Creating a Safe, Snug Sleep Environment for Your Baby: How to Choose the Best Baby Bedding for Your Baby’s Bed

Amongst the many decisions parents-to-be will make while preparing for the arrival of a new child are those surrounding Baby’s sleep environment. As you plan where your wee one will sleep and what type of bed and bedding Baby will use, consider these suggestions on how to choose the best baby bedding for your new little girl or boy.

• Always most important for your baby is safety, and this includes her bedding. Look for linens – sheets, mattress pad, and bumper pads – with clean, simple lines that are a perfectly snug fit for the mattress. Loose fabric, ruffles, lace, fluffy comforters, and the like have no place in Baby’s bed, as they can be a danger to her while she sleeps. Be sure to select sturdy bedding that won’t easily tear, and bumper pads that can be securely and safely attached to the crib. Choose natural or organic fabrics that are chemical-free, rather than non-organic sheets that will release toxic emissions into the air around your child and aggravate skin sensitivities and allergies as she sleeps and plays in her bed.

• Your baby’s soft and tender skin also needs bedding that is cozy and comfortable. Baby bedding tends to be very soft and cuddly; however, don’t be fooled – this is often due to synthetic fabrics or chemical treatments applied to artificially soften the bedding. By comparison, natural and organic baby bedding and fabrics require no harmful chemical softeners, because they are naturally soft. Choose a fabric that will help to keep your baby consistently comfortable, such as organic bamboo or organic cotton, which is naturally very soft, smooth, breathable, and absorbent. Keep linens soft, comfortable, and naturally clean over time by using an eco-friendly (and baby-friendly) laundry detergent.

• Nurture and care for your child by providing a stimulating environment for him. By choosing nursery-friendly bedding in interesting patterns, fabrics, and colours, you will be encouraging your child’s healthy intellectual growth and development. This doesn’t, however, mean that traditional primary colours are a must: With the astounding selection of baby-bedding designs and fabrics available today (particularly online), you’ll easily be able to dress Baby’s bed in lovely, inspiring linens that please your eye and help Baby grow and develop, too. If you're on a budget, choose a more sophisticated nursery colour palette and pattern that will still suit your boy as he grows into a toddler and then a child. 

• Finally, be sure that you make a responsible choice and drape your baby’s bed in planet-friendly bedding. By choosing linens that haven’t harmed the planet in any way along their journey from production to your wee one’s bedroom, you are not only creating a safe sleep cocoon for Baby, but are taking care of her planet, as well.

Deciding upon bedding for your new child is just one of many, many decisions you’ll be making from now until he’s grown. To start him off in the best way possible, be sure to choose bedding that will help to make his sleep environment a safe, stimulating, and cozy place for the first months and years of his life.