Quilts and Newborns - a No-No?
05-03-2011, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by canuckninepatch
I have recently heard that one should not place quilts in a crib with a newborn until he or she is 12 months ago, because of the risk of suffocation. Have any of you made any "quilted bags" for a newborn to sleep in ie. that are like a bunting bag to keep the baby warm, but do not put the baby at risk?
I want to add something, so that you fellow quilters understand where I'm coming from - I love making baby quilts, and will keep on making them, and giving them as gifts. But as a new gramma-to-be, I am also conscious of the fact that the new guidelines encourage young moms to use sleeping sacks for the first year. I just wondered if anyone had made one using a pattern, and which one they used. Quilts I make will certain be used and loved, but probably not put on top of the baby when he/she is sleeping alone in his crib until he/she is a year old.
I want to add something, so that you fellow quilters understand where I'm coming from - I love making baby quilts, and will keep on making them, and giving them as gifts. But as a new gramma-to-be, I am also conscious of the fact that the new guidelines encourage young moms to use sleeping sacks for the first year. I just wondered if anyone had made one using a pattern, and which one they used. Quilts I make will certain be used and loved, but probably not put on top of the baby when he/she is sleeping alone in his crib until he/she is a year old.
05-03-2011, 07:43 AM
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[don't have kids ,but, was told NEVER to use polydown for babies as it doesn't breathe and suffocate, informed cotton/wool batting ok.[/quote]
Thanks - it confirms what I had already thought - I don't like using Poly batting anyway.
Thanks - it confirms what I had already thought - I don't like using Poly batting anyway.
07-10-2011, 02:42 AM
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I'm just another of the terrible mothers! My first son was born in mid-winter, so I made a feather/down mini duvet for him when he was first born, then he slept under a polyester duvet from about 3 months. His brother used the same, and both slept well and stayed warm.
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