Baby Bedding Safety
When you are selecting the items for your new baby’s nursery, you do so with love and care. You may have little to work with, or your situation could be that of working on building a nursery that most parents can only dream of having. Either way, you have to think about your babies safety first no matter how much you have to spend. S.I.D.S stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and this is something that does not discriminate. Do all you can to keep your new baby safe while in the crib, even if it means you can not use the bedding you first choose. Safe baby bedding is more important than good looking bedding.
Baby bumpers are usually included in most sets of baby bedding that you might get as a gift or that you may pick out and order online on your own. Usually these sets have, blankets sheets, bumpers, and perhaps extras like matching rugs, curtains, or even artwork and plush chairs. These are great, and can really help you put together a nursery, but the bumpers may have to stay out of the crib. These can help baby not hurt themselves on the side of the crib, but they are can also cause suffocation. If baby gets his or her face in the bumper and can not move away from it, they will breathe in too much carbon dioxide and not get enough fresh air. This may be a cause of SIDS in some cases. Consider saving the bumpers for when they are a little bit older.
You also have to consider the fit of your sheets when you buy baby bedding. The same carbon dioxide suffocation can happen with a sheet that is not fit properly to the mattress of your crib or other sleeping place. The sheets have to fit snugly and securely around the whole mattress so that there will be no loose spots and lumps. Most sheets, but not all, today are made to fit the standard size of crib mattress, Just make sure that is the case before you put your baby on any sheet to sleep.
Some systems, like the Arms Reach Co Sleeper come with Velcro on the bottoms to help hold the sheets securely in place. They make their own baby bedding that comes with the Co-Sleeper or that you can purchase on your own. Other items used for babies to sleep, such as bassinets, and other smaller cribs also come with their own sheets that need to fit snugly and securely. If the crib of your choice does not come with baby bedding, look around online for what you need.
Blankets are another issue you have to worry about with baby bedding sets. Many doctors will tell you that babies should not have extra blankets at all or any pillow in and around the crib. If you swaddle baby, that is the only blanket they need. Extra large, big and fluffy blankets and comforters on baby in the crib are also a SIDS hazards . If you unsure what you should use and what you should not use, consider talking with your nurses at the hospital before you come home with the new baby.
This post has a lot of good information on baby safety. The part about using to large a blanket and having to many unsafe items in the baby crib was really helpful.
Girl Cribs´s last blog ..Baby Care
Another comparison you might find would be between memory foam and the alternating pressure mattress. This mattress has small air cells inside that are inflated and deflated with electric controls. Studies have shown that both the visco memory foam mattress and this air mattress give better support than other types. Yet it was the alternating air pressure mattress that did the best job of preventing bedsores, because the force pressing on a person’s body differed from time to time.
The only issue that surfaced with our children and baby bedding was them crawling out of the crib. I remember when our oldest son at about 18 months old came walking out of bed room. He was proud of himself. I was terrified!
jim´s last blog ..How To Buy The Right One
when they are young i suggest using a thin blanket that is small or swaddling them so they can’t move around in it.
Kelly´s last blog ..Velcro Hook And Dots
Parents also used crib bumper pads in the past since many older cribs contained slats that were wider apart than today’s cribs. Current government regulations require a distance of no more than 2 3/8″ between slats. Therefore, bumper pads are not necessary and as previously stated are actually dangerous.
Martin @crib safety´s last blog ..Feb 3, Glass Baby Feeding Bottles
My son is almost 3 months old. Before he was born, we were concerned with the crib safety including the type of bedding used. We received a few sheets & crib sets that we returned because they didn’t fit the mattress properly. This is helpful information for someone that is preparing for their new arrival.
Seth @ Raised Air Beds´s last blog ..Air Bed Mattress, My First Experience Using One.