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Baby Furniture - What Do You actually need
Walking into a baby furniture store could be completely unbelievable - there's a lot stuff! Most of us don't have an unlimited amount of cash to invest, and when you've never were built with a baby before, it may be really hard to work out what's really necessary, useful, or basically a total waste of time. If you are planning to setup a gift register at the shop, you need to make sure the things you put on it are useful and practical. It's can be incredibly confusing.
Let us take a glance at a few of the main items you're going to find in the baby store, to be able to have some concept of what baby furniture you really want or need even before you get to the store. This way you are able to concentrate on picking exactly which one you would like, instead of messing about deciding whether you really want or need it.
Baby Bassinet or Cradle
A bassinet or cradle is used from birth until around 4 months. Basically, when the baby can roll from side to side, it's the perfect time for baby to move up into a crib. Make sure the mattress fits snugly from the sides. You may even find that a padded bumper, sheets and quilt are included. The bassinet probably falls somewhere in the middle between necessary and unnecessary. If you are on a budget, you can certainly go without one. Having said that, I loved my bassinet and wouldn't have been without them. It is so easy to have the ability to move baby around. I generally let baby sleep in the own room throughout the day, and used a baby monitor, then during the night wheeled baby's bassinet into my room. Mine might be rocked gently to help baby fall asleep, and since it was up on a stand, it had been simple to life baby in and out - I had been dealing with a caesarean.
So my advice could be - if you can fit a bassinet to your budget, do it. Perhaps it's an item that a few family or friends could buy for your baby shower.
Baby Crib or Cot
Some sort of secure bed for baby is certainly required. Spending a fortune buying one isn't required! You can buy cribs inside a massive selection of styles - with a huge range of price tags to match. Possibly the main thing to consider would be to ensure the crib adheres towards the required safety standards. Check that the mattress fits snugly from the sides from the crib. Some other helpful features are: a variable base height, a couple of release mechanisms (not merely one, just in case baby learns how to get it done!), lockable wheels, with no stickers that can be taken off easily.
Crib Mattress
Many cribs include their own mattress, and that's probably the best option since it should fit the crib snugly. There's two types of mattress - inner spring/coil or foam. Generally, the innerspring style of mattress can last considerably longer, but is generally a a bit more expensive. It's worth buying some kind of waterproof mattress pad, to protect the mattress, but make sure it does not have any plastic quietly the baby will be sleeping on.
Bedding Accessories
This is an area where you can start to spend some serious dollars! It is easy to obtain carried away with the cute and gorgeous designs for baby bedding. Thankfully most cribs and bassinets use standard sizes, making things easier. One good technique is to buy the required basics yourself, then put all the less necessary accessories in your baby shower celebration gift register. Apart from the basic sheets, I've always liked to possess a bumper for that top end of baby's bed - and make sure it ties on in multiple places, so more than one tie has to break before it can slip. You shouldn't make use of a pillow for baby, and even quilts or comforters aren't recommended - stay with ordinary blankets. You can also often get added extras, such as diaper stackers. Personally I've never found them of great importance and use, however, some of the extra will make good **cr** baby shower gifts.
Changing Table
If you are really strapped for cash, then you can probably get by with using your bed as a changing table, but if you can, this is something I highly recommend. Your back will certainly prefer it! My changing table was really more like some dresser drawers, and nowadays, with the changing table part removed, will still be being used as drawers for my daughter's clothes. Therefore it pays to consider ahead and buy a changing table that's practical. Also look for safety features, for example guardrails and perhaps even safety straps. And of course it must be well padded! It's handy to have some sort of shelf where one can put items you're using, but personally I just place them down one end of the changing table and changed baby in the other end. Once baby got bigger, I made use of the very best drawer.
Rocking Chair
This has to be around the "maybe" list. A lot of women recommend them, but personally I never had one and it never bothered me in the slightest. Making this going to get down to personal preference as well as your budget. With that said, you may need a comfortable chair to sit down in, especially if you're nursing your baby.
Portable Crib
This is one piece of baby furniture that got used a lot in my household! My son accustomed to come to use me as he was little, and that i used a transportable crib for his naps. It was great when I went to visit friends and family, because baby was familiar with it and happy to possess a nap when the time came. I also didn't have to worry about baby rolling off someone's bed. It meant that we could go on holidays and realize that baby had somewhere safe and familiar to rest. I used mine so much which i ended up having to buy a second one when my daughter arrived! It is important, though, to invest some time making sure the portable crib you choose is well constructed and safe. Make certain it cannot collapse easily, especially if baby attempts to climb out. Check there are no small spaces where fingers might get trapped, along with a collapsible padded is made of very helpful.
Highchair
A high chair rates very close to the essential end of the scale. The good thing is that you don't need one immediately, so you can delay buying it until quite a few months after baby comes into the world. Look for an adjustable tray, restraints of some type and maybe even lockable rolling casters. Some models in addition have a reclining seat, so you can use it even if baby continues to be bottle feeding.
Car Seat
This is definitely essential - apart from ensuring your baby's safety, you're breaking the law in many places if you don't have one. Newborns must travel within the back seat of the car, facing the trunk. Once baby is older, usually closer to 12 months old, you can place baby in a forward facing car seat. Whenever your child is older again, between 24 months upwards based on their size, you can change to a booster seat. The main decision you will have here's whether or not to buy separate, engineered car seats for baby and then your toddler, or whether or not to buy a convertible model. Personally I always had 2 separate child car seats, mostly because all the consumer safety research I'd seen suggested that a created specifically child car seat was more efficient within an accident. Thankfully I never tested that theory out! Construction and safety levels are constantly improving, however, therefore if purchasing a convertible model is how your budget is, that's okay too.
Strollers
This really is another baby item where there appears to be a lot of choices. Firstly you need to choose which style of stroller you would like, before even taking a look at individual brands. Sooner or later you are going to want to transport your child, which means you will need to buy. You have to start by having a long, hard think about that which you expect your movements to get along with your child. Are you planning to take baby jogging along with you? Go over rougher terrain regularly? Or are you going to probably only put baby in a stroller in the shops? Would you like a pram that can later become a stroller? After you have an idea what type of things you will need to make use of your stroller for, a salesman at the baby store should be able to show you in the right direction. After this you have to think about what added features you may like - accessory bars, toy and activity bars, headrests, adjustable height, rain shields etc. Choosing the right stroller is probably likely to take you some time!
Baby Monitor
An infant monitor probably isn't necessary, however i always thought it was was great for peace of mind. It meant I could be off in another area of the house doing something, but still be monitoring my baby's nap. Prices vary a great deal, but it is probably better to choose your monitor based on the features you're going to need, rather than price. If you're likely to move around a lot, make sure your monitor is portable. Would you like batteries or mains power? Would you like video monitoring too?
Bouncer Seat
Again, this is not necessary, but it's very helpful! Babies like to watch everything that's happening around them, and it is easier on their behalf if they're raised slightly from the horizontal. You can buy a variety of fancy bouncer seats, with everything else from toy bars to battery powered bouncing. I only ever had a very basic fabric bouncer, and many of times the toy bar wasn't even attached. Both my kids loved them, and the positive thing was that I always knew where they were! Very handy, specially when I had been cooking dinner. What is important to keep in mind is that you should NEVER place a bouncer seat on a raised surface, they ought to always be placed on the ground or ground.
