Many new parents are very entangled in whether to choose a crib and how to choose a crib. Kids grow up fast, and it seems a bit wasteful to use a crib for up to two years. And if you buy a crib, how to buy a good crib, there will be no rollover or the child falls to the ground?
In fact, the crib is very necessary, and its role is much greater than you think. Rather than sleeping with parents, the crib can avoid children's excessive dependence on their parents, cultivate good habits of independence, and cultivate children's good work and rest habits. Children sleep separately from parents to improve the child's breathing, air circulation, can improve the quality of children's sleep. Most importantly, the child will not be crushed or fallen by the sleeping parents.
So how to buy a good crib? There are many types of cribs on the market, what kind of standards to measure the advantages and disadvantages of cribs? Teach you a few quick judgments.
1. Pay attention to environmental protection
Be sure to look at the limit of harmful substances, harmful substances are a very important quality indicator in children's furniture products. When purchasing a crib, it should be noted that the limit index of harmful substances reported by the product test cannot exceed the standard. It is best to choose unpainted solid wood.
2. Sleek frame
The frame of the crib should be rounded and smooth, and the appearance should not be too fancy, especially without too many engravings or pendants. There can be no phenomenon of chain decoration hanging from the outer corner of the top of the bed to prevent unforeseen injuries when infants and young children use the crib when wearing chain decorations such as necklaces.
3. The gap size meets the standard
The standard stipulates that the clearance between the safety fence fence should be between 45 and 65 mm, which can prevent the baby's head or torso from getting stuck between the side plate fence. The gap between the bed surface and the side board, and between the bed surface and the head of the bed, should not exceed 25 mm to prevent infants from getting stuck in the bed surface and the gap between the two ends and the head of the bed.
4. Moderate height
The height of the railing of the crib is also very important, and the height of the railing is generally 30--50 cm higher than the mattress. If it is too low, when the child can grasp the railing to stand, there is a danger of climbing over the railing and falling down; if the railing is too high, it is not convenient for parents to pick up or put down the baby.
5. Solid mattress
The standard for a solid mattress is that the mattress does not sink and deform as the baby sleeps. When the baby is turned over into a prone position, the soft mattress, including the memory mattress, increases the risk of the baby inhaling the gas he exhales due to the mattress sinking, causing hypoxia and asphyxia. Other soft materials, such as sleeping-stable pillows, cushions, quilts or sheepskin, even if covered by sheets, should not be placed under a sleeping infant.
The most important thing about the crib is safety, which can take care of the healthy growth of the baby. Parents must carefully buy an environmentally friendly and high-quality crib for their children, the child is safe, and parents are also assured, otherwise it will be too late to have problems.