Buying guide for baby cribs

Only a “would-be mother soon” can imagine how it feels when she’s about to welcome a new life. She readies herself to embrace her tiny soul, and it’s the best feeling ever. In the midst of all the happiness, it’s important to safeguard the utmost safety of the petite new-born. While some parents go for the cradle or bassinet for the first couple of months of the baby, sticking to cribs is a great idea to save your money. Since concerning about the safety of the child is the first and foremost step every parent wants to ensure, mulling about the same is certainly a “task”.

A baby cot is one of those items that should be bought new. This way you can thoroughly compile the safety standards. Our guide to buying a perfect baby crib will help you out, and the whole family can rest easily then. So, all those happy soon-to-be-parents, the next section is a must-read for you.

1.Choose the basic: Just pay the bucks for a simple silhouette, which has no scrollwork or finials. Infants do a lot of talking with their hands and clothing. A complicated crib might catch their cloths in such detail work. The standard baby cots, these days, include rigorous durability tests. Checking the mattress support, structural integrity and slat strength are the few mandatory measures taken before supplying the crib.

2.Always buy a new crib: Avoid accepting/buying an old or used crib. There’s no guarantee that the cot has got standard safety measures. Whenever you buy a new crib, you will see a label displaying the production date on it. Also, when you are buying a crib offline, check the measurements. Make sure it’s neither too wide nor too narrow. No sharp edges, nuts, decorative pieces should be there in the crib as they may catch the clothing of the baby. If you order one online, measure the piece as soon as it arrives at home.

3.Have an eagle eye at the construction and workmanship: A crib becomes firmer if one or more stabilizer bars (metal rods) are fastened to each end. Properly shake the crib when checking its sturdiness at the time of buying. If the frame seems loose, don’t go further with any considerations and leave the crib right there. Apart from this, see if the railings are well secured or not. Rotate each slat. Wooden baby cots don’t have loose slats or spindles.

4.Sides and railings are big concerns: Sides of a crib have bars, slats or spindles. They are secured with glue, nuts and fitted toughly inside the holes. It’s mandatory, as per the safety purpose, that the crib slats should not have more than 23/8 inches of distance between them. For the corner posts or finials, the gap should be either less than 1/16 of an inch high or higher than 16 inches so that the clothes of the baby don’t get caught into the slat.

5.Wheelie cribs: A portable, easy to move around crib is always useful. However, it’s not that important. If you have set your mind to get a crib without any wheels, buy it since a baby doesn’t need to be taken out until he/she turns six. Also, the size of cribs is usually wider than the standard doorways. Hence it is required to be disassembled when you want to take it out of the room.

6.Convertible cribs: One of the best cribs are the convertible cribs that come in handy and are useful when the child grows up. A convertible crib transforms itself into a toddler bed by detaching one side and attaching a rail. Moreover, kids don't have to make many efforts when the change occurs. Many models do offer the facility to be converted into a full-size bed. All you need is to spend a bit extra than the usual.

Conclusion: Install a new baby crib in your nursery to get your new-born a safe and peaceful sleep. It will help you in a lot of purposes and secures your initial months of extra care to a great extent. Other than offering great comfort, it provides ample space to put the daily clothes of the baby.