Many expectant parents focus on cuteness when choosing baby girl bedding for their new little one. Extremely cute bed, or crib, sets have been on the market for years featuring not only sheets and basic blankets, but with pillows (and pillow cases), comforters, and quilts. While these bedding sets are certainly very cute, realistically speaking they are also far more than is required and may even be dangerous for your baby girl. The reason for this is that there is a strong connection between exceedingly soft bedding and the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
In the United States, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) began expressing concern about the possible role of soft bedding back in 1994. However, it was not until 2000 that they convinced many of the nation’s leading retailers of baby bedding to stop selling these large sets that included potentially dangerous bedding additions. That being said, these large sets are still available online and this has been an issue of some concern. Between 2002 and 2004 the CPSC was aware of some ninety-seven crib related deaths of infants in the United States and about half of these were directly related to the addition of pillows, quilts, and other unnecessary bedding being in the crib.
While large, full sets of bedding that include pillows, pillow cases, comforters and heavy quilts still look pretty, the simple fact of the matter is that they can be dangerous. Generally speaking, these accessories are meant more for the parents and to create a please appearance for the crib, and offer no tangible benefits to the child herself, so they should not be used. Anything you’re your baby girl can turn her face into can potentially obstruct her breathing. Always keep safety in mind when buying baby girl bedding so as to avoid any potentially fatal accidents.