Just been offered all your granny’s baby bedding?
It’s very common to find that when you’ve a new arrival in the family that it’s accompanied by untold numbers of offers of clothing and furniture for the baby.
However, you need to ask yourself if the baby bedding that was used by your granny when she was a baby is quite as safe as it might be. Yes, it might sound cute to use that antique cot but have you considered all the little splinters of wood that your little darling could easily cut themselves on? The bedding material is much worse and you should never consider using old mattresses or pillows as 1) they’ll be sure to have soaked in untold nasties from various extretions from its previous users and 2) anything more than 5 or 10 years old won’t come close to conforming with modern fire safety standards.
‘Tis much better on the whole to buy new. Not only will you have colour co-ordination in the nursery but you’ll have a much safer environment for your baby.
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