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Designing A Safe Nursery For Your Baby

When anticipating the arrival of your little bundle of joy, many things need to be done. Often people turn to friends and family for help in collecting things for the new addition. Some may be borrowed while others might be brand new. Occasionally you might feel that a borrowed item is not as good as something new, however if it does not harm the safety of your child there is nothing wrong with using a used item.

You may wish to begin by clearing out that office or that unused room and start painting. However that does seem to be easier said than done. Selecting a paint can be tricky when you have the perfect color in mind, but it contains VOCs. VOCs are Volatile Organic Compounds and can cause many health related side effects. Minor ones include nausea, dizziness, irritated eyes, asthma and respiratory problems. While these may be minor there can be more serious problems such as cancer or kidney and liver disease. This creates a problem for many parents, often taking a little extra time when selecting your babies paint can give you a sense of relief.

Watch out for painted woods or plastics, the paint can be filled with toxic deadly leads. When choosing a crib, look for convertible crib natural woods are a better solution to the painted variety. Another item you will wish to consider is the spacing between the slats in the railing. The railing should have a distance of 2 3/8 inches apart. If your crib has a wider railing it should not be used at all. Infants can easily get their heads caught in a wider railing and choke to death.

Purchasing a firmer mattress is most definitely the best course of action, as softer mattresses may cause suffocation. The mattress should have a flat surface for the infant to sleep on and should leave gaps of more than an inch between the crib and mattress. Following these guidelines will have your infant resting rather comfortably in their crib.

A bedding collection usually features matching sheets and bumper pads. When you use your bumper pad, inspect it to ensure that there are six ties, placed one for each corner and two for the sides. Also make sure that the entire surface is made of a breathable cloth, and that it has no extra dangling bits. When you do install it, the bumper pad should encase the walls of the crib to give the baby something soft to rest against in the event that they are able to roll over.

Often designer baby bedding is created so that the sheets fit snug up against the mattress. Often people will put a large toy or pillows in with the baby, however this is not safe for the infant. Large toys can become climbing aids and result in falls, or like pillows it may become a suffocation hazard.

You may wish to follow recommended safety precautions and remove all crib gyms, mobiles and bumper pads to give the baby less choking hazards. Lowering your infants crib height is another option you can consider when your infant begins to show signs of sitting on their own.