Night notes
Sheets that stay put
A fitted sheet is the one thing every list of what belongs in a crib agrees on, and the only thing it has to do is not come loose.
Fitted means fitted
A sheet that pops off a corner in the night stops being a sheet and becomes loose fabric in a crib, which is the thing every list tells you to keep out of it. Depth matters more than length here: the pocket has to go under a mattress of the thickness you actually own, not the standard one.
Check the mattress, not the crib
Crib mattresses are close to a standard size but not identical, and the depth varies more than the footprint does. Measure the thickness before you order, and if a sheet has to be stretched to reach, it is the wrong one.
Washing and the spare
Whatever happens at three in the morning is easier with a second sheet in the cupboard. Wash temperatures are not the same across every piece here, so the one printed on the listing is the one to follow rather than a rule of thumb.
The pieces this is about
Sheets & Mattress Covers, most talked about first.
This page is here to explain how our panels are cut and fitted. It is not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for it. For anything about how your baby sleeps, ask your pediatrician.