How to choose a blanket for a newborn's crib

One of the necessary gifts for a young family with a newborn baby is a blanket or blanket. However, choosing this thing is not so simple and you should clearly understand what criteria and characteristics it must meet. Otherwise, the gift has every chance of being of no use.

Quality requirements

When buying a blanket for a newborn, in addition to external characteristics, you need to pay attention to the quality of the product. A baby blanket or blanket must be made of high quality materials. The design and painting of the product must be done with dyes that do not cause an allergic reaction. The item should not have too much weight or dimensions, but should be adapted to the average size of a newborn.

Particular attention should be paid to design. Despite the large selection of blankets for newborns and the variety of colors, it is worth taking a closer look at carefully dyed products in not the brightest colors.

Firstly, it is better to have a thing with a restrained color scheme; it can be easily combined with furniture, a crib, or a stroller.

And secondly, bright dyes require a more saturated color pigment and it’s good if there is a guarantee about the quality of the dye that gives such a rich color, otherwise there is a large risk that the bright fabric will fade after washing.

The third practical property of neutral colors is that the item is convenient to wash with children's suits and underwear.It does not stain other things if it is made with high quality. But, of course, the choice of color is a matter of taste.

Case materials and filling

Just a few decades ago, baby blankets were made from wool and wool blend fabrics. Nowadays, children's goods stores offer a large selection of high-quality blankets for newborns made from modern materials, such as:

• fleece;
• bike;
• wool;
• down products;
• cotton blankets.

Each of these materials has certain advantages. A fable is, first of all, the naturalness of the material and the absence of allergic reactions. In addition, this fabric is pleasant to the body, soft and light. Down duvets are some of the warmest. They allow you to create a special microclimate and the child feels warm. But such products require care and cleaning, since mites often appear in the fluff. Wool products can be called a classic option, since the material combines lightness, hygiene, and warmth.

REFERENCE: One of the most popular blankets is products made from camel wool.

Fleece blankets are a good choice for walking. They are easy to care for and practical. Despite the fact that fleece is a synthetic fiber, it is pleasant to the body and tolerates washing and drying well. The material is light and at the same time quite warm.

Selection by season

Warm blankets made of down or natural wool, as well as cotton wool, are suitable for all those babies who were born in the cool season. If the child was born in hot weather, then you can get by with a fleece blanket, a light blanket on a bike, or something made of thin wool blend fabric. It is best to have two types of blankets. One is very warm, which can be used in a crib in the winter, and the second is lighter, for walking in the warm season.

REFERENCE. The most important thing is that the material is easy to wash and dry.

In this regard, the leaders are woolen products, which can be washed in a delicate shampoo as they become dirty. A thick camel wool blanket is best dry cleaned. Down absorbs moisture, so care for such a thing should be more thorough. It is good to hang them in the sun to warm up and disinfect, and also dry clean them. You can also wash the product, but there is a chance that it will become matted and will not have its previous shape.

In addition, fluff often comes out after washing, which also does not have the best effect on long-term use for children. There are now a large number of colors available in stores. There are products that are ideal in design and color for both girls and boys. You can buy sets that include a blanket and a pillow. We recommend making a choice in favor of quality.