The Safeguards Before Choosing The Baby Cot & Mattress

It is a joy to buy the baby cot, for your young one. You would set to buy the best one, which procures ample of safety as well as gives delight to the baby. They might be used for months or years, but they should become a safe place for your baby, to play and sleep in.

There are baby cots, which are quite expensive. Still, they offer the same amount of comfort, not more than the reasonable ones. The chunky cot mattress in costly bed cots can prove a danger to the baby, as he might fall down while playing. So make sure to check out a few do’s and don’ts while buying the baby cot and the mattress.

Baby Cot Essentials

• Safety is the first thing you must ensure of. So, choose a cot which measures a sufficient height from the mattress, to the summit of the moving handrail of the cot.
• The cot should allow the passage of air from all the sides, so as to avoid suffocation and heat to the baby.
• The baby cotshould be legally certified. It should pass out from the choice test. The results may vary, due to the difference in the manufacturing process, but still the documentation is a vital source. There are certified cots manufactured but they should undergo the process of re- certification, every few years. Still, some of them don’t. Check out whether these necessities are offered, before you set to buy the baby cot.
• Take note of the distance between the two bars of the cot, it should not allow the baby’s head, to move out.
• Place the baby cot awayfrom the direct sunshine, windows, air coolers and heaters. Move the furniture away, if it’s near to the cot. It may tempt the baby to climb out, by taking hold of it.
• You can choose the cots with wheels also, as they are moveable. It depends on your requirement.
• The bed of the baby needs a strong and fitting mattress. Its distance should be 6 centimeters at maximum.
• Attach a crib teething rail protector. So, if by any accident your baby’s head touches hard, on the railing, he will not get hurt. Also, make sure that is coated with protective plastic, so as to prevent the baby from chewing the rails. When your baby starts to move his hands and legs, you can move away the mobile and toys hanging on it, your cherub might catch that and can fall down.

Opt For A Fine Quality Mattress For The Baby

You must buy a good quality of mattress, for your angel. Choose the one which makes him at least 10 centimeters deep, inside the bedding, and make sure its firm. The mattress should have the gap of I inch between the sides, so as to prevent the baby from getting out.

The bottom sheet of the bedding should not have more soft beddings. It can create suffocation, for the child. Avoid the cot bumpers, they capture the heat and the baby might climb out through it. A fitted mattress, a pillow or a cushion do not pass the safety hand test, they leave the handprints on them after being touched. So, buy the baby cot and the mattress, which includes all this prerequisites of safety and comfort.