Saturday, February 7, 2009

What to Consider When You Choose Cot Bedding

By Alice Ault

Cotton sheets and blankets are the traditional crib bedding choices for parents. This is because using cot blankets and cot sheets lets parents keep their baby at the perfect temperature through adding or removing layers when needed.

Some parents even choose to make their own cot sheets by cutting and sewing sheets from adult bedding if they don't want to buy those made specifically for a cot. For parents who wish to buy cot bedding there are some great choices which are easily available in stores and also online.

Remember that you should use special smaller sized sheets if you use a pram, carrycot or moses basket. These are smaller than normal cot-sized bedding. Usually, you should start with around three blankets and four sheets.

This amount lets you to have enough spare sheets and blankets ready if you need to make a speedy change. Sheets are generally made of the following different materials: traditional cotton, brushed flannelette (which is warm to the touch), cotton jersey or stretch cotton terry.

Stretch fitted sheets are practical bedding additions as they are not likely to come untucked during the night and are easy to remove on and off.

You can use acrylic cellular baby blankets,which wash well, rather than the cotton ones if your baby's bedroom is quite cool. You should remember to check if traditional wool blankets you get are machine-washable .

This is because you will find yourself washing your baby's cot bedding many times and having dry clean only cot bedding would not be very practical.

Cuddly fleece blankets, made from polyester, are also quite popular and are used in prams and strollers during colder weather, but be careful if you use them indoors as they can become too warm.

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