When shopping for a baby nursery bedding, many parents do not put too much thoughts into the choosing of mattresses for babies. However there are important points where parents should look out for to ensure the safety and comfort of your precious one.
Most parents usually buy mattresses off the shelf without much thought. When shopping for baby mattresses, many mums and dads have different buying criteria such as price, comfort and size. However, what may look like a bargain, may not be good or safe enough for your child and what is may seem cozy and comfortable for adults may not be seen as the same way your your baby.
The first and foremost criteria that one should consider, size. When one chooses the size, parents must make sure that the size fits the crib or baby nursery bedding that you already own. Many mattress are made in a standard size these days so that should not be a problem, but as the safety of the child is involved, it is better to make sure that the size fits rather than simply assuming.
When there is too big a gap between the crib and the mattress, your baby’s hand might get caught in the gap, and not knowing better, they may hurt themselves as they toss and turn around or result in their feet getting trap when they start to walk.
Parents can make sure that there is no more than one finger spacing between the crib and the mattress. With such a small gap, this would make sure that there is no extra space that would end up injuring your precious child.
Another area is comfort. For adults, a cusy and cozy mattress may nice for a good night’s rest but for babies and toddler, the mattress should not be too soft. This is especially important for newborns. Newborns do not have the strenght to toss and turn around, and by having a firm mattress, it allows the baby to turn over easily as compared to a soft mattress. This is crucial, if your baby has her face down and if the mattress is too soft, causing it to be depressed easily, this may result in difficulty in turning over, it may actually end up in serious consequences.
Parents can make sure that the mattress is hard enough by pushing their hand down into the mattress. The harder to press, the firmer it is, the better the mattress. Of course, the mattress shouldn’t be hard as wooden floor or it would be too uncomfortable for your little one.
Lastly, the price. Many parents find it difficult to decide which material should be the appropriate one. Do not worry, be it foam or coil, it is equally well if it follows the above measures.
So choose wisely when selecting the baby nursery bedding for your hild and it will give your precious baby a good rest through the night!!