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Equip Your Nursery To Keep The Baby Safe And Happy

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.

Crib Bedding Shopping Made Manageable

The supply of baby bedding today is limitless. Crib bedding sets have designs for both boys or girls but there are also gender neutral sets for parents that don’t know the baby’s gender yet! Buying each item separately drives up the cost. Matching pieces are available for infant bedding very similar to adult bed-in-a-bag sets. Pillow cases, comforter, shams, skits, and sheets are all included in bed-in-a-bag sets. Crib sheet, bumper pads, comforter, and a dust ruffle are sets needed for baby bedding. Purchase a set if you want the bedding to match a theme. To help broaden your selection,you may also buy extra crib sheets in mix and match colors. The bedding set you purchase can be used as  the central theme of the baby’s room.

Since bedding comes in a great variety of fabrics, colors and styles, you will want to take the time to compare your options. Your own preference for the softness of cotton, flannel or fleece or the shimmer of silk sheets will influence your purchase. Fabrics which are cheaper and less troublesome to keep clean are often preferred over fabrics like silk. In a set, everything will match, which saves you the trouble of doing the matching yourself. When all bedding pieces are in one bag you can redecorate an entire room with just one purchase. But some like to have the flexibility of buying everything individually. Whether you prefer to buy a complete set or separate pieces most stores will be able to accommodate your needs.

Choosing bedding that is gender specific is a significant consideration in your purchase. Though you may use blue for a girl’s room, surrounding your son in a sea of pink may be a bit undesirable. The companies know a lot about the styles of bedding and keep in mind the wants of the parent. Manufacturers and retailers are in touch with the popular trends so finding exactly what you want should not be difficult.

When decorating a boy’s room, you will find airplanes, fire engines, trucks and sports are very popular themes. Often the Boys’ themes include bright colors like red, blue, green, and orange. When shopping for the bedding to decorate a baby girl’s room you will be greeted by fairies, ballerinas, princesses and the like whereas boy’s themes tend to include cars, trucks and dinosaurs. Delicate colors like pink, yellow, mauve, light blue, and teal are some of the more popular colors for girls. And as you can imagine, this is not a full list of boys’ or girls’ themes that are available. Also, there are many designs available that can be used either for a boy or a girl.  Some examples of these would be animals, the solar system, Noah’s Ark, popular cartoon characters like Winnie the Pooh, and geometric designs found in Giggles baby bedding. Bedding with their favorite characters will keep the kids happy for a while, but as they get older they will move onto new favorites so you’ll probably in turn end up having to buy new crib bedding.

There is also the probability you may not find the exact design for you and your child. When it comes to acquiring bedding sets for your baby, you have two options. If you can sew, you can make them yourself, and if you don’t then you can have someone make them for you exactly the way you want. With bedding materials available in gold and silver,your child will rest surrounded by opulence.

It might be hard to buy the right bedding for your child, but don’t forget to consider the cost as well as the style.

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