The Little Green Sheep Discount Codes & Vouchers

The Little Green Sheep builds nursery products around natural materials, and the mattress is the item where that choice makes the most practical difference.

Why the mattress is the important purchase

A baby sleeps more hours on a mattress than on anything else they own, which is why this is the piece worth thinking about rather than the piece to economise on. Natural fillings such as wool and coir behave differently from foam: they breathe more, hold less heat and carry no lingering chemical smell when new. Whatever the filling, the safety requirements are the same. The surface must be firm and flat, it must fit the frame with no gap around the edge that a hand can slip into, and it needs a waterproof layer somewhere in the construction.

Moses baskets and the first few weeks

A Moses basket suits the newborn phase because it is light enough to move from room to room, and it is outgrown quickly, usually within a few months or as soon as the baby can push up. Baskets are sold with or without a stand, and stands come in fixed, folding and rocking versions. A rocking stand needs to be locked when the baby is unattended.

Bedding, sleeping bags and what stays out of the cot

Sleeping bags exist so loose bedding does not have to. Current safe-sleep guidance is nothing loose in the sleep space during the first year: no pillows, duvets, bumpers or soft toys. Bags are rated by tog, and the right tog depends on room temperature rather than on the season, so a room thermometer is more useful than a calendar. A health visitor or the Lullaby Trust is the right source for anything you are unsure about.

Organic labelling, in plain terms

Organic on a textile refers to how the fibre was grown and processed rather than to any performance claim about the finished product. It tends to mean fewer processing chemicals and independent certification of the supply chain, which many parents value for something a baby sleeps against every night. It does not by itself make one mattress safer than another; the fit, the firmness and the certification standard do that.