Choosing Baby Linens with Care: Important Facts to Consider
If you’re not sure how you want to decorate your nursery, start by choosing the baby bedding set. The nursery is all planned out. You’ve chosen the crib, the rug, the stuffed animals, even the light-switch covers… but have you forgotten something? When planning the nursery, you need to carefully choose your crib bedding set. Here are some of the main things to consider:
– First are foremost, consider your newborn’s comfort. Bedding should be soft, with 100% cotton being one of the best choices. Knit cotton, flannel, and high thread count woven cotton are all excellent choices.
– Babies have a lot of “accidents”, so buy bedding that is machine washable (another great reason to choose cotton).
– The crib sheet has to fit the crib mattress properly, or there could be a saftey concern. There are, however, elastic straps designed to improve the fit of your crib sheets, so you can use those if you have any concerns.
– Before buying a bedding set, decide if you really need one. If you want the set to complete the nursery’s decor then it mioght still make sense, but soft bedding including comforters should be removed from the crib when your baby is sleeping. For this reason, it may make a lot more sense to buy separate pieces. You might be worried that your bedding won’t match, but look at it as an opportunity to get more creative instead.
– When everything else has been taken care of, then you should consider the decor of the nursery.
Depending on your needs, you may need want to spend more money on higher-quality bedding, or you may want to choose something a little less expensive. If you are using a convertible crib then you can use the same sheets from birth through the end of the toddler years. If you’re planning on a big family (or even one more child), consider gender neutral crib bedding like the Vintage bedding set, because you can reuse it (and the whole nursery decor) no matter what the gender of your next child. Then again, if you redorate frequently and don’t want to be tied to one design, then you’re probably better off with less-expensive bedding. Whether you buy expensive bedding or cheap, a set or separates, make sure you buy extras, because you’ll need them!
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