Can I put multiple crib sheets on the crib mattress?

MamaBabes · April 2013

My mother-in-law insist that I put multiple fitted crib sheets on the mattress. She said to do this because if my baby has a blow out in the middle of the night, I can just remove one sheet and have another just under it. I don't know if this is safe. Or even if it would work. If she had a really nasty blow out, you would think I would have to remove the sheet under the top one. I have tried researching it, but I haven't found anything. Any ideas?

mrshall10210 · April 2013

Makes no sense to me, I would think it would just soak through.

boneslvr · April 2013

im sure as long as they were all on there tightly it would be safe...however, i'm pretty sure it would leak through to the other sheet. DD had awful acid reflux (so a lot of spitting up) and a few blow outs and they always leaked through the sheets to the

CalMum_Momma · April 2013

It could work if you put a mattress protector between too, but I would worry about the extra fluff in the bed at that point. You'll deal with MOTN blowouts when they happen. I think my kids rarely blew out through diaper, clothes and swaddles. They wet th

Angellove32086 · April 2013

I don't think it would effect safety so much as it wouldn't work. If, however, under one sheet you put one of the hospital chucks that would stop leakage. We used those under our first born for almost everything to avoid messes. You can buy them at the st

ariaforte8 · April 2013

mrshall10210:
Makes no sense to me, I would think it would just soak through.

This. Her advice makes no se

Eleventy11 · April 2013

I have heard several people say they layer a mattress pad, sheet, mattress pad, sheet, etc. Your MIL's advice makes since if that's what she meant. It is a hassle to change sheets in the middle of the night. I don't think there is any hazard in doing that

skio · April 2013

That's silly. You'd just end up with two dirty sheets instead of one. Newborn poop is super watery and will soak right through.

And I see it being just as much of a hassle to pull one sheet off as it would be to change a sheet; mattresses fit

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AmandaAndTj · April 2013

Yeah just layering sheets won't help anything and mattress pad covers that most people think of would be too bulky. But they make like 2 foot by 3 foot ish pads that are all purpose and decently thin for protecting various things. I always use them in the

Courtimilk · April 2013

I'd suggest having 2 mattress protectors (and a min of 2 sheets) so that when one set gets dirty you can still use the back-up set to protect the crib mattress while the 1st set is in the wash.

Like, unless you have saran wrap between the sheets

kimmarie1105 · April 2013

Buy buy baby sells sheets that snap on. They come with straps that go around the rails on the crib that the sheet literally snaps into. Best invention ever!

ladybugpjb · April 2013

I have heard of this before, so your mom isn't completely crazy. It would have to be sheet/waterproof/sheet/waterproof, though.

Maybe if she brings it up again, point out the soaking-through-two-sheets issue and aske her to clarify what she means

pinottoparenthood · April 2013

I have heard that too, but like a PP said, I would think it would soak through. We got this:

https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3763008

It snaps on right over your sheet and is waterproof, so you can really just pull i

skio · April 2013

I honestly don't see any point to any of this. All the layering and special pads and special sheets and whatnot; seems like a whole lot of discussion over nothing.

My kid blew out of diapers with huge amounts of gross, liquidy BF poop as much

tinychefjackson · April 2013

I put at least two on with a waterproof mat (the multi-purpose ones at BRU work well)between them. When baby has an accident, I can-- while half asleep-- just rip off a layer (sheet and mat), put baby back down, and toss everything in the washer without w

vindaloo · April 2013

Nope, your MIL isn't crazy. As PP's said, she probably meant you should layer the fitted sheets with a waterproof mattress protector in between. Not a bad idea, and helpful for blowouts. That way you just pull off the top sheet and protector and deal w

moPOETRYtion · April 2013

tinychefjackson:
I put at least two on with a waterproof mat (the multi-purpose ones at BRU work well)between them. When baby

Lissa832 · April 2013

My advice to all new mothers is to put a sheet down, waterproof protector, and then another sheet. When a leak happens in the middle of the night, it makes it a whole lot easier to take the top sheet and protector off and have the crib ready to go.

[Deleted User] · April 2013

I've had two kids already and I can tell you that layering one or two sheets is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Put a waterproof pad in between each layer. I can't tell you the amount of times you will be thankful at 3 a.m. tha

bumpuser5078523 · April 2013

courtnif:
I have heard several people say they layer a mattress pad, sheet, mattress pad, sheet, etc. Your MIL's advice makes since

kreeper611 · April 2013

I did with DS and will with DD.

I put the full mattress protector on, a sheet, then a non-fitted mattress protector (from BRU) and another sheet. I can't count how many times we'd rip off the top two in the mid

[Deleted User] · April 2013

Everyone who is saying that this idea is silly, must not have kids yet! LOL

jane.says · April 2013

tinychefjackson:
I put at least two on with a waterproof mat (the multi-purpose ones at BRU work well)between them. When baby

Kari Merks · April 2013

I'm tardy to the party, but we left the plastic on the mattress, then put a waterproof mattress pad on, then a regular crib sheet, then topped that off with the Ultimate Crib Sheet. Then if there were any blowouts in the middle of the night we could just