sheep skin

[louoftwo]

I'm looking at buying a sheep skin (Lambie) for my 2mo old. Are some better than others and what about shorn and unshorn ones? Any advice would be helpful!

[ErinYay]

You'll want to find out how it's been tanned; most sheepskins are tanned using super-toxins, but there are ways of doing it in a more healthy manner.

Unshorn? I'm not sure what you mean; you absolutely do not want a big old scraggly unshorn sheepskin in your home period. If it's something you'd like under a tummy-sleeper, it should be as closely shorn as possible while still being fluffery.

I have a cream-colored, short-pile fleecey blanket tucked in tightly in the cosleeper for my 3 month old tummy-sleeper. I prefer it as my youngest sister had a real sheepskin than became her lovey.

You haven't seen gross until you've seen a 4 year old sheepskin lovey being dragged around everywhere.