If you are planning a new nursery, then you want this room to be a place that you baby is both safe and happy. There are some important considerations that will help to ensure the baby’s health, safety and happiness.
A baby safety monitor will allow you to know when the baby is awake without ever opening the nursery door. Baby safety monitors are available that offer both sound and video signals or sound alone. You can hear what’s happening in the nursery but the baby cannot hear you. As soon as the baby is awake, you can be in the nursery so that he or she is never unattended.
As for the baby bed, be sure that it meets standards for the new beds for babies. Older beds had the slats on the sides that were spaced too far apart and made for a hazard for the baby. In addition, be sure that the bed is put together and secure. Incorrectly assembled beds are hazardous for your baby and could allow him to fall.
A changing table makes changing the baby’s diaper a safer operation. The table should have a safety belt that helps to keep your baby in place when you are changing the diaper. This will help to prevent the baby from accidentally rolling off of the table.
While you will want to be sure that the nursery is warm enough, avoid use of the portable space heater. These heaters are great in many circumstances but are not recommended in the nursery where the might be used when unattended. The heater plug may overheat and cause a fire if used when unattended. Crawlers might be burned by the heater.
In addition to the items you would normally think of for a nursery, here are a couple you might overlook. Both make the nursery a more pleasant place to be. The first is the automatic diaper disposal. This pail for disposable diapers is designed in such a way that it keeps smells inside a plastic bag. The bag can be removed when full without the diaper aroma ever setting off your nose.
A second nice item is the diaper wipe warmer. Diaper wipes are invariably cold. Put a cold wipe against a baby’s warm bottom and you are sure to have a baby that does not enjoy changing time. Plug the warmer in and set a packet of wipes on top and they will be warmed to the perfect temperature to help changes go smoothly.
Each item that you need for your nursery is often available in coordinating themes. These will give the nursery the most professional decorated look.