Choosing a mattress in the cot

Contents:

• The golden rule is to choose the mattress
• Size matters?
• Filling the mattress - what's inside?
• A little about the rules of operation

Choosing a mattress for a newborn lies on the shoulders of the future father, who often buys it together with the crib already before the time comes to take my mother to the child. Will the baby in a comfortable bed, we do not know, but we can confidently say what parameters should correspond to a good mattress. So, let's find out together how to choose a mattress for a newborn, so he did not serve the cause of the night insomnia.
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The golden rule is to choose the mattress

You want to sleep your baby was serene? Then, choosing baby mattress in the crib, you should remember one golden rule: soft perinki not for children's backs. Sleeping child seat should always be smooth and moderately hard.

The spine in infants too malleable, and to avoid possible distortions, parents should make sure that their child was sleeping on the right mattress, and the smaller the child, the harder the mattress should be. Bending the spine appears only to three years, and before that time, to form a correct posture, the child should sleep on a fairly firm mattress.

You do not have to succumb to the temptation to acquire modern mattresses. The weight of the child is too small to so-called orthopedic effect could occur. But if you take a mattress "for growth" and hope to use it for another 4 years, you can choose that option, which allows unloading the spine.

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Size matters?

It would seem, well, what's the difference - a couple of centimeters longer, a couple less. But there it was! Choosing a mattress for children, it is important to know beforehand to what they would be in bed. If the mattress is less than the bed, it will constantly slide from side to side. Already it gives a lot of inconvenience, but other than that, the space between the mattress and crib bumpers can be a real trap for tiny legs and arms.

If you choose a mattress with unnecessary dimensions in the hope that you can just tuck the excess, then there will prove to be wrong. Too wide or long mattress wedged in the crib, carries a very serious threat to the health of the baby. After all, he will gather the folds and irregularities, and we have already talked about what a delicate spine of newborns.

Therefore, if the store to your question about the size of the seller says that "it is standard" bed and you will get "inherited" a hundred times think before you take the mattress. Still, do yourself a measurement of the future bed.

There is always a chance that the "standard" size that existed ten years ago, so different from those that exist today. The most ideal option is to purchase the crib and the mattress at the same time, then it would be impossible to make a mistake.

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Filling the mattress - what's inside?

It is very good that parents are concerned about the choice of mattress for the baby. So, when choosing this essential things definitely need to not be lazy and find out what the manufacturer put inside. Fillers can be synthetic (foam, padding polyester) or natural (buckwheat husk, coconut fiber, horsehair or latex).

The first option is different low cost and equally low grades and performance in operation He quickly loses its shape and difficult to dry. But it absorbs odors quickly and parted with them reluctantly.

With the ability to quickly absorb moisture (and in fact it could be a plus, considering all kinds of surprises, constantly befall the children), in its depths can be found proving ground for breeding of germs. If the filler is batting, he seems to be environmentally friendly, but also very short-lived: the batting quickly rolled, and its surface gets off in clumps.

But natural mattresses of the drawbacks are just the cost. It is higher than the synthetic, but they are made exclusively from natural ingredients, odorless, have a high ability to pass air and retain their original appearance throughout life.

But there is a middle ground that will help to find a suitable for you value for money. Choosing a baby mattress, you can find options where synthetic materials are perfectly combined with the natural and the whole composition will benefit.

After the "filling" is no longer a secret for you, pay attention to the fact of what made its interior. Here is better if you still will be present natural fabrics: cotton or linen.
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A little about the rules of operation

The mattress in the crib must be turned to the other side. It is necessary to provide access to it of air and prevent excessive accumulation of dust. After all, it can cause the breeding of dust mites, and it is quite unnecessary for the neighborhood children. In addition, turning is necessary that the mattress is not caked and prominaetsya. Then he will last longer.

If the same soft mattress on both sides, then it is recommended to turn the once every three months, and the need to change the head, and with his legs, not just part. If the mattress with different rigidity, it is turned from side to side with his older child, and later only change the head with sleigh.

Oil cloths or waterproof mattress covers help protect the mattress from getting wet. The most affordable is considered a medical oilcloth, but it is unpleasant to touch and cold. For kids, you can buy special waterproof bed sheet as reusable and disposable.

And remember: a cot - it's not something on what should be saving. After all, a newborn will hold a lot of time. And the purchase of a new mattress - is not a sign of luxury, this is the first rule of personal hygiene!