Baby Furniture Safety Reminders

When furnishing your baby’s room, keep baby furniture safety in mind. Its fun to decorate your baby’s nursery with soft and cuddly color coordinated items, but when it comes to your baby’s surroundings baby furniture safety has to be the main focus.

Your goal in picking a crib is to ensure baby furniture safety standards are upheld in whatever model you decide on. Make sure that the paint used on the crib is free of lead. Check that the slats on the crib are not too far apart, and that they are tight. And an extremely important aspect of baby furniture safety is making sure that the mattress in the crib is firm and fits well in the crib. A mattress that leaves a gap between the mattress and the crib can cause the baby to slip in between the mattress and crib and suffocate.

Baby furniture safety also includes items designed to entertain your baby. If you choose to use a baby swing, make sure it is assembled properly and is properly balanced. Always check the speed of the swing before putting your baby in. And your baby should wait to use a swing until he has good neck control.

The change table is another piece of furniture that needs to be considered when contemplating baby furniture safety. Make sure the change table is assembled properly and that it has a ledge to protect baby. Many change tables come with straps to add to the safety of the table, but you should never take your hand off your baby while he is on the change table.

Periodically take a look around your baby’s room and examine the furniture in the room. Protect your baby by keeping baby furniture safety in mind.

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