Our Guide for Buying Nursery Bedding

Crib bedding for many is an essential part of a Nursery. Today there are endless amounts of colors, patterns, textures and designs to help give you the perfect Nursery. While Alex wasn't as thrilled about choosing the bedding as I was, we did end up doing quite of bit of research as we were shopping for our bedding. Luckily for us the overall process was a lot easier than picking out our Nursery furniture and within a couple weeks we had found the perfect bedding.
  

The Crib Bedding

How Long Will You Use the Crib Bedding?

For us personally, a huge factor that went into our decision making process on what to buy ultimately came down to the length that we wanted to use the bedding for. Many toddler beds today use the standard crib-size bedding, making it possible to use a set for up to three years. With buying our Nursery furniture we also had this in mind and decided that since the crib can convert to a toddler bed we would go ahead and save some money and convert the crib bedding to toddler bedding. When looking at some of the bedding that is available today, we also wanted to make sure that because we would be carrying this bedding into our sons toddler years that the set itself wasn't too whimsical or gave off a baby feel.
    

What To Look For?

Another reasoning behind our bedding choice was the fact that the bedding itself is soft and washable. Knit cotton sheets are really popular among baby bedding as are flannel crib sheets and higher thread-count cotton fabrics giving a soft feel. With the high possibility of a couple messes to deal with, it is also recommended that you get bedding that can be machine washed as hand-cleaning and spot-treating may be time-consuming for some. Also, because it is likely that there will be a couple accidents it is also a great idea to invest in a couple more crib sheets for those early months. Buying a inexpensive crib mattress cover to put under the sheet is also a great idea that can help keep the mattress dry as well as making a quick bed change. The last thing that we looked for when it came to the bedding was that it fit our crib. They say to make sure your bedding is neither to big or to small but rather that it snug when placed over the mattress. For some extra security, they also make elastic straps that clip to the crib sheet holding it in place.
  
Bottom Line: From our findings you can find yourself spending between $100-$300 or more depending on the type of bedding you get. You can expect to pay more when it comes to custom bedding as well as higher thread-counts fabrics.
 

The Result...

With all the information above in mind and after a couple visits to some local stores we ended up finding a great bedding set at Target for an affordable price. The set itself includes a Crib Sheet, Comforter, Bed Skirt and Bumper for about $100. Though we are aware that crib bumpers are not recommended we couldn't help but use them and will be keeping an eye out for any signs of having to remove them down the road.

The picture below is the advertisement of the Circo neutral bedding set found at Target: