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February 16th, 2009adminnursery decor

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The Great Baby Bedding Challenge

In an article on how to find the best baby bedding, it must not be to hard or to soft. In the past, sudden infant death syndrome, sids was attributed to very soft bedding. This can happen if the baby's mattress is to soft and his nose and mouth gets covered and the air that is exhaled is also the air that is inhaled. This could be dangerous and can lead to drowsiness coma or even death so please think of this when buying a mattress.

There are lots of styles and choices when to comes to baby's bed. And so the bedding must be a perfect fit with the chosen equipment. The main three selections are bassinet cot or cradle. What are the differences? A bassinet is an oblong shaped basket that serves as an infant bed. A cot is a bed with high sides and bars that can be used when the baby becomes a young child so is more economical as it can be used for longer. A cradle is on rockers or on a swinging stand. So the choice is up to you. In all these choices safety must come first.

Bassinets are normally lacey and full of trimmings. The baby bedding must fit the bassinet so there is enough room for the baby to roll from side to side. The cot is normally square and mattresses can be fitted to the size of cot. The baby bedding is usually a fitted sheet and either blankets or a quilt and usually a bumper to go around the top. The cradle can come in various shapes and sizes some mothers prefer a cradle as they can rock their baby, this can be very calming for the baby. However you don't need all of these to keep your baby safe warm and happy. The most preferred is the cot as it can be used for longer.

Now that the basic equipment is covered, now it's time to think about dressing the baby bedding. The most suitable material is cotton as it is absorbent and cool on the baby's skin. Different designs and colours can stimulate the baby as do patterns. You can have so much fun choosing the baby bedding to fit in with the colour scheme of the nursery to keep your baby happy and stimulated, but always make sure that it is safe

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cot bedding?

Hey all I'm 31weeks pregnant with my first and I was wodnering whether to get a thin cot quilt or just use a few thin blankets to keepy the baby warm? I don't want to get a cot bumper for obvious reasons...I'm considering gettin one of them grow bags to put her in to keep her warm...will I need additional thin blankets to make sure she is warm enough? and should I delay getting a quilt until she is old enough?

gro bags are great I still have my 14 month old daughter in one. You shouldnt use them until the baby is at least 8 lb so when she was tiny I swaddled her in a cellular blanket and tucked another blanket around her. With the gro bags you do not need any extra blankets, get a 2.5 tog for winter and a 1 tog for hot nights. Depending on the temperature of the room adjust the clothing the baby wears eg vest and sleepsuit, just sleepsuit, just long sleeved vest etc many of the gro bags actually have a chart in the packaging telling you what clothes to put on the baby for different temps, very useful. I wouldnt get a quilt until baby is at least 1 and glad you not getting a bumper as I woke one morning to find my daughter had her head behind it when she was about 5 months so would never use one agian . hope this helps