Silly Question about Cot Sheets...but I'm curious

[helle]

I used the top sheet as a bottom sheet too. The way you did before some smart arse invented fitted sheets XD

[Lisa]

We got our bottom sheets from a store on ebay. They made them in the larger sizes (for Boori etc) which was exactly what we needed.

[Just Me]

I used the top sheet to wrap my babies once they got a bit bigger (since none of the wraps are big enough for babies over 4 weeks old).

You can use top sheets and tuck your baby in firmly. Some babies love being tucked in tightly (my DS did even while he was wrapped) and some hate it (both my DDs did). You are just meant to make up the bed with the babies feet touching the bottom of the cot and the sheet is not meant to pull up any higher than their neck.

We followed the SIDS guidelines pretty stringently and put nothing else in the cot with them. It really annoys me that shops are still allowed to sell things like cot bumpers that go against SIDS recommendations. Car seats, high chairs, everything else you buy for a baby (including the cot itself) have to meet a safety standard but the SIDS ones are negotiable. I don't get that.

[Mum2SweetCs]

i used cot bumper when DD was over 1 yrs old and liked to move and bump her head around the cot.

I made sure it was firmly secured though
and she slept on a pillow around 18 months (i think!)

[jessiebear]

First of all let me say i don't think it's a silly question. I can't for the life of me understand why all this puffy bedding is still available when it directly contravenes safe sleeping practices. I lost a four month old baby boy to sids 5 years ago so I get pretty irrate about it.

Not adding puffy bedding to the crib is definitely one of the most important sids prevention measures. You can keep your baby warm by using a sleeping bag - it's much safer.

A note about co-sleeping - it is considered safe if you follow strict co-sleeping guidelines and there is evidence to suggest that a baby sleeping in the same room as the parent is less likely to succumb to sids than a baby in a separate room in a crib.

If you still want to buy a pretty bedding set there are some nice things you can do with it. Here are a few unique nursery bedding ideas I found. You can use the comforter as a wall hanging for example or use the bumper to make a window valance.

Please click on the links to read all the information about what you can and can't put in the crib and to get accurate info on co-sleeping.

Hope that helps.