My son is 6 months old and is in his own cot. I am great at loads of things but one thing I really struggle with is making a bed with sheets!! I get there in the end but it takes forever, then I have it all tucked in too tight and have problems getting him into bedn at night. Any easy ways of doing this????
2006-09-19 20:55:26 · 12 answers · asked by chelle0980 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
If I don't tuck it in he kicks it off at night.
2006-09-19 20:58:00 · update #1
He did have a sleeping bag but would wake up in the night because he could not move in it, he would get all twisted up. He sleeps much better now with sheets.
2006-09-19 21:02:50 · update #2
What you need is a baby sleepsack instead of any bedding in the bed at all. The sleep sacks run from 9.00 - 50.00 depending on your style and taste. Bedding is a suffocation hazard, and if the child is kicking off the bedding, he is hot or uncomfortable with it on him.
The comforter, should be used as a wall hanging anyway - that is why most of the 4-6 piece sets come with the elaborate comforter, it is for the wall and/or a quilt rack.
2006-09-20 06:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by Vita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A VERY GOOD QUESTION !!! I THINK THAT BASICALLY AS A MUM YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT IT RIGHT UNTIL THEY SLEEP FOR 12 HOURS!!! I HAVE ALWAYS USED THE SLEEPING BAGS (GROBAGS) FOR MY CHILDREN WITH A FITTED SHEET UNDERNEATH. IN THE SUMMER MY BABY WAS 6 MONTHS AND I JUST PUT HER IN T-SHIRT PJ'S WITH NO SHEETS OR GROBAG AND SHE WAS FINE SO I GUESS THAT COSY PJ'S FOR THE WINTER WITHOUT WORRYING TO MUCH ABOUT ALL THE SHEETS WILL WORK EQUALLY WELL. MY BABY IS NOW 1 AND STILL LIKES HER GROBAG BUT I DO HAVE A DUVET READY WHICH I PUT IN MY SONS COT FROM ABOUT 18 MONTHS HER DIDN'T SEEM TO GET SO TWISTED UP IN THIS AS HE HAD DONE IN THE SHEETS OR GROBAG. STICK WITH ONE WAY OF DOING IT FOR A WEEK AND THEN TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO WORK OUT WHAT BEST SUITS YOUR BABY. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT BY ABOUT 10 -12 MONTHS THEY SLEEP MORE SOUNDLY AT NIGHT ANYWAY AND THE BEDDING PROBABLY WON'T MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
YOU CAN BY SHEETS THAT ARE ELASTICATED AT THE BOTTOM ONLY SO THAT THE CAN'T BE PULLED OUT BUT CAN EASILY BE TUCKED IN AROUND THE SIDES, MAYBE GIVE THEM A WHIRL. GOOD LUCK XX
2006-09-19 22:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by missymouth1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make the bed as you already are - fitted bottom sheet, then an undersheet, banket and comforter on the top (this is what i did for my daughter) then fold the side over to a triangle this way when you go to put bubs in bed the sheets are already over lay bubs down and tuck him in. I agree with the comforter though they are much nicer than sheets and blankets. You can go even easier and buy a baby duvet this can also be tucked in the same way.
2006-09-19 21:12:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always worked with a sleeping bag (the sleeveless kind) and never found there to be any problems with turning over.Is it too small for him? Maybe a slightly bigger one would give him more leg room to turn over. As far as sheets g o - they will never be easy unless your child can lie perfectly still at night - a rare occurance! Maybe a cot quilt which is lighter than several shetts and perhaps easier to work with? I don't know! Trial and error but I will always hold stock by the bags! My youngest is still using the one I bought 7 years ago. Been a god send for a good night's sleep!
2006-09-20 05:51:14 · answer #4 · answered by wee stoater 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget about a nice neat cosy bed! - the main issue is safety. Too cool is always preferable to too warm as babies aren't able to self regulate like an adult. In other words if you get a digital thermometer with a max/min memory all you need to do is keep the ambient room temperature at about 22-24deg C and you can dispense with sheets altogether.
It's also worth Knowing that babies eyes need periods of darkness and night lights according to research (BMJ) predispose to short sightedness later on.
2006-09-19 21:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by paul w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A) Use fitted sheets, they stay on better
B)leave the bed covers turned back for ease of putting baby down
C) All babies kick off their covers, l always had the covers up as far as just below the chest. make sure you have plenty of cover tucked tight in the bottom of the cot/bed.
2006-09-19 21:19:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's 6 months old he should not be sleeping with alot of bedding & blankets -these can heighten the risk of SIDS due to suffocation - just put him to bed in warm PJ's that cover him like a Snuggly Sleeper - they are designed for that purpose - & keep all pillows & stuffed animals out of his crib too as a safety measure
2006-09-19 21:17:14 · answer #7 · answered by Photogra-mama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I don't do sheets. They are not soft usually and they are tedious and not even warm. I use comforts. When my girl was a baby and it was hot out, I used a receiving blanket or afgan to cover her, but always made the bed with her comforter
2006-09-19 20:57:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get a type of sleeping bag for babys. Its kinda like a dungaree top, and then opens up into a sleeping bag. That way babys cant kick it off. They are called grobags.
http://www.gro-group.co.uk/grobag/
2006-09-19 21:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had this problem with my little girl, in the end i just stopped tucking her in. you could try using a grobag they have loads of room in them so he shouldnt get tangled up. and they keep baby warm especially with the colder weather approaching
2006-09-23 00:50:53 · answer #10 · answered by dopeydora2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