Tempurpedic

According to this report, firm mattresses are best in reducing the risks that may befall babies while they are tucked in their bed or crib. Parents are also advised to put less of the frills on baby cribs, such as too many pillows or stuffed animals, because while they may look cute or provide comfort, your babies may be left helpless among these accessories.

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Infant deaths due to unsafe sleeping conditions are on the rise in Ontario, leading the province’s deputy chief coroner to warn parents not to sleep with babies or put them in overcrowded cribs.

Older pets need the care and support the most. Perhaps it would be great to get them one of these:

The Buddy Bed!

Keeps memory foam clean and dry.
It is Anti-Bacterial
It is Anti-Microbial
It is Anti-Dust Mite
It is Hypoallergenic

via Buddy Bed

While the federal government pushes through with its new mandate for mattress safety standards effective July 1, there are those that say the safety precautions set may actually be more dangerous. The chemicals to achieve a flame-proof mattress are said to cause more harm than good, ten years down the line. Below are the points People for Cleaner Beds Org have made regarding this:

The chemicals used to flameproof mattresses have never been studied for human exposure risk in this application. (Except now the CPSC has released a limited study.)

We know almost all the chemicals to flameproof mattresses are acutely toxic and many also cause cancer.

Inflatable mattresses are great for when you’re having guest sleeping over. However, it’s not so great when you let a tiny baby sleep on it.

Mississippi authorities are investigating the death of a seven month old baby who apparently died after the inflatable mattress the child was sleeping on deflated. The tragedy comes as SIDS awareness month draws to a close. Local health and safety officials urge everyone to be aware of unsafe practices that can kill infants .

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Designer Eric Burns creates this Color Guard mosquito bed net with double-layered sheath for added protection from mosquito bites. The net is dyed with a custom color that contains insecticide but it’s very safe humans and animals.

This mosquito net is very practical accessory for when you’re out camping and sleeping on an outdoor mattress.

Via Yanko

This lady demonstrates to visitors how mattresses are supposedly stuffed with hay, to become comfy bed spaces, good for sleeping during the colonial period.

From the Accokeek Art Gallery

The Accokeek is a foundation that…

runs the National Colonial Farm, a living history museum that depicts a Maryland middle-class family farm on the eve of the American Revolution. Through its heritage breed livestock and seed saving programs, nearly extinct heirloom crops and animals are preserved for future generations.

Check their official site for schedules of tours and events.

An Amberley couple has started a business turning cardboard waste into animal bedding after their horse became ill when it was stabled on a sawdust floor.After two years of studying the overseas market, Donald and Sue King imported a $70,000 machine that slices, dices and packages corrugated cardboard into 20kg bedding bales. They opened a factory in Hornby last month.Donald King said they would be happy if their Airlite brand eventually had a 10 per cent share of the 30,000-cubic-metre market for animal bedding in Canterbury.

It’s as if they’re doing something like this:

Metro Animal Services in Louisville is looking for kind hearted animal lovers who are willing to donate durable beds for the dogs currently housed in their shelters. If you are interested in keeping a dog warm this Christmas, drop by Metro Animal Services‘ website or call (502) 361-1318.

Photo via The Cartoon Site

Playa Vista community in Torrence, CA is a privately owned hillside that is now currently beefing up their security and access by erecting a 6-ft-wall to deter trespassers, wandering animals, and even kids who make use of mattresses to slide down to the hillside.

The changes came after people repeatedly ignored and removed new signs posted in the area, he added. “We were hearing from several people who live (at the top of) the bluffs and who walk on the road,” he said. “There were even kids getting on mattresses and sliding down the bluffs. … We had tried more passive ways to let people know what the rules were and to abide by the rules, and that didn’t work.”