Five Questions to Answer When …
Five Questions to Answer When Buying Baby Cribs
So you’re three months into having a new baby in your arms? It’s time you start figuring out what furniture you need for the nursery. while some parents want to sleep with their newborn beside them on a huge bed, most of us purchase baby cribs to give our children something they can call their personal turf. But before you go and find out what crib you should get for your baby, you need to ask yourself these five questions first.
1) Do you need drop sides?
Most baby cribs are equipped with single or double-drop side features. This means, either one side or both may be collapsed so you can take your baby in and out of the crib with greater ease. Baby cribs have different kinds of drop sides. There are those that may be collapsed using a knee push, which is the most common in the market, while others may be adjusted using a foot bar or a two-handed double-trigger, which requires more effort on your part. There also are baby crib sides that may be folded down.
Baby cribs with fixed sides are good for parents who are relatively tall and can reach in and out without much hassle or if the crib will not be used often. Double drop sides can also be good as long as you make sure you’re monitoring your child’s movements while they’re down.
2) Does the crib fulfill safety standards?