Ensure Your Nursery Is Equipped With Quality, Safe Products
Nursery bedding is one of the fun things you get buy when youre pregnant
. Decorating your nursery can be lots of fun and you have free rein to do whatever youd like. After all, your baby wont ever complain about the dcor. This may be the last time in your childs life that you can completely decide the colors and theme of their bedroom without them ever complaining about it.
You want to be sure that what you buy is completely safe. If you buy a crib bumper with your nursery bedding, then you want to be sure that it fits snugly and securely around the perimeter of your crib. You should measure the cribs interior and take that along with you when you shop for your bedding set. Make sure there is no extra space. There should be an adequate number of ties to secure the padding all the way around the crib. You dont want any gaps or spaces where it bunches up. This can be a hazard for a young baby, who could smother. It can also be a stepping stone for an older baby to hurl himself from the crib. So its important that the padding be extremely secure. Some parents opt to sew on more ties than what the factory puts on the padding. Ive known parents who added an entire set of ties along the bottom of the bumper pad just to be extra careful. You may opt to simply keep the bumper off the crib until baby is past the age where suffocation is an issue. Then when you attach it to the crib, ensure the bumper is secure so baby cannot use it to step on and propel himself out. Or perhaps remove it again when he gets old enough to do that.
You want to be sure that the mattress for your crib fits securely into the crib as well. There should be no extra space between it and the crib. You should be able to lift it up to put on the sheet that comes with your nursery bedding and then ease it back into place. Make sure that the sheet accompanying your nursery bedding fits securely around the mattress. You may even purchase Velcro straps to be sure it doesnt slip off. And keep your crib away from the window where the cords for the drapes or curtains may pose a choking or entanglement risk for your baby as he or she gets older.
Nursery bedding can be a fun purchase, but make sure you buy quality products that will endure and serve your baby well. You want babys bed to be a place where he can rest well and his little body can get the sleep it needs to grow and develop. Nursery bedding plays an important part in that. You will want extra sheets so you always have some clean and dry in case of accidents or illness. You want the blanket or quilt to be warm and comfortable, but not too heavy. Nursery bedding will provide the foundation for a happy baby.