Why I decided to purchase a mattress cover

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Why I decided to purchase a mattress cover

After reading the previously posted articles, plus one

from the actual researcher that I can't seem to find

again, I decided that the theory had a lot of merit.

Here are my reasons:

* Even if the theory is wrong, the mattress cover

offers an allergy barrier. My husband has bad

allergies, so I'd like to protect my children from

allergens.

* Even if the gases don't cause SIDS, they are still

present. I'm not terribly crazy about my children (or

me!) breathing that stuff in.

* I have a used mattress. According to the toxic gas

theory, the longer a mattress is used, the more fungus

builds up, and thus more gases. Proponents feel that

this is why, statistically, second and subsequent

children are more likely to die from SIDS.

* In the US, the " Back to Sleep " campaign encourages

parents to place babies on their back to sleep. They

are unsure why this seems to reduce the risk of SIDS,

but according the the TGT, the gases are heavier than

air and rest on the surface of the mattress, so if a

baby is on his tummy, he is breathing in more toxins

because his mouth is close to the surface.

* I have heard so much lately in the news about " sick

houses " and " sick offices " from toxins and

mildew/fungi/molds that are present. If they make

adults get sick, and they are present in mattresses,

what must the effect be on babies?

* The theory fits in very well with the reduced risk

factors that I've read about, including vaccinations.

It seems to me that vaccination increases SIDS risk in

two ways - the vaccine itself (toxins, reactions) and

the risk of heat from fever inducing more toxic gases

from the mattress.

* Sprott (the main researcher for this theory) has

come up with a way to wrap your mattress to protect

your child from gases. He tells you how to do it

yourself, and he also has designed a mattress cover

for those who would rather just order one. " No baby

sleeping on a Sprott polyethylene protected mattress

has died from SIDS in over six years. From a

statistical standpoint approxamitely 250 babies have

not died from SIDS. "

There are a lot more reasons, but they are explained

in the articles above.

I purchased my mattress cover from this company:

http://www.babysake.com/BabeSafeUSA.htm

violet~*

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