Changing Sheets!!!

Lette · March 15th, 2004, 03:23 PM

ARGH! I've been meaning to ask this question for 2 years now.

If you use crib bumpers, how the heck do you change the sheets without having a big wrestling match??

Do you actually take the bumper off each time?

The way they make the mattresses so tight in the cribs now, it's so hard for me to get mine on without taking the whole mattress OUT!

Am I just overlooking something really easy?

harmonielyn · March 15th, 2004, 03:27 PM

DD's bumper is only tied at the top so when I remove the sheet I just lift that part of it up.

Its pretty easy for me.

Brooke · March 15th, 2004, 03:27 PM

I don't use bumpers and it STILL takes me and Darren to change the crib sheet. If I have to do it myself, I end up taking the mattress out and putting it on the floor.

I HATE changing crib sheets.

Nocona · March 15th, 2004, 03:35 PM

Matthew's bumpers just tied at the top as well. I'd just scoot them up and then lift up one side of the mattress at a time to put it on. His crib easily rolled around so I could pull it out from the wall to get to the back side easier.

olcott · March 15th, 2004, 03:43 PM

We don't use a bumper, so I don't have that problem

Kaari · March 15th, 2004, 04:01 PM

I use the Ultimate Crib sheet! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...908759-6783338

Dennis · March 15th, 2004, 04:30 PM

I just take the mattress out.

Dennis

jstauffer · March 15th, 2004, 05:37 PM

I don't use bumpers and it's still hard to change the crib sheet. I always just pull the mattress out and put it on the floor.

Lette · March 16th, 2004, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaari

I use the Ultimate Crib sheet!

Wow! This looks like our answer! I'm going to BRU today to see if they have any!

Thanks Kaari!

ps... I'm so glad to see I'm not alone.

Faye · March 16th, 2004, 09:25 AM

When my daughter was in a crib I would just put it in with the bumper still in there. The bumper tied at the top anyway so it didn't matter.

togirl · March 18th, 2004, 02:38 PM

We never used a bumper but still changing crib sheets isn't fun. I used to put on layers - a crib sheet, then a mattress pad, then a crib sheet then another mattress pad then a crib sheet...so in the middle of the night if there was a leak I could just peel off one layer!

Sherry · March 19th, 2004, 12:15 PM

That Ultimate crib sheet looks perfect. Going to have to shop for one as well! What a life saver! I have the SAME problem. its a HUGE project just to change the sheets... wasnt this bad with the first baby, they must be makine the mattress's bigger or cribs smaller or something

Katrina · March 20th, 2004, 12:09 PM

When I had bumpers in the crib, I just slid them up the rails and took the mattress out. Now I just take the mattress out. I have a little stool I keep next to the bed to aid in this

JillMelissa · March 20th, 2004, 10:07 PM

I didn't find changing the sheet to be a problem (just a pain) until the mattress was lowered - and now it's a freaking PRODUCTION. I get DH to do it

and that's my solution!

SarahK · March 21st, 2004, 10:01 PM

You can tell Katie doesn't spend much time in her crib yet...she's almost four months old and I've never changed the sheet!

She's still sleeping in her Moses basket at night and just recently started taking naps in her crib.

~Deborah~ · March 22nd, 2004, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harmonielyn

DD's bumper is only tied at the top so when I remove the sheet I just lift that part of it up.

Its pretty easy for me.

This is the same for me.

Jenn · March 22nd, 2004, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lette

If you use crib bumpers, how the heck do you change the sheets without having a big wrestling match??

I have my cleaning lady do it.

If I do it myself then I just slide the bumper up and pull the mattress up a little bit. Our bumper is still on and Peyton is 21 months old. The bumper is really thin though, and I usually pull it down inbetween the mattress and the crib.

Lette · March 22nd, 2004, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaari

I use the Ultimate Crib sheet!

I just want to say thanks so much Kaari! I got one at Toys R Us (had a $10 coupon! :supergrin ) and it works great! Only problem is hubby was so excited to use it, he stripped Ben's crib and didn't put a sheet on under it!

So the bare mattress shows through on the sides.

MEN!

You know... I SWEAR the cribs are smaller too! I CAN'T pull up the bumpers on either of Lexie or Ben's crib without having a big wrestling match. I too used hubby as my solution, but I got sick of his whining.

Gotta go get another one of these this week!

Kaari · March 22nd, 2004, 11:04 AM

Lette,
I'm glad to see that it's working out for you. I have 2 sets of Ultimate Crib sheets for both girls. I have never had to take Isabelle's bottom sheet off to wash it. (I did have to laugh about Jim taking off the bottom sheet, though!

