“Oh… they are lovely,” I thought as I looked at the Babu Cot Sheet Set, “but how can I review a sheet set?”   As soon as I opened the [water soluble, biodegradable PVA] packaging, however, I knew how.

And it wasn’t just the environmentally friendly 100% jersey cotton that is thick, super soft and luxurious that won me over.  The Babu Cot Sheet Set comes with a fitted bottom sheet, of course, but also a top sheet which is fitted at the two bottom corners.  There are many ways to make a bed, and I would not normally use top sheets - all that tucking in when you make the bed, and with my wriggly children it is hard enough to keep the blanket over their little sleeping bodies without glueing them down, let alone them getting tangled in a top sheet as well - but the idea of a fitted top sheet? Ingenious!  And what’s more, it actually works.

Charlie was the lucky product tester, who was kept covered all night because it was impossible to pull the sheet off, meaning the blanket on top stayed in place - no tangling.   Plus, it was simple to pull up the sheet and make the bed in the morning - no tucking.  Charlie’s happy, I’m happy.

I was able to put the sheets straight on the bed without washing first - after feeling how soft they were and after reading about Babu’s commitment to “absolute quality, safety and attention to detail”, I was sure that there would be no nasty chemical residue (two of my children suffer from eczema, so I would normally choose 100% cotton for its softness against their skin, and then wash everything first).  Aside from the obvious quality of the product, I am also impressed by Babu’s range of contemporary colours and patterns.  Grey marle cot sheets and baby all-in-ones?  Yes please.

Now, how to get Babu to make their lovely sheet sets in larger sizes?