Choosing and Caring for Children's Bedding

When making a child's bedroom some of the concerns are the quality, comfort, warmth, and care of the bedding, bedding sets and accessories. So in choosing the sheets you can go low quality or high, your choice. Three choices are cotton, flannel and polyester.

When choosing cotton sheets and bedding look for all natural cotton and try to avoid material that contains harmful chemicals and dyes. Cotton is hypoallergenic so it is less likely to cause an allergic reaction. Cotton sheets can become stale quickly, so you need to air and launder them often. Cotton sheets are very absorbent, which makes them comfortable in many kinds of weather. But the absorbency can lead to musty smells.

Proper care will keep them soft and beautiful. Wash cotton sheets in a load by themselves. Use cold water and mild laundry soap. Do not use chlorine bleach. Chlorine bleach can damage the cotton fibers over time; use a non-chlorine bleach to brighten ivory or white cotton sheets. Remove soon as the wash is done to help reduce wrinkles. Dry on low temperature setting, set the dry on a shorter cycle and take the sheets out before they are completely dry and hang them to finish drying.

To keep your child cozy and warm at night specially in the winter months, flannel is the sheets to go with. To choose the best flannel sheets, check the fabric weight, that's how they are rated not by thread count. Bed sheets that weigh 5-6 ounces per yard are by far the best choice. They keep you warm longer and hold up for years as long as you wash and care for them properly.

Machine wash with warm water, use Woolite or a gentle laundry soap so colors won't fade. Always use a fabric softener, liquid or dryer sheets, this keeps the sheets feeling warm and soft. Machine dry on low temperature, too much heat will wrinkle the sheets. If possible take them out before they are fully dry and hang, or hang them out to dry then put them in the dryer to fluff.

There is the polyester sheets, the polyester microfiber sheets made of 100% microfiber polyester are wrinkle resistant and offers a lower resistance to static and piling than most other fabrics. the fabric is strong, machine washable-washes easily and dries quickly also can by dry-cleaned. The polyester sheets are resistant to wrinkles, mildew, stretching, shrinkage, abrasions and are comfortable, offering insulation and breath-ability.

Machine wash in warm water with mild laundry soap, machine dry with a fabric softener, fold or put on the bed. Quick and easy.

Choose the right bedding, sheets and accessories for you child and taking proper care can make them last and be nice for years.

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