cot bedding help?

jakko86

hi guys im lookin for nursery cot bedding preferably vintage or beatrix potter/peter rabbit style nuetral colours but cant seem to find any reasonable on line stores? any help on this would be great!

Lisha

try linenstore.co.uk

liliq

think i saw some on littlewoods as well.
I know I've seen beatrix potter somewhere before but not sure where... it could have been littlewoods. ill have a root and see if i can find it again

Edit: yep, there's peter rabbit on littlewoods, but it is expensive

wmpdd3

cant believe how expensive cot bed covers are, i bought 4 fitted sheets for the mattress and made 2 quilts and 1 pair of curtains, cost me €30.

jakko86

thanks guys were expecting our first in may and getting our nursery ready and thats the theme but ya shocking expensive.

purplecat

the all around bumpers for the cots are really expensive, everywhere I look, they are go from 84euros upwards, like they know people have new babies and can't afford stuff, I have to make up my own for now with rolled up fleece blankets tied up along the bars I know its not much for now, but the little ones are not stretching hopefully i will be able to find somewhere that sells the bumper cheap...

implausible

purplecat wrote: »

the all around bumpers for the cots are really expensive, everywhere I look, they are go from 84euros upwards, like they know people have new babies and can't afford stuff, I have to make up my own for now with rolled up fleece blankets tied up along the bars I know its not much for now, but the little ones are not stretching hopefully i will be able to find somewhere that sells the bumper cheap...

Do you need the bumpers or is it just for the look? Babies really don't move that much when they're tiny and I'm sure I ready somewhere that they may actually be a hazard.

OP, you can do a great job on a nursery just using wall stickers or pictures and one or two pieces of bedding, without having to go the whole hog with themed sheets, curtains and borders.

purplecat

implausible wrote: »

Do you need the bumpers or is it just for the look? Babies really don't move that much when they're tiny and I'm sure I ready somewhere that they may actually be a hazard.

The bumper isnt for look, its just that i worry that they might get cold, in the cot, so the bumper would protect them from the cold.

implausible

purplecat wrote: »

The bumper isnt for look, its just that i worry that they might get cold, in the cot, so the bumper would protect them from the cold.

Oh, I thought most people got them because they were afraid of the baby hitting off the cot bars!

Unless you're living in an ice-cold house, you don't need extra material in a confined space with baby. What a baby needs is a vest, sleepsuit and to be swaddled in cellular blankets, which are breathable and layerable (babies can't regulate their temperature and fleece only keeps the heat in, leaving the baby in danger of overheating). Baby being overheated is a far greater danger than him/her being cold.

There's advice here from the nhs, which doesn't recommend the use of bumpers at all.

It's very easy when planning for a newborn to get carried away with planning and the shopping. Baby is probably going to be in with you for the first few months, so having the nursery finished is not a necessity. I found planning and decorating my wee man's room a great project during my maternity leave. 3 of my friends had unoccupied fully-furnished nurseries for 6 months and one has still to get her 1 year old out of her own room!

purplecat

implausible wrote: »

Oh, I thought most people got them because they were afraid of the baby hitting off the cot bars!

Unless you're living in an ice-cold house, you don't need extra material in a confined space with baby.

It's very easy when planning for a newborn to get carried away with planning and the shopping. Baby is probably going to be in with you for the first few months, so having the nursery finished is not a necessity. I found planning and decorating my wee man's room a great project during my maternity leave. 3 of my friends had unoccupied fully-furnished nurseries for 6 months and one has still to get her 1 year old out of her own room!

Nope Don't live in an ice cold house... and nope didn't have time to shop and get carried away as my baby was born very early, to think that far ahead.. and nope didn't spend my maternity leave decorating a nursery, because I spend most it in SCBU.

Acoshla

Bumpers aren't for keeping heat in, they are to stop babies hitting off the bars as mentioned.

implausible

purplecat wrote: »

Nope Don't live in an ice cold house... and nope didn't have time to shop and get carried away as my baby was born very early, to think that far ahead.. and nope didn't spend my maternity leave decorating a nursery, because I spend most it in SCBU.

Didn't realise you'd already had your baby - congrats, must have been a tough time in SCBU though. I didn't think the hospital would recommend bumpers for an early baby.

I only mention the shopping because I got a bit carried away myself and realised after a few weeks that all the wee man needed was the cellular blankets, I ended up returning a pile of stuff! This time around I have no shopping to do!

purplecat

no hospital, Don't recommend anything. Only the cellular blankets, they never really existed about 20 years ago, and now all of sudden, they are the in thing . first babies not too sure what they are suppose to have or not have, Granny said to get bumper to keep the cold out.! as tots are small, - thanks though for the advise. Yes SCBU, is frightening experiences The staff there do a great job. speaking of shopping the best thing to buy and buy in bulk is washing powder its must!!!