The My Green Mattress Emily Natural meets
the Newton Baby Essential Crib Mattress
The only certified organic pick that passed a physical teardown. We tested it head-to-head against the Newton Baby Essential Crib Mattress ($199.99) across 5 key dimensions.
My Green Mattress Emily Natural
“The only certified organic pick that passed a physical teardown”
Newton Baby Essential Crib Mattress
“The only crib mattress with a core you can put in the washing machine”
Head-to-Head Breakdown
Strengths & Weaknesses
My Green Mattress Emily Natural
- BabyGearLab's #1 pick after physically cutting open 9 mattresses to verify construction claims
- Four independent certifications (GOTS, GOLS, MADE SAFE, GREENGUARD Gold) verify organic material sourcing beyond marketing claims
- 150-coil innerspring distributes weight evenly with no pressure hot spots; 365-day trial is the longest in this comparison
- No built-in waterproof barrier; you'll need a separate waterproof mattress pad, which adds cost and fuss
- At 15.4 lbs, it's the second heaviest pick tested, making sheet changes harder than with the 11-lb Newton or Moonlight Slumber
- No Amazon listing; must buy direct from My Green Mattress, which means longer shipping and no Prime returns
Newton Baby Essential Crib Mattress
- Appears in all 7 independent review sources, consistently ranked top-3; Mommyhood101's 10/10 is the highest rating they award
- Wovenaire core (90% air) is the only mattress where a face-sleeping infant breathes through the material rather than against it
- Core and cover both machine-washable; after 4 years of use, Pregnant Chicken confirmed it stays genuinely clean in a way traditional mattresses cannot
- No built-in waterproof barrier on the Essential model; the waterproof cover is a $50 add-on that should be treated as mandatory for most parents
- Synthetic polymer core, not organic; parents who need GOTS or GOLS certification should choose Emily or Naturepedic instead
- At 4 inches thick, it's thinner than most competitors (competitors average 5-6 inches), though firmness still meets all safety standards
The Verdict
Our Bottom Line
Newton's weighted score (88.0) comes in above Emily's (77.6). Newton's breathability dimension scores 99 vs Emily's 62, and its maintenance scores 97 vs Emily's 65. These two dimensions together account for 40% of the weighting and Newton leads both decisively. We chose Emily as Best Overall because BabyGearLab's physical teardown methodology, the only approach that cuts open mattresses to verify internal construction, placed Emily first among 9 independently purchased mattresses. Emily's four-certification stack (GOTS, GOLS, MADE SAFE, GREENGUARD Gold) gives parents independently verified organic material sourcing. Newton's Wovenaire core is food-grade and Greenguard Gold certified, but it's a synthetic polymer, and weighted safety scores don't fully capture the organic sourcing verification that many parents evaluating newborn chemical exposure require.
My Green Mattress Emily Natural
BabyGearLab is the only publication in this space that physically cuts open crib mattresses to see what's inside. After teardowns of 9 mattresses purchased independently (no samples), they ranked the My Green Mattress Emily #1. That's the evaluation that matters when organic claims are everywhere and most publications take manufacturers at their word.
- Parents who need verifiable organic certification confirmed by physical teardown testing, not just marketing claims
- Families where chemical exposure concerns for a newborn are a top priority and GOTS/GOLS certification is required
- Parents who plan to use the mattress across multiple children and want a 365-day trial to confirm long-term quality
- Anyone willing to buy a separate waterproof cover in exchange for a cleaner materials certification stack
- Parents who prefer ordering direct from a small manufacturer with a strong organic track record
Newton Baby Essential Crib Mattress
Newton shows up in all 7 independent review sources. Mommyhood101's decade of testing gave it a 10/10 after physically testing 12 mattresses annually. Pregnant Chicken ran it for four years and wrote that she didn't realize how dirty traditional crib mattresses get until she had one she could fully wash. Sleep Foundation, Sleep Doctor, and Mattress Clarity all place it in the top two or three picks.
- Parents who want the safety advantage of an air-permeable core for face-sleeping infants at under $200
- Anyone doing solo overnight sheet changes who needs a 11-lb mattress they can lift with one arm
- Parents planning to use the mattress through multiple children; the washable core stays genuinely clean across years
- First-time parents who want strong cross-source validation (7 of 7 sources) before committing to a $200 purchase
- Anyone who has dealt with a mold-prone or odor-prone traditional crib mattress and won't do it again