I feel so dumb but - Mattress Protector and Underlay

[NaeNae]

Ahhhh I feel like a complete nitwit asking this question:

I have decided to re wash all the baby linen today just to freshen it up a bit as its been a few weeks since it was first washed.
With that said I will need to redress the cot.

I have never used either of the following items myself so I have no idea whether you need to use both OR how to set them up.
My cot mattress has a waterproof side so I will be using that but how does the rest of the stuff go ?

Woolen underlay then mattress protector - to protect the underlay from wees and poos and chucks

Or

Mattress protector then Underlay?

Or

One or the other

Then what the fitted sheet and top sheet? Do you fold the top sheet in half so it only comes a certain portion up the bed? I have no idea

Over my "collecting time" I have gone a bit OTT as I have a snuggle bed and an Amby Hammock as well and I am washing all that stuff as well - at least my bases will be covered

Thanks all

Nae x x

[Artechim]

If your mattress is already waterproof then I would use one or the other. My mattress doesn't have a waterproof side so I have a waterproof protector on it and then the underlay on top so it is softer for bub.

[NaeNae]

If your mattress is already waterproof then I would use one or the other. My mattress doesn't have a waterproof side so I have a waterproof protector on it and then the underlay on top so it is softer for bub.

Maybe I should use the mattress protector in the meantime JIC Thanks Artechim x

[feeb]

I have mattress protector and then sheet.

When in bassinet there was mattress protector and then sheet and then terry towling cloth nappy as DS was as a chucker and it saved me changing sheet all the time.

[ss_storm]

I have mattress protector then sheet, but to be honest I didn't find that the sheets got wet or anything. i did put a nappy underneath her head for a couple of months but I don't worry about it now. I fold the flat sheet in half then have it tucked up down the end so it can only come up as far as her chest/just below her shoulders. I did look up short sheeting but that was too hard..lol

I woudn't worry too much about the underlay getting wet/dirty if you have a flat sheet over the top of it, so if it was me I would probably go underlay, protector, sheet, only because that's what we have on our bed! If you are worried about her chucking I would put a terry towelling nappy under her head, mine didn't reach from one side of the cot to the other but I did tuck it in on one side. Now that her hands are grabbing everything I don't use the nappy, she doesn't chuck much overnight now anyway so haven't had any spews on the sheets!

[Liviam]

I would definitely use both. Especially coming in to the hotter months bubba start to sweat and you never know when they are going to fil their bed with vomit. I have the matress protector on the mattress and then the woolen underlay over the top of the protector as it is more comfortable for bubby.
I can't believe your little bubba is going to be here any day now!! So exciting!! Wishing you all the best for your upcoming birth.

[Olive]

i dont actually use a mattress protector due to the PVC making bubs hot, i just use a cot size woollen blanket and a nappy under the head for the chucks

[berrme]

I have a mattress with a waterproof side but it seemed quite uncomfortable so I always used the unprotected side of the mattress with the mattress protector, then underlay then sheets.
I put my top sheet sideways so that it is shorter and there is lots to tuck it in securely on the sides so bub can't wriggle too much.

[Indadhanu]

Yep, I go mattress protector then underlay then fitted sheet.

Then to do the top sheet have the top of the top sheet coming about 1/4-1/3 up the mattress, and tuck the rest under. I perfer to tuck rather than fold cos I was always scared about her pulling a folded sheet up over her head. Virtually no chance if its tucked all the way under the mattress

Not that she used the cot much when she was a teeny tyke. I also used to put a nappy under her head, co-sleeping or not, so we didn't have to do a whole sheet change when she spewed.

[HollyC]

I don't use the waterproof side of my mattress because I think it would get too hot. I used to just have a waterproof mattress protector, but it wasn't plastic. It was sort of like polar fleece, so I just used that.

I don't use a top sheet. I have only used them to wrap dd when she got too big for other wraps. She has always been wrapped or in sleeping bags.

I also used to put something under her head, but I just used a face washer. That saved lots of changes as most leaks were milk dribbles.

[Socks]

I have never used the waterproof side of my mattress I always use other side. Then just place a mattress protector and then the underlay on top..