Baby Bedding - Buy or Borrow
Many of your family and friends would definitely give you a helping hand to borrow things when a new baby has come into the family. Hand-me-downs will definitely be cheaper than a new one. However, there many factors that you need to consider before you decide to borrow baby bedding for your new born baby. If you think that you definitely need to borrow a baby bedding then you need to take few precautions for the safety and health of your baby.
Safety:
Baby spends most of its time on the bedding and hence you need to give at most care to the baby bedding. When you borrow and use an older baby bedding it might not have safety features in it. The older baby bedding might have few chemicals or fire retardants that might not suit your baby's health. All the donors might or might not be aware of the safety features associated with the baby bedding.
Quality:
You also need to check the quality of the baby bedding that you borrow. It might be of a good quality however the baby bedding might still be having some defects in it. For example, if a cheap mattress has been used for many years, the firmness in the baby bedding might have reduced. Firmness in the baby bedding is very important because if might create alignment problems of the spinal cord in the infants. Lesser quality baby bedding also might create breathing problems. If the baby bedding has lot dust or irritants it might upset your baby's skin or breathing passages. Sometimes, even good quality of baby bedding will have contaminations that we might not see. So, would you like to take a chance of your baby's health?
Designs:
Baby bedding that you borrow are definitely an older one, so it might not be surprising to find that the designs on them are also older and outdated. Decorative baby pillows are another older feature that can cause suffocation to your baby. Cribs, bumpers, and mattresses will definitely tend to deteriorate as they get older. If you are looking for a trendy designs then borrowing a baby bedding will not be a right choice for you.
Durability:
The quality of the baby bedding might be very good but it is a hand me down product and hence there would have been some use of the bedding. It is obvious that there would have been some wear and tear. Sometimes you might think that a used baby bedding might not make a big difference, but it does make a lot of difference. Washing and wearing of fabric will definitely have some deterioration.
We have seen the various pros and cons of the used baby bedding. I personally suggest that your baby deserves good bedding than a used one. Compromising on small products might cost you more. You are also placing your baby's health at risk. So, you need to think before deciding whether to borrow bedding or get a new one.