Does thickness of mattress for baby cot matter?

Am looking to buy a foam mattress for my newborn’s cot. Planning to get one from Ikea but they come in different thickness ie 5cm, 6cm, 8cm etc. Price-wise, obviously the thicker the more expensive. Saw online that the recommended thickness is 8-10cm. Wondering whether that is true in your experience? Was initially going to just get the 5cm one cos it’s just $30 but now thinking if I should go for at least the 8cm one which is about $70-100.

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Super Mum

I really feel it does matter, both for comfort and safety (my LOs have fallen backwards/sideways and hit their heads against the mattress multiple times 😅). So I’m glad I always bought 4 inch mattresses.

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I feel that it matters to offer enough support for baby. I bought a 3 inch mattress to add on to the one from the graco travel cot