Thursday, July 2, 2009

Baby Bedding Sets - A Suffocation Hazard For Your Child?

By Bee Fraley

When you first bring home your baby, items like comforters, quilts and pillows aren't necessary.

You will also have to make a choice of whether to use a bumper in your baby's crib. There's mixed information available. Educate yourself and make a choice.

Thinner bumpers are safer than the big fluffy ones that can be a suffocation hazard for your baby. It's best to remove the bumpers once your baby can stand and climb.

The essential items for the first year of your baby's life are sheets, a mattress, and maybe a crib skirt for a better look. You want to avoid fluffy or heavy items in the crib that could suffocate your baby.

If you want to make sure your baby is comfortably warm, consider getting an organic blanket for swaddling or an organic cotton sleep sac that also wraps up snugly around your baby and doesn't present a suffocation hazard.

What will you do with that comforter or quilt that came with the bedding set? As many parents have found, they make a wonderful decorative piece in your nursery.

You probably bought a bedding set that matches the theme of your nursery and can now display the quilt on the nursery wall or simply hang it on a quilt rack or over the crib's side when your baby isn't sleeping there.

Purchasing a complete baby bedding set in the beginning may also save you money in the long run, as the set can be used for your child throughout the toddler years as well.

On the other hand, if you want to keep it simple in the beginning and buy only the necessary bedding items, you can later freshen up the nursery design with a toddler bedding set.

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