| Fitting out your baby's nursery can seem like | | | | pink and boys have blue. If you're keen to |
| a big task, and it can be. You want | | | | be surprised on the day your baby is born, |
| everything to be special and perfect for your | | | | then you may want to go for something more |
| newborn, so that baby's room is an inviting | | | | neutral, like yellow, white or green.Rather |
| place for you and baby to be. Most people | | | | than having plain sheets, you might prefer to |
| like to try and make everything match, using | | | | find baby bedding with a theme. Again, if |
| colours and themes. Bedding makes up a large | | | | you know the gender of your baby, you could |
| part of this, so it may even be the best | | | | look for fairies, butterflies or princesses |
| place to start when you're designing the | | | | for girls, and fire engines, trucks or trains |
| nursery.Firstly, think about what season your | | | | for boys. For a non-gender specific theme, |
| baby will be born in, as it can make a | | | | check out cartoon characters like Winnie the |
| difference to the fabrics you choose. If | | | | Pooh (my personal favorite!), teddy bears or |
| your baby will be born during the warmer | | | | zoo animals.If you prefer not to go with a |
| months, then you will probably be best to | | | | theme, you can always find some baby bedding |
| look for 100% cotton sheets and bedding. | | | | with patterns on it. This type of bedding |
| Cotton is cool on the skin, and easy to wash. | | | | can be good because if the colours are a mix |
| For colder month babies, flannel baby | | | | of yellows, greens and whites, you can hand |
| bedding may be a better option. You can also | | | | them down to your next baby if you have more |
| find baby bedding made from wool or silk, but | | | | than one child. Patterned bedding can also |
| they can be expensive and difficult to wash. | | | | be of interest to your baby, helping to |
| Also, some babies can develop a rash from | | | | relieve boredom.If you just can't find |
| wool sheets.Remember, your baby, at least to | | | | something you like in the marketplace, don't |
| begin with, is going to be spending a lot of | | | | despair - you can always make your own sheets |
| time in bed, so it's important to choose baby | | | | and blankets. For those who are less |
| bedding that will be comfortable and | | | | enthused about sewing, perhaps a family |
| practical. If it looks nice too, then that's | | | | member can make them, or you can even pay |
| even better. But your baby's comfort needs | | | | someone to have them custom made. Doing it |
| to come first.Generally, your next choice is | | | | yourself is one way to make sure that your |
| whether to buy each item individually, or | | | | baby's bedding is unique.And if you're really |
| just buy a bedding set. Buying a baby | | | | stuck for ideas, it's possible to hire an |
| bedding set is often a good option, as it | | | | expert who can design the whole nursery for |
| generally works out to be cheaper than buying | | | | you, and choose appropriate baby bedding as |
| each piece individually. Also, you don't | | | | part of the service.In the end, make sure the |
| have to worry about whether or not everything | | | | bedding you choose is comfortable and |
| will look co-ordinated, because it | | | | practical. All other considerations such as |
| automatically is. Usually a baby bedding set | | | | design and color are secondary. So if you |
| will include a baby blanket, cot sheet and a | | | | ask right questions when you go to the baby |
| quilt. You don't need a pillowcase, as it's | | | | store, you can be confident you've made a |
| not recommended that baby use a pillow.Now | | | | good choice.There's loads more helpful baby |
| you can start to look at individual designs. | | | | information at Info About Baby You can sign |
| If you know your baby's gender, then you may | | | | up for a FREE Baby Tips newsletter at Baby |
| want to select something appropriate. It's a | | | | Tips Newsletter. |
| bit stereotyped, but generally girls have | | | | |