Baby bedding should be chosen with an eye to practicality as well as attractiveness; a plastic sheet covering the mattress will save Mom and Dad many hours of cleaning up messes because babies are amazingly talented at getting their mess into every nook and cranny of the nearby environment.

It goes without saying that all bedding should be washable, and you want to have multiple sets because the night will come when you already have two sets of bedding in the wash and the third gets messy! Your pediatrician is the most reliable source of information about what sheet sets are appropriate for your baby at each stage of his or her development. Even though the doctor may advise you not to use fluffy blankets for you little ones at night you will still have plenty of chances to use that one-of-kind heirloom blanket or quilt from Grandma during the day.