Baby bedding and sleeping bags: advice for UK parents

Questions and answers (106)

• Are baby sleeping bags safer than blankets?
• Are cot bedding sets with quilts safe?
• Are sleeping bags with sleeves safe?
• Baby sleeping bag buying checklist
• Baby sleeping bag vs cot sheet: which is better?
• Can I buy a second-hand baby sleeping bag?
• Can I buy a second-hand cot sheet?
• Can I swaddle a 10 month old?
• Can I swaddle a 2 month old?
• Can I swaddle a 2 week old?
• Can I swaddle a 3 month old?
• Can I swaddle a 4 month old?
• Can I swaddle a 5 month old?
• Can I swaddle a 6 month old?
• Can I swaddle a 6 week old?
• Can I swaddle a 7 month old?
• Can I swaddle a 9 month old?
• Can I swaddle a newborn?
• Can I swaddle an 11 month old?
• Can I swaddle an 8 month old?
• Can I swaddle my baby?
• Can a 1 year old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 10 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 10 month old sleep with a blanket?
• Can a 15 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 2 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 2 month old sleep with a blanket?
• Can a 2 week old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 2 week old sleep with a blanket?
• Can a 2 year old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 3 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 3 month old sleep with a blanket?
• Can a 3 year old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 4 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 4 month old sleep with a blanket?
• Can a 5 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 5 month old sleep with a blanket?
• Can a 6 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 6 month old sleep with a blanket?
• Can a 6 week old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 6 week old sleep with a blanket?
• Can a 7 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 7 month old sleep with a blanket?
• Can a 9 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a 9 month old sleep with a blanket?
• Can a baby sleep with a blanket?
• Can a baby sleeping bag be too big?
• Can a newborn sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can a newborn sleep with a blanket?
• Can a premature baby use a sleeping bag?
• Can an 11 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can an 11 month old sleep with a blanket?
• Can an 18 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can an 8 month old sleep in a sleeping bag?
• Can an 8 month old sleep with a blanket?
• Can my baby sleep in just a vest and sleepsuit?
• Can my baby wear a sleeping bag in a Moses basket?
• Cot sheet buying checklist
• Do I need a baby sleeping bag?
• Do I need a room thermometer for the nursery?
• How do I choose a baby sleeping bag?
• How do I choose a cot sheet?
• How do I dress my baby for a 16C room?
• How do I dress my baby for a 20C room?
• How do I keep a bedtime routine consistent?
• How do I keep my baby warm in winter at night?
• How do I know if my baby is too hot at night?
• How do I stop my baby overheating in summer?
• How do I stop my baby wriggling down the cot?
• How long can you use a baby sleeping bag?
• How long can you use a cot sheet?
• How many cot sheets do I need?
• How warm should a baby's room be at night?
• Is 14C OK for a baby's room?
• Is 15 degrees too cold for a baby to sleep?
• Is 16C OK for a baby's room?
• Is 17C OK for a baby's room?
• Is 18C OK for a baby's room?
• Is 19C OK for a baby's room?
• Is 20C OK for a baby's room?
• Is 21 degrees too hot for a baby's room?
• Is 22C OK for a baby's room?
• Is 23C OK for a baby's room?
• Is 24C OK for a baby's room?
• Is 25C OK for a baby's room?
• Is a weighted sleeping bag safe?
• Should I put a sleeping bag on my newborn?
• Should my baby wear a hat to sleep?
• What baby bedding does Baby Kingdom sell?
• What baby sleeping bags does Baby Kingdom sell?
• What bedding does a baby need?
• What cot bedding sets does Baby Kingdom sell?
• What cot quilts & bumpers does Baby Kingdom sell?
• What cot sheets does Baby Kingdom sell?
• What room temperature is best for a baby with a cold or fever?
• What safety standard should a baby sleeping bag have?
• What safety standard should a baby sleeping bag meet?
• What should a baby wear to bed?
• What size sheet fits a cot bed?
• What swaddles & blankets does Baby Kingdom sell?
• What tog sleeping bag does my baby need?
• What tog sleeping bag for summer?
• What tog sleeping bag for winter?
• When can a baby use a sleeping bag?
• When should I buy a baby sleeping bag?
• When should I buy a cot sheet?

Guides (10)

• Baby sleeping bags buying guide for UK parents
• Cot sheets buying guide for UK parents
• Guide to baby bedding: what to look for
• Guide to cot bedding sets: what to look for
• Guide to cot quilts & bumpers: what to look for
• Guide to swaddles & blankets: what to look for
• Keeping your baby cool in a summer heatwave
• Keeping your baby warm in winter without overheating
• Safe swaddling: what UK guidance says
• Sleeping bag or blankets? How to choose

Quizzes (3)

• Is a baby sleeping bag right for you? Quick quiz
• Is a cot sheet right for you? Quick quiz
• Sleeping bag or blankets: which suits your baby?

Safety guidance on these pages follows the NHS and the Lullaby Trust, and each page links its sources. General information only, not medical advice.