Selecting baby nursery furniture a straight forward guide

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Make sure to install a functioning smoke alarm in your child's nursery or right outside the door. Socket covers to cover any unused electrical sockets are also a good idea when your baby begins to play and move about. It's also a sensible idea to locate nursery furniture in the way to preclude your child from discovering sockets.

Your child's cot is the item of nursery furniture where he will spend the most time for her initial months. When picking a cot it's essential to ensure they comply with the appropriate safety regulations (EN 716 within Europe. Ensure the cot is deep enough to prevent your child from climbing out as they grow. The rails of the cot should be close enough together to prevent your baby from trapping their head. Make sure that if the cot has drop down sides that they have proper locks to prevent them from being accidently released by your child. It's essential that used cots are checked out thoroughly for damage to fixtures and fastenings and that you purchase a brand new mattress for your child. It's also vital to ensure the mattress is a proper fit and leaves not more than a 4cm gap around the outside to prevent your baby from becoming trapped.

Head the 'back to sleep' campaign targetted to reduce cot death (SIDS) and always lay your baby down on his back. If using a nightlight ensure it is located away from the cot and any other soft furnishings

Try to locate your nursery furniture in a way that avoids placing furniture in front of windows. Also steer clear of placing anything that can allow your child to balance on to peer out of a window. Window locks are a perfect way to make sure your youngster's windows may only be opened by you. When opening a window for airing ensure it is firmly secured and ideally never open more than 5cm.

Another item of baby furniture responsible for many child injuries is the changing table. Using a u - shaped changing mat can assist greatly in making sure your baby can't roll away and some changing stations even have straps to secure your child. Changing accessories must be stored well out of grasp in a drawer of on a shelf. An accidental baby powder spillage may have detrimental effects to a baby.

Rather disturbingly one of the most common causes of injury in a child's room are curtains and blinds. Avoid using long curtains or drapes that may trap and choke a young toddler and never hang blinds with lengthy cords in your baby's rrom. If you do use blinds, make sure you tuck the strings out of the way high above baby's reach and never place nursery furniture your baby occupies, like her cot or the changing table, near the blinds.

It's important to have storage for the masses of toys baby will soon amass but select carefully. Toyboxes must be fitted with child friendly hinges or lightweight fabric lids to prevent fingers from becoming trapped. Boxes are alluring places for youngsters to clamber into so it's vital they can't become trapped. You should also attempt to select baby furniture with lids and drawers that are not as likely to trap your youngster's tiny digits. Doors also pose a hazard to tiny digits and all doors must be fitted with safety catches to prevent tiny digits from becoming trapped

By following simple information and using common sense, new parents can ensure they select the right choices when choosing baby furniture and design the perfect bedroom for their youngster.

As a father of two children and a experienced writer on parenting issues Gary offers common sense advice about nursery furniture in articles, his parenting blog and at his e-commerce site.Be it a crucial purchase of a full nursery or a simple baby changing mat Gary and his customer service team at Monkeyshine spend time to