Safe Crib Bedding and a Safe Nursery-Making the Nursery a Safe Haven For Baby
Posted: Thursday, March 05, 2009
by Melissa Maddock
Bedding Treasures
Crib Bedding and the Crib - First and foremost you want your baby's crib to be a safe place. The choices you make in regards to their crib, crib bedding and crib mattress will aid in your baby's safety and can reduce the risk if (SIDS) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. These suggestions are not guarantees of your baby's safety, but helpful suggestions to assist you in providing a safe environment for your baby.
- A Firm mattress for the crib and should fit tightly against the slats of the crib.
- No pillows, stuffed animals, extra crib bedding or other soft, puffy items in the crib. Don't add extra blankets.
- No more than two and a half inches between the crib bars- Baby's body can fall through and the head stops the body from falling completely through, causing strangulation.
- When selecting crib bedding make sure that your crib bedding set has a thin breathable bumper if included in the crib bedding set.
- Keep your baby comfortable and be sure not to overheat your baby with too much crib bedding.
- When your baby begins to stand up and climb around, remove all bumpers or extra crib bedding from inside of the crib, since they provide an easy step-up to help them get out.
- Also, remove any mobiles that maybe hanging above the crib, if pulled down baby can become entangled in them.
- Crib bedding bumper pads, should be the breathable kind and should contain strings no longer than 7-9 inches
- Open storage bins.
- Toy boxes without covers.
- Look for soft smooth edged storage. Avoiding storage with sharp edges or if needed add safety edge guards.
- Per American Pediatrics the best toy box is one without a lid. If it has a lid it should have hinges that stay open at any position, so not to pinch baby's skin. It should be sturdy and have ventilation holes, should your child get trapped inside.
- Tape down all electrical cords, or for more protection, run cords through electrical cord covers and then secure to the wall.
- Avoid using window covers that have long cords hanging down, but if they do tie them up so your baby can not reach them.
- Furniture should be bracketed to the wall.
- Also the drawers should be latched shut to prevent your child from climbing on the drawers and causing the furniture to tip over on your baby.
- Cover any sharp edges.
- Keep all furniture away from the windows, so that when your child starts to climb, they cannot reach the window.
This Article has been viewed 148 times. (Not updated in real-time.)
No comments yet.We want your comments! If you can read this, you don't have javascript enabled, so you can't use this comment system. Please enable javascript.