How to Decorate with a Baby Sleep Pillow
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A baby sleep pillow is not only essential to your childs comfort, it is also a prominent part of the decoration of your childs bed. If you want your childs bed to be a comfortable and soothing place to sleep, your child needs the right pillow. You can choose from hundreds of available designs, including some truly adorable ones. Does your child like robots? Fairies? Giraffes? A favorite sports team? You can find a pillow decorated to suit him or her.
You can also create your own customized baby pillow by buying a blank baby sized pillowcase and embroidering, appliqueing, or adding decals. Just remember to leave one side of the pillowcase undecorated. Decorations like decals and applique are rough and uncomfortable to sleep on.
If youre willing to do a little basic sewing, you can also make your child a pillowcase for their baby sleep pillow. Take the pillows measurements along its outermost seams. Each side of the pillowcase will be those dimensions, plus a half inch on all sides for the seams and two to four inches along the longest side to create a finished edge for the open end of the pillowcase. For example, if your childs pillow is 10" by 10", each piece of cloth should be about 11" by 13". Wash the fabric before you cut it to wash out the sizing (a kind of starch) and to preshrink the fabric. Lay the pieces together so their "outside" sides face inside, and sew around three of the edges, leaving a half inch seam. Roll the open edge up like a pants cuff , then sew around the innermost seam, making sure the raw edge of the fabric is rolled under. Turn the new pillowcase right side out, and you are done! You can decorate the baby pillowcase further, or you can choose a pretty fabric and leave it as is. Its best to pick cotton, jersey knits, or flannel, but if you plan only to decorate with the pillow, you can make it out of a delicate fabric like silk, plush, or velvet.
Remember, give pillows only to children aged two and up. Doctors advise that infants should not sleep with pillows because they can suffocate. Toddlers may also not need pillows, since their proportions are so different from adults. When in doubt, let your child try sleeping with a pillow, and if they do not like it, take it away and save it for later.
With this advice, you should be able to find or make the perfect baby sleep pillow in no time. Let your child help you design or pick out the pillow, or make it a wonderful surprise. Happy sleeping!
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