A healthy start in life begins with healthy sleep

New moms lose more than 200 hours of sleep in their child’s first year of life. That’s a whole lot of grumpy headed your way – but it doesn’t have to be. What a baby sleeps on can affect the quality and length of his/her sleep, which can directly influence your life.

Don’t get us wrong, there’s no magic formula when it comes to getting your baby to sleep, but choosing safe baby crib bedding can encourage longer, deeper sleep. What really works when it comes to sweet dreams? Read on to improve your baby’s sleep I.Q.

Chemicals in Bedding

Your baby faces a greater risk than you do when exposed to chemicals. His growing body naturally collects and stores resources in an effort to improve and prolong his life. But this natural gathering and recycling is dangerous when it comes to synthetic chemicals because his body doesn’t understand the dangers (it only sees the potential resource). Every single toxin your baby encounters can create a rippling of biological consequences later in life.

Since your baby spends more time sleeping (and will for the next few years) choose baby crib bedding that’s chemical-free and natural. Natura’s Organic Baby Bedding is made from certified organic materials that never encountered chemicals during the growing or manufacturing process.

Cotton Bedding

There’s nothing more comfortable or kinder to your skin that your favorite cotton t-shirt, right? It always looks good, washes like a dream and it’s the first thing you reach for when you just want to relax.

We believe cotton is the perfect fabric to cover all of our baby crib bedding in for the same reason. Not only will its softness soothe a tired and cranky baby, it washes up like a dream. Talk to any mom who’s baby sleeps on Natura and you’ll soon see that our bedding makes the perfect “blanky” as they bid farewell to babyhood and move onto their toddler years.

Wool Bedding

Research studies show infants fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer when they’re sleeping on wool. You know that temperature fluctuations can disrupt your sleep, making you toss and turn looking for that perfect pitch. Trouble is, your baby’s lack of mobility creates a danger zone when it comes to overheating – she can’t adjust herself to correct the temperature.

Natura’s Classic Baby Crib Bedding uses wool to move perspiration away from your baby’s skin – think of it as a natural air conditioner. The fibers (sealed inside soft cotton) continually process moisture, so your baby can regulate her own temperature without feeling the need to move – or stressing the body when movement is impossible.

Latex Mattresses

Your baby has just spent 9 blissful months, safely ensconced in the softness and warmth of your womb. His little body curled into the curve of your hips, gently cushioned in safety and support. What makes you think a hard, flat mattress will be comfortable after that kind of luxury?

Both Natura’s Baby Organic and Classic Baby crib mattresses employ latex to provide safe, contouring support while your baby sleeps. Instead of forcing her spine into an uncomfortable straight line, a latex mattress supports it and allows it to stretch out naturally as she grows.

Understanding how your baby’s bedding will affect her sleep each night, growth and future health will help you make the right choice. Need help? Find a Natura dealer near you or call our Customer Service team. Remember, when it comes to your baby, there are no stupid questions.