Baby Bedding

Baby bedding, cribs, cots and moses baskets

When you create your baby’s nursery, you have a wide range of choices in not just baby bedding but also in cribs, cots and moses baskets.
Of course, your first priority will be child safety, followed by baby’s comfort.

Safety

There is a wide assortment of baby bedding available on the market today, but whatever you choose, the current recommendation is that babies should always be put to sleep on their backs. Many babies can roll from their sides onto their tummies, so they should not be put to sleep on their sides in case this happens. Newborn babies can't willingly manipulate themselves into or out of positions, so if they become trapped, entangled or uncomfortable they can't do anything about it. The easiest way to ensure this doesn't happen is to put baby to sleep on his back with his feet just touching the bottom of the crib, and the baby bedding tucked up to his chest.

Other baby bedding safety points

• Make sure your cot conforms to safety standard BSEN716. This means that the cot will be deep enough to be safe for your baby, and that the cot bars will be less than 45-65 mm apart. This is very important because your baby's head should not be able to fit between the bars.
• This standard also means the paint will be lead free, and the mattress will fit snugly into the shape of the cot.
• Make sure there are no sharp edges or holes that tiny fingers or toes could get caught on.
• Check the bedding does not include trailing ribbons or strings of material to safeguard against baby putting them into his mouth.

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