Baby Bedding

[charlie84]

I am sorting out the last few bits and bobs for baby and i am unsure what bedding and how much bedding i will need.

I have a cotbed which although she wont be in for a while i wanted to kit it out ready. What sort of bedding (flat/fitted sheets/blankets/cellular) and how much will i need of each.

Sorry if it sounds a silly question. Thanks in advance

 

[Lou]

Isaac has a cot bed and I've always had 2 sets of bedding at any one time. One on the bed and one in the wash but tbh Isaac wasn't a sicky baby atall, infact he's only been sick twice, but if he had been a bit sicky I would have bought more bedding. I had 2 fitted sheets, they are more expensive but they stay nice and flat so you don't have to worry about it coming loose and maybe going over babies face. I had a grobag for Isaac so he didn't need any covers as such, he just had a top sheet and a fleece blanket for really cold nights.

Grobags are an absolute god send! They save on bedding and theres no worries they will get cold or get covers on their face.

 

[weenik]

I spent quite a lot of money buying bedding for Dylan's crib...tons of blankets etc and have hardly used any because he slept with his shawl from birth, then since about 5 weeks he has used grobags (I think the real Grobags are the best).

I haven't bought anything for his cotbed yet and I'm glad because I know I won't go overboard now.....I'll buy 2 sets, probably 3 fitted sheets and keep the blankets etc I bought. I suppose what I'm saying is don't buy too many things before you know what your baby is going to sleep in or you'll end up with too many blankets!

 

[Redshoes]

Like lou said, I've always had 2 sets of bedding for Isaac at least. So I'd suggest 2 fitted/flat sheets (I prefer fitted, wriggly babies and flat sheets don't mix hehe) and 6 cellular blankets. I have 3 ready for Isaac each night as one goes on him when he first goes to bed but that's usually all crumpled up somewhere at our bedtime, so I pop the other two on him then, he seems happy enough.
Isaac always goes to bed in his grobag though as he is a cover kicker, but we have a very cold bedroom so the blankets are reassuring. Remember that a folded blanket is classed as 2 blankets too. I prefer cellular blankets because they have holes in them, as Isaac loves pulling covers over his face, as many LO's do

 

[Kylie1007]

I use a sleeping bag and it's great. Finlay doesn't like his hands confined under blankets so it's perfect fo him. We have a couple of blankets too for around and about or if he's sleeping during the day. I guess a cotbed sheet should be fine - he's still in his moses basket so I've got a moses basket sheet and covered it with a fleece blanket which is tucked under because the moses basket mattress is cold and plasticky.