We will have bubs in a cradle for first few months - ive got 3 new sets of cotton and 1 x flanno. I have loads of blankies.....but for this baby i have bought 2 for the cradle.
Cot sheets - i have about 5 sets. But thats not coz i need them, more coz i have some weird fetish for manchester bedding...i cant have enough. I would buy 2 cotton sheets sets, and maybe 1 x flanno......you can get reasonably priced sets from bigw that wont cost you the earth.
We are also in QLD, with baby #4 due around the same time... I had babies born in March, Nov & June...
Sheets I would say 2 cotton & 2 flannel as a minimum, maybe another couple of sets of cotton? If all is going well you only need one on the bed & one in the wash, but if Bub is sick or starting to wet through nappies etc you will go through more.
As for blankets I have 2 comforter/quilt type things - but lighter blankets are better, you don't want bub to get too hot. I used to use 1 or 2 light blankets & rely more on dressing them warmly. Bunny rugs are good. QLD winters aren't too long or cold, also if you have wriggly babies they will kick them off anyway.
I tended to dress DS warmly and then wrap in flannelette 'bunny rugs' rather than try to put a blanket/quilt over him that he would just get lost in. I've never bothered with top sheets for him either, just fitted bottom sheets (my mum sewed a bunch of them for me).
I wrote this on another post lol, but a sleeping bag is a really good idea, especially if bub doesn't like being wrapped (like Jazz lol). And then we just dressed her warmly and covered her in a light blanket. We did co-sleep though, so we didn't have much in the way of cot linen, just what my grandma made.
You can spend $11-16 at best n less, or you can spend $60+ on a grobag....it really depends on your budget. Grobag have added features obviously for that price.
It shoudl tell you on the pack what thickness (I think they call it a 'tog') goes with what tempretures. The cheaper ones don't, just pick the same fabric ou would use as a blanket (probably a cotton or flannel), remembering they'll have clothes on under it.
Just wanted to be really pedantic and throw in that doonas and thick, heavy blankets can be a SIDS risk and aren't recommended until bubs is at least one (and I know plenty of people have used them and had no probs, just wanted to put the info out there).
I didn't think I'd need big heavy blanket but I thought I'd check just in case, cause you never know.
I'll have a look into the sleeping bags, maybe a store person can help me out?
With DD1 I had 2 sets of cotton and one flannel. I like the Target brand sheets, they seem to last the best. I have used both my summer and winter sleep bags for both girls. But I only used them from 6months onwards. The brand I have is Living Textiles..google it. They are reasonably priced and good quality. I have seen some nice ones in Myer and Pumpkin Patch that are a good price too. I am have at least 6 bunny rugs..Best and Less have really nice bunny rugs for $10/12 bucks.
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