making up a bassinett
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Topic: making up a bassinett
Posted By: RubyG
Subject: making up a bassinett
Date Posted: 04 May 2009 at 5:20pm
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I just want to know how many blankets etc to put on the bassinett when i make it up
This is what i was thinking - any other ideas appreciated. maybe i need 2 woolen blanket layers? Mattress protector Fitted sheet Top sheet Merino blanket Cotton blanket ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 04 May 2009 at 5:57pm
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We never used a top sheet.
We wrapped (in merino) then tucked Issy in with another merino blanket. So ours went wool protector fitted sheet baby in wrap tucked in with merino blanket Also when we were in the hospital one of the older midwives showed us a trick, where you roll up a towel and make a u shape (with the bottom of the u at the head end), you then put the sheet over that u. The baby then lies inside the u, so its all snug and feels secure .. Issy loved it. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 04 May 2009 at 6:55pm
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and , ( i had a winter baby last time and im having another one this time )
cos it can get so cold at night , I would put a wheat bag in the bassinette to warm it up then take it out just before putting baby down , so its nice and snuggly  ------------- 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 04 May 2009 at 7:45pm
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we did the same as LF, but used a woollen cot blanket (folded several times) instead of a merino blanket. Did the heated up wheat bag as well- made the bed nice and cozy in the winter nights and seem to help her settle better as well. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 05 May 2009 at 1:20pm
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Yeah the wheatbag is great, I did it with Jack each time I fed at night. I would feed him one side, change his nappy, heat up the wheatbag and put it in the bed while I fed the 2nd side.
I didn't use a top sheet and Jack was wrapped. I am a cold fish so I think that I had atleast 2, maybe 3 blankets on him plus a heater in the room. Jack was a late April baby. ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 05 May 2009 at 10:40pm
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Caden was born in June, and he had a flannelette sheet on the mattress, another sheet then a thick blanket. He was swaddled as well and put in his sleeping wedge, so he was all snug. If it was REALLY cold, I would put another blanket over him, we had a lovely polar fleece one and he was always tucked in nice and firm.
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 06 May 2009 at 12:46pm
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hehe , Im such a soft mummy , Caitlyn still sleeps on top of a polar fleece blanket and has one on top of her ...
and sometimes (this is not very financially good ) if its really really cold in the mornings, I give her clothes a quick spin in the dryer so they are warmer to get into to ... -------------
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 10:08am
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I'm just bumping this thread up for some of us new mums who might be thinking about this now.
Do bassinets need a mattress protector? We are definitely getting them for the cots, but the girls will be in bassinets for a while first. Also, what kind of blankets are best for over top? I'm thinking we'll have a flannelette bottom sheet, then bubs (wrapped) and then a blanket...at the moment we mainly have polar fleece blankets but they're supposed to be not so good....and how many blankets am I likely to need, for this time of year??? |
Posted By: MrsH
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 11:03am
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We haven't been using a mattress protector but I just thought this morning that I should put a blanket under the mattress to stop any drafts coming up.
We have a flannelette fitted sheet, bubs is wrapped in a thick cotton wrap folded over (so two layers of cotton on his back and four on his front), then a flannelette top sheet, cotton blanket folded over and another blanket on top of that. I'm like you, I don't know about polar fleece etc. so prefer not to have anything like that too much. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 11:07am
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I had an Oct baby and we lived in a cold house...We had a Dr sprock plastic matress protector, so put a cotton blanket on top of it for warmth. We than used a fitted flannelette bottom sheet, baby in the middle! and a sheet and 1-2 cotton blankets on top, depending on the temp. We also warmed the bottom sheet with a warm wheat pack. Baby was dressed in a singlet and AIO and was wrapped.
We only ever used 100% cotton or wool bedding. Polar fleece doesn't breath very well and baby's can become over heated with them. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: SpecialK
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 11:40am
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Def use a mattress protector - my bub used to leak out of his nappies (cloth and disposable) and it would often go through his clothes, wrap, and the sheet. Also, if bub is a power chucker it can also soak straight through the sheet.
We used to wrap H in merino, then a cotton blanket folded in half, then a wool blanket folded in half or in four, depending on how cold it was. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 1:03pm
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Hrmm, would a cot size mattress protector, folded down, work?? Or would we have to get bassinet sized ones??
