Crib Bedding is Adorable

In every baby store I've visited I've been seduced by adorable coordinated baby bedding. A four piece bedding set traditionally includes a quilt, a sheet, bumpers, and a crib skirt and goes for around $150-$300, and can be purchased from online retailers even cheaper. After careful consideration for things like avoiding fluffy crib bumpers and getting something that is slightly gender neutral (after all, Baby Boy might get a sister some day) we chose Glenna Jean Mod Squad. My Mother-in-Law provided the much needed funding to make that happen.

Brandee Danielle "Sammy Frog"



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Lambs 'n Ivy "Aloha Baby"



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Kidsline "Signature Blue"



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Glenna Jean "Mod Squad"



It should be noted that the American Academy of Pediatrics advises nothing in the crib but a firm mattress and a fitted sheet to decrease risk of SIDS. Incidents of SIDS occur most commonly in months 2 or 3 of life. Due to this advice, we may keep the bumpers and certainly the quilt out of the crib for a few months.

Some excerpts from this article on the AAP's website...

Infants dying from SIDS or "crib death" were more likely to have used a pillow or soft mattress, to have been found with their nose and mouth completely covered by bedding, and/or to have assumed a face-down posture. A strong interaction was found between prone sleep position and soft bedding surface indicating that these 2 factors together are very hazardous.

Use a firm sleep surface: Soft materials or objects such as pillows, quilts, comforters, or sheepskins should not be placed under a sleeping infant. A firm crib mattress, covered by a sheet, is the recommended sleeping surface.

Keep soft objects and loose bedding out of the crib: Soft objects such as pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, stuffed toys, and other soft objects should be kept out of an infant's sleeping environment. If bumper pads are used in cribs, they should be thin, firm, well secured, and not "pillow-like". In addition, loose bedding such as blankets and sheets may be hazardous. If blankets are to be used, they should be tucked in around the crib mattress so that the infant's face is less likely to become covered by bedding. One strategy is to make up the bedding so that the infant's feet are able to reach the foot of the crib (feet to foot), with the blankets tucked in around the crib mattress and reaching only to the level of the infant's chest. Another strategy is to use sleep clothing with no other covering over the infant or infant sleep sacks that are designed to keep the infant warm without the possible hazard of head covering.