Flip Crib Mattress

Nicole
Hello! We have a double sided mattress for my 11 month old's crib. We've had it on the harder infant side but are considering flipping it to the toddler side. Anyone know why we should wait until he's a year old? I'm guessing for suffocation risk but the toddler side of the mattress is still pretty hard and his large motor skills are advanced so I'm guessing he'd be ok?