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No matter how many babies you’ve had, it’s always a red-letter day when your baby boy is ready to leave the hospital. You have probably spent your whole pregnancy getting the nursery ready, and paying special attention to detail. One of the first steps in setting up a nursery for your baby is to choose wallpaper, shelving and pictures that create a pleasant environment.

It is a joyful task, if you go for your own selection of things for reading, playing, resting and those for design and decoration. There is a necessary but easily-overlooked nursery item that really needs your attention, and that’s the baby bedding. Things about bedding to be considered include its material and construction, maintenance, and whether its safe for your newborn.

You can get by without one, but most parents who are setting up a nursery do purchase a changing table. A changing table gives you a place to change the baby and place the necessary supplies, and it’s thus easily accessible and a good thing to have in the nursery. To store all of the babies clothes, an appropriate sized dresser should be bought. You should place a comfortable chair in the nursery if it will fit, because you’ll need to have it there for late-night feedings.

Regardless of whether you choose to shop in person or online, it is important that you have plenty of top-quality bedding for your baby’s crib. Crib bedding is usually better to buy online, because online retailers often have more options than physical stores do. It is important to be mindful of your baby’s safety when purchasing baby bedding. Heavy quilts and pillows should be avoided and any blankets and sheets should fit snugly on the crib mattress to prevent suffocation. Most baby bedding sets come with a fitted sheet for the bed and a loose sheet for covering. Select bedding in natural fibers like cotton, which are non-irritating and allow the baby’s skin to breathe.