified and UL validated ## TrustScore: 94/100 TrustScore is Birch's proprietary rating, from 0 to 100, built from 50+ signals that reflect what actually matters to parents — safety, materials, recalls, certifications and quality. We don't take paid placements or sponsored rankings, so a score is never influenced by who pays to be seen. This product's TrustScore: 94/100, weighted across 10 criteria. - Firmness & Fit: 94/100. Hands-on testing of this breathable model measured it at roughly 27.5 x 52 x 6 inches with a snug fit in standard cribs and no gapping, then loaded it with an 8-pound weight: the infant side compressed less than 1 cm and the toddler side about 2 cm, within the range paediatric safe-sleep guidance calls for. The support core is food-grade polyethylene WaveSupport or a 252-coil innerspring with reinforced edges — no memory foam and no polyurethane foam in any layer — so the surface springs back rather than conforming to a baby's head. - Fire Barrier Method: 94/100. Flammability compliance here is achieved by construction — organic cotton and PLA batting over a polyethylene core — with no chemical flame retardants, no fiberglass and no added flame barrier of any kind, and there is no "do not remove cover" restriction: the breathable cover is designed to be removed and machine washed. Laboratory testing of crib mattresses that included a Naturepedic model found that polyethylene-core mattresses carried no fire-barrier wrap at all, and independent reviewers report the fire safety here comes from organic PLA and wool rather than fiberglass. - Sleep-Product Compliance: 94/100. Crib mattresses sold in the US must meet the federal crib-mattress rule at 16 CFR part 1241, which incorporates ASTM F2933 with firmness, fit and cyclic-load testing at a CPSC-accepted laboratory. Retailers carry this mattress in their own product data as tested at third-party CPSC-accredited labs to meet or exceed the applicable regulatory safety standards, and as meeting the ASTM requirements for crib mattresses alongside the federal flammability standard, which it passes without flame-retardant chemicals. - Core & Waterproof Layer Chemistry: 95/100. The core is food-grade polyethylene (or a 252-coil innerspring wound in-house from recycled steel) and the waterproof surface is a food-grade polyethylene coating derived from non-GMO sugarcane bonded to organic cotton — no PVC, no vinyl, no phthalates and no polyurethane foam. UL Solutions validated Naturepedic's crib mattresses to UL 2884 for non-detectable PFAS below 50 ppm total fluorine across roughly 80 compounds, with further independent testing of more than 250 PFAS compounds all measuring below the strictest limits, and a separate laboratory study of crib mattresses tested a Naturepedic model for flame retardants, plasticisers and PFAS. The validation itself is quoted rather than published in a form a reader can open for this model. - Recall History: 97/100. We queried the full CPSC recall corpus — 9,944 records spanning June 1973 to August 2026 — and Naturepedic appears nowhere in it, in any role, at any date. The same corpus returns 332 records mentioning cribs, so the product class is covered and the clean result reflects the brand's absence rather than a failed search. - Certification Credibility: 95/100. This mattress is certified organic to GOTS and also carries GREENGUARD Gold, MADE SAFE, EWG Verified and UL Formaldehyde Free validation, and the Chagrin Falls factory itself is GOTS certified; the FSC chain-of-custody licence code FSC-C123979 is published for wood, natural latex and paper. UL Solutions validated Naturepedic's crib mattresses to UL 2884 for non-detectable PFAS and listed the validated products in its own public sustainability database. For this exact breathable model the certification scope is asserted rather than shown — no GOTS or GREENGUARD licence number is printed alongside it. - Emissions & Off-Gassing: 94/100. The finished mattress is GREENGUARD Gold certified, meaning the assembled product was chamber-tested by UL Solutions against limits for more than 360 VOCs and formaldehyde under the California Department of Public Health Section 01350 method, and it also holds UL's formaldehyde-free validation. Testers who unboxed and used this breathable model reported no odour and no detectable off-gassing, consistent with a build that contains no polyurethane foam, no glues or adhesives and no solvent finishes. - Textile Certification: 87/100. The cotton fabric and the cotton fill are GOTS certified organic — the standard requiring 95%+ certified organic fibre with annual third-party audits across the supply chain — certified through Oregon Tilth, with the whole Ohio factory GOTS certified. The removable breathable cover is different: its three-dimensional lattice and waterproof backing are polyester, outside any organic or infant-class textile certification, so the certification covers the mattress fabric and batting rather than every fabric component a baby lies on, and no GOTS licence number is published for this model. - Transparency & Support: 94/100. Independent testers who asked crib-mattress makers to hand over every material — flame retardants, adhesives and waterproofing included — got the complete list from Naturepedic, while several brands in the same request disclosed nothing. Crib mattresses carry a lifetime limited warranty, and the mattresses are handcrafted in the company's own Ohio factory using domestic and imported materials. - Material Disclosure Depth: 94/100. The build is published component by component: GOTS organic cotton fabric and fill, a PLA comfort layer derived from non-GMO sugarcane on the toddler side, a food-grade polyethylene WaveSupport core (or a 252-coil innerspring), food-grade polyethylene waterproofing bonded to organic cotton, polypropylene coil encasement, and no glues or adhesives because the coils are heat-sealed. Independent testers who requested every material — adhesives, waterproofing and flame retardants included — received the full list, and inspection of this model's own labels put the fill at 41% cotton batting, 40% polyethylene foam and 19% PLA. ## Certifications - GOTS Certified Organic (issued by Global Organic Textile Standard). GOTS certification verifies that a textile product's organic fibre content and its full processing supply chain meet defined organic, environmental and social criteria. Not covered: This certification addresses organic fibre content, processing chemicals and supply-chain conditions; it is not a general product safety, flammability, or choking-hazard test. - GREENGUARD Gold (issued by UL Solutions). GREENGUARD Gold certifies that a product has been tested by UL Solutions and meets strict limits on chemical (VOC) emissions into indoor air. Not covered: It measures air emissions from the product, not general product safety, physical/mechanical hazards, choking risk, or compliance with toy or baby-product safety regulations. - MADE SAFE (issued by Nontoxic Certified). MADE SAFE certifies that a product's ingredients have been screened against a list of chemicals known or suspected to harm human health or the environment. Not covered: The page does not indicate that this certification tests overall product safety, performance, durability, or compliance with government safety regulations. - EWG Verified (issued by Environmental Working Group). EWG Verified indicates a product's ingredients were reviewed against Environmental Working Group's ingredient-disclosure and chemical-avoidance standards. Not covered: The mark reflects EWG's own ingredient criteria and does not represent independent government safety testing or regulatory approval of the product. These certifications are held by the brand or manufacturer, not by Birch. We show them because the brand states them for this product. ## Specifications - Warranty: Lifetime warranty - Construction: Innerspring - Weight Class: Lightweight - Certifications: GOTS Certified, EWG Verified, MADE SAFE Certified, GREENGUARD Gold Certified, UL Validated - Dimensions: 27.25" x 51.625" x 6" - Weight: 19 lbs - Materials: GOTS-certified organic cotton fabric and fill, polyethylene waterproofing made from non-GMO sugarcane, steel coils, PLA foam loop, PLA firmness support layer, steel fasteners, polypropylene interlinings, elastane elastic band, TPU waterproofing, polyester fabric backing and thread - Origin: Made in the USA with domestic and global materials ## Product Care - Washable Cover: Machine wash and dry breathable cover. - Wipe-Clean Design: Wipe the surface with a damp cloth to sanitize. - Keep a Spare on Hand: An extra makes cleanup easy.