By the birth of baby he decided to collect "dowries", which includes clothing, accessories for sleep, thermometers, strollers, cribs and much, much more. Of all the list the longest will last baby cot: most models are suitable not only for babies but also for infants and pre-school. Therefore, the choice should be approached cots particularly responsible.

Types of beds

What are cots for babies? In stores you can find different types of furniture to sleep: all of them have some advantages and disadvantages:

• Cot-cot. The youngest children are accustomed to cramped womb, afraid of big spaces: they are more comfortable in a small cradle than usual large bed. Beds-designed cradle for babies up to a year. They are compact and often have handles that allow to carry them from place to place. Thus, a child can always be close to my mother. A significant drawback of such beds is that children after a year they become too tight. Many mothers instead of a bassinet crib used by wheelchair;
• Classic cots. In such cribs, children can sleep from birth to three years. Classic beds have high bumpers and adjustable bottom. While the baby is very small, it puts in the bottom of a top position, but hardly a child begins to rise, below the bottom of the rearranged to pipsqueak could not fall out of bed. Classic cots can be normal legs, on wheels or even on runners that allow rocking the baby. The most sophisticated models can be themselves, if necessary ukachat crumbs. Traditionally, the size cribs have one hundred and twenty to sixty centimeters;
• Beds transformers. These cribs are usually equipped with a variety of shelves and drawers, which can add accessories to care for the baby, and later children's toys Children's toys: the importance of a correct choice . Often, these beds are equipped with a changing table and other devices that should always be at hand. Over time, the bed can be changed in accordance with the needs of the grown child, for example, to remove the high ledges or extend the base. These beds can be very convenient, but they take up a lot of space and are not suitable for rocking babies;
• Cot-riding is suitable for those who often goes somewhere with your child. This cot easily folds and unfolds, and folded it easy to transport from place to place. Bed-arena useful for children from birth to two years: it may be at night to sleep, and in the afternoon - to play, as in a conventional arena. But this bed is not very comfortable to sleep, and children are reluctant to go to sleep in the bed that used to be used as a playground. In addition, according to experts, these beds are poorly suited for continuous use, especially if the children are very small. It is best to use a bed-cots for travel;
• Bunk beds and loft beds. These beds - a real godsend for those who have little space in the room. But to use the upper bunk bed or crib loft can only children older than three years, that do not fall down in his sleep. Of course, such a bed must have bumpers and a solid staircase with handrails.

What to look for when choosing a crib

Going for a cot in the store, the parents first of all look at its usual price and how cot will fit into the interior of a child's room. Of course, these criteria are important, but more important than the safety of the crib for the baby.

The child should not be able to fall out of the crib. This means that the bed have to be high enough bumpers. Usually, at the bottom of the beds may be mounted in different positions. Initially, the child is not able to sit, stand and even more so, it is better to place the bottom of the above. So parents will be easier to bend to the crumbs. But when a baby learns to stand up, bumpers must be at least sixty centimeters to pipsqueak could not lean over them and fall.

As a rule, the flanges are used for the manufacture of wooden slats. The distance between them should be not more than six centimeters, that no part of the child's body could not be stuck.

Of great importance is the stability of the bed. Swinging on runners rocking good for very young children, but then the kids become mobile and can rock the bed yourself. It is important that such activity had tragic consequences: the bed must not roll over to the baby fell out of it.

Some beds are only intended for a particular age, others can be used for several years. Obviously, the second option is more profitable from an economic point of view, unless the cot would be strong enough. If there is a doubt that the convertible crib will withstand five to eight years of intensive use, it is better to abandon the purchase. Some beds are acting in film bumpers, others (such as folding beds, cots) they can be equipped with special side lazami through which the grown up kid can if you want to get out to the outside.

Material for beds

Best of all, if the bed is made of wood. The tree - an eco-friendly material, durable and durable. The best choice for a cot is alder wood, birch, beech and maple, a more affordable option - pine. A significant drawback pine - its softness from blows on the wood may be dented. The tree must be carefully polished. Lacquered and painted cribs can be unsafe if the baby decides to try a bed "to the tooth".

MDF beds are cheaper than wood, but also safe. But furniture made of particle board is not recommended for children: in the manufacture of such furniture used toxic resins and other substances.

It is desirable that the bottom of the crib was rack. This allows the mattress to "breathe." If you accidentally get wet mattress (and from such surprises no one is immune), it is easy to dry out due to the inflow of air.

Maria Bykov

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