Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this mattress because it was the cheapest one on Amazon and cheaper than the cheapest one at Walmart. (Just being honest) the reviews were mixed but I gave it a go. to address some of the main things I read in reviews. A) yes it did kinda have a strong smell when I first opened the box. In my opinion all new stuff like this is going to have one. I am not a smoker and feel that my sense of smell is relatively good and the smell was not bad enough that it would prevent me from ordering it again. After the mattress had fully fluffed it was basically gone. B) my mattress at first appeared like it was not going to fully expand but it did. I came back and fluffed it a couple times, turned it on it's side and shook it a little to help. It was probably ready in more like 5 hours but I gave it a full 24 before use. C) it is not really as firm as some other baby mattresses including the one we have for our toddler, but it is still firm enough. My husband and I both laid on it and it sprang right back. It's really comfortable. We were transitioning a bed sharing baby and he seems to love it and is taking well to the switch. It fits a standard crib perfectly. The sheets stay on it well. The only thing is with it being foam it is going to be susceptible to liquids. We got a waterproof mattress cover (incidentally the cheapest one on amazon, it's bamboo or something) and it has been working out perfectly. I highly recommend it, it is a great but for the money and I don't feel that the quality is bad even though the price is low. I'd buy another one for sure.