Nursery bedding is a big market with designers catering to every niche market, including the fashion market. You don’t need to spend a ton of money on those beautiful crib bedding sheets, because safety and comfort are key.

Soft down pillows, ornate crib decoration, and thousand-count Egyptian cotton sheets look impressive, but is all this really necessary? Parents should watch out for the many websites that offer deeply discounted brand name baby bedding, because many of the sites are really selling inexpensive knockoffs made in China.