It only take that one child to die, I worked in a prevention program and did have one baby that dies due to suffocation from the beautiful quit he slept with, It was very sad, I had been able to warn the grandma ahead of time but they must not have listened to the warning. we certainly do not want it to be a baby we can save.

That should be correct. For those of us non-metric, it converts to approximately 36 x 44, which is usually either a baby or crib (bassinette/cot) size.

Isn't there something about not using baby quilts but more like a wrap for the baby? I know I made a baby quilt and it was going to be a play blanket where the baby could lay on the floor? I don't know...thought there was some kind of safety issue?

https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Educatio...-Centers/cribs

According to google, the NZ standard cot size for mattresses is 69x130 cm and a large cot is 77x133 cm. In inches that would be around 27x51 or 30x52. Of course with overhang, you could make the quilt wider.

Yes I had heard of that, but I believe that most new parents, have them for show. I am happy if they put their little one on it for play time.

Idle Di

I just wanted to say Welcome to the board Di. You know everytime I hear of some new danger to babies I wonder how we and our children survived? I know that something bad has happened and that this is why they are bringing up whatever but it still makes me wonder how everyone survived!!

I make crib quilts at 30" x 30" as my compromise to those who say no quilts. Big enough to hold body heat in, but not big enough to get tangled in.

Yep so true, I think back to when my kids were born, gee I must have been a bad mum, I had cot bumpers, sleeping bags with sleeves in them, quilts, blankets, and sheets. My daughter when she had her children I had to cut off anything with sleeves in them that I had made for bed time, no sheets, blankets or quilts. they went to bed with nothing except a sleeping bag without sleeves. No zips, nothing. gee I must have been bad, but my children have survived.


Idle Di