With a new addition to the family there is so much to prepare for. Quite often family and friends will be willing to lend a hand to help you prepare for you new baby. Whether it is offering gently used articles of clothing or furniture, or helping you with the shopping. Sometimes people consider gently used as a lesser quality as something new, however it can be just as good and with all the costs involved a real budget saver, if it does not harm the baby why not.
One of the very first thing parents to be do is clear out a room and start preparing it for the little one. Among things that are chosen paint colors are one of them, however there should be more to consider when choosing a paint. It has been proven that exposing your child to the Volatile Organic Compounds or VOC, in paints could result in eye irritations, asthma and respiratory problems as well as nausea and dizziness. Longer exposure could potentially cause kidney and liver diseases or possibly cancer.
Occasionally a person will not stop to consider that plastic based cribs and some wood cribs can be coated with harmful paints, not only can the paints peel, however they could contain harmful lead. To avoid giving your child lead poisoning consider using a convertible crib natural wood finish. The standards for crib safety necessitate that the slats on your crib be a maximum distance of 2 3/8 inches. Do not use a crib if the distance between the slats is larger.
Select a mattress that is flat and firm. A soft, cushy mattress could be fatal to your infant as it could cause suffocation. While you might be concerned about your infants comfort, let me assure you that the infant will be just as comfortable on a firmer mattress. When placing the mattress into its crib, check to make sure there is no more than one inch between the mattress and the crib.
Many a bedding collection for cribs come with bumper pads. If you decide to use the bumper pads, you will need to ensure that they will run the full perimeter of the crib. Make sure there is no extra fabric and have no little than six ties spaced to place one at each corner and one on each side. Ensure that there is no crinkling plastic on the bumper pads and that all the materials used is fabrics.
The fitted sheets in your designer baby bedding needs to be flush against the mattress, and usually they are designed to be. Refrain from giving your infant large toys and pillows, as these can cause either suffocation or assist your baby in climbing over the railing of the crib when they start to become more mobile.
When your child grows and changes, you will need to change the room to suit the needs of your child. Removing things from a crib to keep your children safe is the main concern of any parent. Things like mobiles, crib gyms and bumper pads can become more of a hazard to your infant as they age. Also you may want to lower the crib when your baby begins sitting up.