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When you choose bedding for your babythe one which can guarantee optimum baby bedding
safety and coziness to your baby must be your top most priority and 100% cotton fabric is
your best choice.
Following are descriptions of the different types of bedding available for each type of
baby furniture.
- Crib Bedding. For the early year of the baby’s life, the crib is its ideal bed. Beddings comes in many models and we choose them for their durability and strength.
You can choose the standard crib or go for a more expensive crib such as a convertible / portable crib which is ideal for traveling. It recommended to buy the crib from a reputable company and the one you decide on must have no protruding pieces that the baby could knock against and
hurt itself. All screws and bolts etc need to be securly fastened and you should check these often.
- Bassinet Bedding. These are the choice for babies under 5 months. A good bassinet will have a soft mattress and a blanket. It should be made of a soft
material with ideally the color blending with the baby’s room colors, design and decor.
- Cradle bedding. The gentle rocking motion of cradles ensures that your baby sleeps soundly. Light colored cradles are preferred by parents because they not only easily fit with most decor but it is easy to notice when they get wet.
- Baby blankets. Blankets should be made of a soft fabric and it should be non-toxic. Nowadays there are many types of blankets to choose from that are soft, smooth and pleasant smelling with attractive colors for boy or girl.
Crib bedding also has a boy or girl model, or alternatively it could be gender neutral as well. The colorful paintand it usually covered with cute looking cartoons figured.
A girl’s baby bedding is often in shades of pink, light blue and purples, and a baby girl’s bed is laid out fit for a princess. A baby boy’s bed is often sport oriented, themed around super sport heroes, wrestling personalities or football and baseball stars. Boy baby bedding tend to have bolder and darker colors, mostly dark blue with red or black.
There is no strict rule for bedding sets. You will see a lot of neutral nursery bedding themes with Disney characters and cute animations.
The baby in its first few years is too small to understand the difference about having gender specific cartoons and animals and they are attracted to anything which is colorful; if it is pleasing to your eyes and makes you smile, it will do the same for your baby. There will come the time when little boys would feel a little awkward having his bed done in pinks and pastels!
When baby girls grow older, their bedroom could have blinds with the curtains hanging
on rods above. This gives the bed somewhat a princess bed appearance – after all, that
baby girls of yours is a princess, isn’t she!
Bedding is one interesting aspect where there are many options for the parent – choosing the kinds and textures of sheets and the choices of colors and baby bedding patterns. It is up to you if you choose gender neutral baby bedding or something which would make your baby girl feel like a princess or your baby boy feel like a superhero!
If you like this article, you might also want to read about baby clothing
Bedding is a very important choice for parents to make. They should also take into consideration the mattress and pillows they use with their children as these can contain and trap harmful toxins, bugs, dirts, etc. within them. Thanks for the great article!
Comment by Bedding — January 8, 2010 @ 10:01 pm