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