Cot Bedding for Newborn Baby

Js_Other_Half

Sosh wrote: »

What you will need are loads of muslins and bibs. I get through about 10 a day!

We cupfed DS from 5 days old until about 3 weeks or so - the amount of muslins we got through was :eek:

wensmcg

Hi
My sister had a baby who is now 9 months, I bought her a new cot bed and mattress off ebay for much less than a shop bought one - and this one will do til he's about 3 or 4 years old because it changes into a junior bed.

She did really well using her local freecycle site and got a moses basket and stand for nothing and a sofa bed for the nursary too!! and she got a gorgeous almost new pram for next to nothing on ebay that was a nearby collect by person so not even any postage to pay.

She used pillow cases for the moses basket sheets - really cheap from tesco or asda. and I bought some lovely plain white sheets for the cot bed from Matalan for a fraction of mothercares extortionate prices.

You have to be careful what you use - as quilts aren't allowed under 1 year - just a couple of cellular blankets are enough and somewhere like tesco or asda or matalan do nice cheap ones. Once he was a bit bigger sis got him a sleepbag thing because he was always kicking the blankets off anyway.


I know so many folk who have spent a fortune on kitting out the new baby as they were obsessed with buying everything new - they're in everything for about five minutes so it's not worth spending a fortune. My sister always buys from the supermarket kids stuff on sale for the next size up or the one after that and saves a fortune. The money woudl be better spent put into a fund for baby's college fees!

Hope this helps (and congrats on the baby).

susan070571

It all depends how organised you are and what type of baby you have. I have 5 children and they have all been so different. Some babies seem to leak from every orifice and so you need frequent cot changes. I can promote using white sheets over coloured sheets that way you can wash them at higher temperatures or soak them in bleaching type agents (which the likes of napisan and some of the vanish things are) if you use coloured bedding it can go streaky. You can't beat the likes of tesco, matalan and local discount shops. I got a brilliant Zorbit set from Home and Bargain last year for about £10 and it had lots of sheets and cellular blankets. Gro bags are the greatest invention for years.
I would say that the co-sleeping advice is not going to suit most people, even if you do end up with your baby in bed with you on occasions it is not a great idea as a whole way of life. Your baby should never sleep in bed with you if you have been drinking or taking medication which can cause drowsiness etc., and a definate no, no is on a setee this really increases the risk of sids.

BAGGY

Re the co-sleeping. I am inclined to agree that it is not ideal. Yes everyone (probably) had put the babe in their bed for a quiet life, and a snuggle (which is lovely) but with just one of our twins in bed the other day for a morning wooch, we both fell asleep and forgot he was there and nearly pulled the quilt over his head. Just imagine if we did that overnight and he over heated. Yikes !
In any case I couldn't co-sleep both of them so it wouldn't be fair.

daphne_descends

If you follow the guidelines correctly co-sleeping is not dangerous.

This includes not using a duvet with a baby in the bed. Not smoking. Not having taken any drugs or alcohol. It is not recommended if you are not breastfeeding, reports show that breastfeeding mothers are more aware of their infant's movements and sleep in a 'C' shape around the baby, protecting him from coverings/pillows. NEVER sleep on a sofa with your baby.

I am fed up of misinformation being posted about co-sleeping and cries of 'what if you roll onto your baby!'

traveller

fac73 wrote: »

If you follow the guidelines correctly co-sleeping is not dangerous.

This includes not using a duvet with a baby in the bed. Not smoking. Not having taken any drugs or alcohol. It is not recommended if you are not breastfeeding, reports show that breastfeeding mothers are more aware of their infant's movements and sleep in a 'C' shape around the baby, protecting him from coverings/pillows. NEVER sleep on a sofa with your baby.

I am fed up of misinformation being posted about co-sleeping and cries of 'what if you roll onto your baby!'

I couldn't agree with you more.I have 3 kids, 4th due in 4 weeks and have always believed in co-sleeping.Incidently I have always breast fed too, so I don't know If that made a difference, but I found It worked wonders, and my kids seemed to sleep through the night and transfer to their own beds quicker than some friends children.

I have found John Lewis good value-which surprised me!A pack of 2 flat sheets for £5 plus free delivery.I just bought some pram sheets as I always use a moses basket during the day.

squashy

I clicked to say co sleep then you wont need any! It's great stuff, I see its praises have already been sung!

BAGGY

Ok. I am not dissing co-sleeping. I wasn't flaming anyone who does. I am presenting both sides of the argument.
I would love to do it. It's just not practical in my case. I am epileptic. If I had a seizure whilst they were in the bed and punched out I wouldn't be able to live with myself. OH can cope with a black eye (or worse - yes I've nearly knocked teeth out before) but a 9 week old? Nuff said I think.
(And I do breast feed. And I am aware of what my kids are doing.)
Right I'll shut up now as the original post was about cot bedding.

jessicat_2

I tried to save money by buying only cotbed cellular blankets and not moses basket ones before DD was born but they swamped the moses basket so much I had no choice than to buy moses basket ones. Didn't get much use out of them though as I also bought some sleeping bags...

A lot of babies are very wriggly so the sleeping bags are a great idea. Best bargain buy on sleeping bags is £6 in Primark. They look v good quality and have zips.

The 1st sleeping bags I got were from Tesco and had poppers on them so they were a real pain for nighttime nappy changes, plus they cost £10 each. I don't know if it's just me but Tesco sizes seem really small. My daughter is tall for her age (98th percentile) but she grew out of them at 2.5 months.

I now have a 6-12 month bag from Asda (£8) which I got with the £5 baby voucher from my Bounty pack (always make sure you get them from Asda, not Boots as that way you get a £5 baby voucher) and have no complaints re that, especially as it was a real bargain at £3!

Another nighttime tip is to buy Pampers baby dry nappies as soon as your baby fits in them. My daughter can go right through the night in these without needing a change whereas the new baby ones (I tried Huggies and Pampers) were rubbish, meaning I had to change sheets and bedding in the middle of the night.

The smallest size in Pampers baby dry I found was size 2 in Asda. Even if you don't use them through the day (I do as I think the longer wear time makes them much better value) they are worth their weight in gold for getting through the night. If you join the Pampers club you will get money off vouchers to make them even more of a bargain.

Currantbun_3

I'm currently 17 weeks pregnant with my first baby and am new to the forum. Thanks to everyone for posting info, I have picked up quite a few great tips. I was wondering though if anybody could explain a couple of the abbreviations to me as I've never heard them before. A few of you have mentioned DD or DS - what do these letters stand for?
Thanks for your help.