what pads and quilts are needed for crib?

....I was just wondering....

if I'll use the ultimate crib sheet....
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2267582

which is apparently 4 in 1, pad, protector and quilt, will I still need another quilt that goes right on top of mattress or will this one be enough? I know this one you can put underneith or over the sheet.

also wondering if anybody has experiences with it, it's not a safety issue with the straps?

thanks for input!
alexa

 

I guess I'm just leary of anything that could be loose in the bed. Anything with straps would make me nervous. I have regular crib sheets from Target and although they take a few minutes to put on, they fit nice and snug around the mattress. I also wouldn't recommend a quilt in the bed at all. Anything thick or bulky could cause a suffocation hazzard. If you are looking for warmth and "snuggliness" try a wearable blanket. Its like a zip up sleeping bag with arm holes. Mine were a little too small for them at first and the bulk worried me. But they are just the right size now that the weather is getting colder. (You can do swaddlers too but mine really didn't like swaddlers--they like to be free and have their arms all over the place) I know there are different opinions out there, but I prefer to take the safe route--no quilts, blankets, or crib bumpers. Even though they are cute, save the adorable stuff until they are a little bigger.

 

I never used quilts or bumper pads. I had a crib sheet with a sheet saver and in the winter put them in fleece jammies with a Halo Sleep Sack over them.

 

thanks for your responses!

first time mom, when I said quilts, I did not mean the lose quilt comes in the crib, but they sell the quilted pads that go over mattress....but in that case, you'll have to take the sheet and bumper off, if you use one, we don't use anything lose in crib.

so I guess I am just looking for the easiest way, with as less as 'tools' possible

alexa

 

All you need is a waterproof mattress cover (doesn't have to be thick or bulky - firm surfaces are actually much safer for sleep), a snug crib sheet, and sleep sacks (I like Halo brand). Bumper pads are unnecessary and also a risk factor for SIDS.

HTH

 

I actually like having separate products... we have a water-proof mattress pad and then a fitted sheet over top. Oftentimes, the mess is not big enough that it requires a new mattress pad. So you just have to change the sheet.

One other piece of advice would be to make sure you try on your sheets as soon as you buy them. We have 10 fitted sheets (which is at least 4 more than we really would have needed btw), and they don't all fit the mattress very well. Our Amy Coe ones from Target fit really great, but we have some cheaper white ones that are really really hard to get on because they are a bit too small for the mattress. There is quite a bit of variety in mattress AND sheet sizes! But by the time I figured this out the receipts were long gone so I couldn't return them.

SAVE THOSE RECEIPTS and try things before you decide whether or not you want to keep them!

 

We have a mattress pad with a fitted crib sheet over it. Then we have been using the Ultimate Crib Sheets on top. With that, the top layer is like a sheet so you don't need anything additionally on top of it. I think that I'll go to full crib sheets with the babies are big enough to sit up or fool around with the edges but for now it's FABULOUS. Both my babies have reflux and have been wicked spitters in bed. Blech. We've also used ultra flat pads under their heads when they were smaller though don't anymore now that they scoot a bit. Changing sheets is a real pain - especially with a baby also covered in spit up that needs to be attended to. The ultimate crib sheets pull very tightly and the snaps are not easy for a child to undo. However, when they get older (and stronger and more precocious) I'll do what my friend with twin boys did. She'd take the mattress completely out of the crib, lay it on the floor and "dress" it with a mattress pad, sheet, mattress pad, sheet and a third mattress pad and sheet. Then she would put it back in and wedge it down. It was a pain but you only had to do it every 3rd sheet change! She said it worked brilliantly.

HTH!