best place to buy bedding & essential needed?

[gemmaevans]

Hi, i have just brought my cot and mattress and started loooking at bedding and CANT beleive how expensive it is. so what i need to know is - what do i actually need? and where is the best place to get it?
I will get a moses basket too. so do i get a grobag and use this in cot an moses basket? a few bedsheets? (im thinking use cot at night and moses in day) first timer, so not sure

Thanks

 

[jane99]

Try NCT Nearly New Sales for stuff. Google National Childbirth Trust for sales in your area.

Dont bother with fitted sheets for moses basket. Use a pillow case as a sheet. Pop mattress inside & fold pillowcase over at one end for a snug fit.

I wouldnt bother with a grobag until baby can kick covers off. Use blankets until then. Then consider buying a supermarket own sleeping bag, instead of expensive Grobag.

If you have a thick mattress (ie. Mothercare sprung), cheap fitted sheets dont always fit, they arent made big enough & mattress cant lay flat.

 

[kittycat18]

Asda is great for cheaper essential bedding like fitted sheets and waterproof mattress protectors https://direct.asda.com/Bedding/607,default,sc.html

 

[Swift]

If you have a local IKEA they do really cheap fitted sheets

 

[welshwarriors]

asda, tesco, ikea, amazon or ebay

 

[holly2234]

I got a flat single sheet and cut it into 4 and sewed up the edges and they fit perfectly. So much cheaper too.

 

[CCJune]

I got 2 grobags in TKMax for £14.99 each, had seen them other places for nearly double that.