bedding for baby

I'm very confused about what I need for bub's bedding.

What are the pros/cons to swaddling, safe-T sleeps, sleeping bags? Are you meant to use one or the other (in which case how do you choose?) or a combination? Are there alternatives I haven't thought of?

I'm due in December, so warmth isn't going to be the biggest issue, and I'll probably put baby straight into a cot rather than a bassinet, but beyond that I've no idea.

Any words of wisdom greatly appreciated

With henry i wrapped him for the first month or so at night only. Helped with letting him know it was night and stoped him startling. He was never that attatched to it though so stopped at one month when i couldnt be bothered anymore and because he was sleeping on his tummy i didnt wrap him as i didnt feel it was safe. he didnt mind. I just used muslin wraps as they are real light weight.
With this baby since it will be summer i will just wrap in a muslin and not put any blankets on (unless its a bit chilly then maybe a extra cotton blanket). If i was putting baby straight into a cot i would definately wrap (swaddle) as i think it would make them feel a bit more secure in a large space.
We didnt use a sleeping bag until winter and when he started moving around - in summer we jsut let him but in winter he needed warmth which is where the sleeping bag came in.
I hope that makes sense

mack hated swaddling and has slept with his hands above him head from the day we put him in the cot (3 weeks) he was in a hammock for the first weeks and just had blanket on him since all curled up in a hammock and a warm room. now he is in a cot i ave a safety sleep then a sheet and wool blanket, tucked in tight in the cot

I swaddled DD till she was 3mths. The times when she wasn't swaddled she'd wake alot earlier than usual - (2hourly instead of 4-5hourly) and she couldn't re-settle without being swaddled.

She is now in a gro-bag (only 1tog) so has sheet, woolen blanket folded over & cot duvet over top.. add another woolie if its a really cold night.
Never used a safety-sleep so can't comment.

If I were you I would wait till your baby is here and decide what you want to do - you could try swaddling (just use muslin, its really cheap) and see if it works. Some babies hate it and don't settle being wrapped, some won't settle without being wrapped - My friends DD is still wrapped at nearly 8mths, she loves it!

I dont have a safety sleep for Jake and I am not getting one...

We were not going to use a bassinet but jake came before we had a chance to pick up the cot and got leant a bassinet - couldnt have lived without it! It was on wheels and jake was in whatever room i was in for the first 6 weeks and from then just in our room at night. It was so easy at night as he was right there next to me and I just pulled him into bed for a feed.

I found when wrapping Jake that he hated BEING wrapped, but once wrapped he would settle. He still fights being wrapped now but as soon as the second arm is tucked in his eyes get heavy and he starts drifting off... so cute.

I am thinking about moving him to a sleeping bag soon,.. there are just too many to choose from!

Buy the biggest wraps you can find, none of these tiny 80cm x 80cm jobbies, you need a minimum 1m x 1m - as well as getting longer use out of them as swaddling wraps, once you stop wrapping you can use them a cot bedding, so a lot better value for money.

I swaddled for six months....just didn't know when to swap lol :D
Then she went into a grobag. I find the safe t sleep amazing, for peice of mind and for routine. It can go on any cot, bed, and bassinet, and it's something she associates with sleep...that always helps.