I think I'm going to have to go shopping for some more blankets....either cotton or wool ones... |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 1:35pm
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Kate - the Dr Sprot covers come in basinet size and they serve as a matress protector too - just make sure that you put a cotton blanket over the top of them, they sound a bit rustley but think they are great. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 1:43pm
| What's the difference between a Dr Sprott and other mattress protectors? We're on a pretty limited budget now, seeing as I've been off work for almost 6 weeks already, and needing two of everything...and then needing to get 2 cot ones for when they move into cots....it all kind of adds up!! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 2:21pm
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The Dr Sprott ones are plastic and help prevent cot death. We had one on the bassinet but dd HATED it and wouldn't settle till we took it off .
The normal ones are normally fabric . I also used just a flat white nappy folded over underneath dd head so if she spilled ( which she did all the time) you just change the nappy not the whole bed 
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Posted By: Roses are Red
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 4:15pm
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A trick for those with winter babies, the polar fleece throws at the warehouse for $4 each make great cot sheets as they are warm and snuggly and much cheaper than flannlette sheets ------------- 
 Angel March 2011
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Posted By: Gardengirl
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 4:37pm
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I bought a Swandri wool underblanket from Farmers on special - it's not your usual mattress protector but does repel liquid and I figured it would be warm. I bought a couple of bassinette sheet sets but figured it was an expensive way to go, so have cut up and hemmed some new big sheets down to cot size (I get 4 good sized sheets out of a queen sized sheet). So at the moment the waiting bassinette comprises:
Mattress Swandri wool cover Bottom sheet (flannelette or cotton) Top sheet (flannelette or cotton) Blanket and will add more blankets as needed. I've been told not to use polar fleece for new babies. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 4:45pm
| I love those Swanndri wool mattress protectors - I am gutted that FlyBuys stopped having them as a reward, as I was going to get two. I went to Farmers today and they have some thermal weave blankets (100% cotton) and some other 100% cotton, so I might go there on payday and pick up a couple of each of them as a start... |
Posted By: LouD
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 6:06pm
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Ive got enough blankets and polar fleece blankets etc I think we will be all good
I dont know if im gonna let myself get sucked into the dr sprott thing.......Im already after reading toooooo much on the net not using my big fluffy sheepskin that i used for my DS2 and also had one for DS1, cos of being scared off by a website i read........but im over reading too much, cos if you do then you would be virtually too scared to do anything............which also leads to Post natal also cos you are constantly worrying that your doing something wrong...... I think a nice weave wool blanket as a mattress protector will be enough. i mean if mattresses were proven to be sooooo bad for babies then surely they wouldnt be on the market? Its hard enough to be able to afford to buy it all, let alone feeling pressured into buying things that arent cheap and being made to feel guilty for not cos your baby could be at risk?? wonder how much is true and how much a marketing ploy praying on nervous mums??? |
Posted By: angel4
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 6:38pm
| we used a wool pillow protector as a mattress protector for our bassinet. its rectangular with elastic and designed to protect pillow and be warm to sleep on. Fit perfectly on our bassinet mattress and was nice and warm and breathable. Of course we have a very old bassinet, craddle type thing that rocks so it might not fit on a normal bassinet mattress, dont know sorry |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 7:56pm
| Ours are old fashioned bassinets as well angel - the bassinet FIL was in when he was a baby almost 60 years ago (with new canvas and mattress) and another one that FIL made to match that...so it just might work!! Thank you for that idea!!! |
Posted By: noodle
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 8:16pm
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I bought a few bassinette sheet sets but didn't use them.... i just used a cot sheet in the bassinett tucked it all in round all of the matress except at the bottom and folded the bottom of it up and over DS that way it covered him and he couldn't move down in his bed because where the sheet was folded held him up IYGWIM lol I had a matress protector over the matress aswell and used cotton aircell blankets when needed, I did the folded flat cloth nappy thing too for his head so I only had to change that when he spilled etc ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Gardengirl
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 9:42am
| I asked my midwife about that whole Dr Sprott thing...she said the only people that stand by that research are the Dr Sprott people themselves so I put it all out of my head. |