My daughter absolutely loves this bed. Her first "big girl" mattress and it's everything I wanted at an incredible price. I shopped for comparable mattresses and everywhere else would have cost twice as much BEFORE shipping was added in. Shipped very fast,  puffed up very quickly, and there was only a very slight chemical smell. It IS more firm than I expected, but my daughter sleeps like a baby on it. She doesn't argue with bedtime anymore, which I think would sell it to every parent of a toddler.