)

Kaari

Tori Lynne · March 28th, 2004, 03:35 PM

I just had my weekly wrestling match last night!!! I just try to change the sheets as little as possible since it is such a task.

I also cover part of the sheet with a thin receiving blanket tucked around the sides that way I just change the spit soaked blanket every few nights and I don't have to change the sheet until encounters a serious puking!

March 15th, 2004, 03:23 PM	#1
Lette Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: East Coast Posts: 10,333	Changing Sheets!!! ARGH! I've been meaning to ask this question for 2 years now. If you use crib bumpers, how the heck do you change the sheets without having a big wrestling match?? Do you actually take the bumper off each time? The way they make the mattresses so tight in the cribs now, it's so hard for me to get mine on without taking the whole mattress OUT! Am I just overlooking something really easy?

March 15th, 2004, 04:30 PM	#7
Dennis . Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 19,604	I just take the mattress out. Dennis __________________ Check out my journal

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Tori Lynne It's blue for us! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 2,443	I just had my weekly wrestling match last night!!! I just try to change the sheets as little as possible since it is such a task. I also cover part of the sheet with a thin receiving blanket tucked around the sides that way I just change the spit soaked blanket every few nights and I don't have to change the sheet until encounters a serious puking! __________________ My Sunny Florida Life

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March 15th, 2004, 03:27 PM	#2
harmonielyn Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Loo-ee-zee-anna Posts: 7,905	DD's bumper is only tied at the top so when I remove the sheet I just lift that part of it up. Its pretty easy for me.

March 15th, 2004, 03:27 PM	#3
Brooke Daniel can count to 10! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 12,357	I don't use bumpers and it STILL takes me and Darren to change the crib sheet. If I have to do it myself, I end up taking the mattress out and putting it on the floor. I HATE changing crib sheets.

March 15th, 2004, 03:35 PM	#4
Nocona . Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 13,212	Matthew's bumpers just tied at the top as well. I'd just scoot them up and then lift up one side of the mattress at a time to put it on. His crib easily rolled around so I could pull it out from the wall to get to the back side easier.

March 15th, 2004, 03:43 PM	#5
olcott Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Riverdale, NE Posts: 2,453	We don't use a bumper, so I don't have that problem

March 15th, 2004, 04:01 PM	#6
Kaari Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 453	I use the Ultimate Crib sheet! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...908759-6783338

March 15th, 2004, 05:37 PM	#8
jstauffer Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: WA State Posts: 3,080	I don't use bumpers and it's still hard to change the crib sheet. I always just pull the mattress out and put it on the floor.

March 16th, 2004, 09:25 AM	#10
Faye Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 221	When my daughter was in a crib I would just put it in with the bumper still in there. The bumper tied at the top anyway so it didn't matter.

March 18th, 2004, 02:38 PM	#11
togirl Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,255	We never used a bumper but still changing crib sheets isn't fun. I used to put on layers - a crib sheet, then a mattress pad, then a crib sheet then another mattress pad then a crib sheet...so in the middle of the night if there was a leak I could just peel off one layer!

March 19th, 2004, 12:15 PM	#12
Sherry Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,399	That Ultimate crib sheet looks perfect. Going to have to shop for one as well! What a life saver! I have the SAME problem. its a HUGE project just to change the sheets... wasnt this bad with the first baby, they must be makine the mattress's bigger or cribs smaller or something

March 20th, 2004, 12:09 PM	#13
Katrina Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Metro D.C. Posts: 917	When I had bumpers in the crib, I just slid them up the rails and took the mattress out. Now I just take the mattress out. I have a little stool I keep next to the bed to aid in this

March 20th, 2004, 10:07 PM	#14
JillMelissa Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mt. Laurel, NJ Posts: 865	I didn't find changing the sheet to be a problem (just a pain) until the mattress was lowered - and now it's a freaking PRODUCTION. I get DH to do it and that's my solution!

March 21st, 2004, 10:01 PM	#15
SarahK Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,575	You can tell Katie doesn't spend much time in her crib yet...she's almost four months old and I've never changed the sheet! She's still sleeping in her Moses basket at night and just recently started taking naps in her crib.

March 22nd, 2004, 11:04 AM	#19
Kaari Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 453	Lette, I'm glad to see that it's working out for you. I have 2 sets of Ultimate Crib sheets for both girls. I have never had to take Isabelle's bottom sheet off to wash it. (I did have to laugh about Jim taking off the bottom sheet, though! ) Kaari