Stocking Your Nursery: Infant Furniture to Infant Hangers

Filling the nursery with your baby furniture and all of the accessories can be an exciting task. Choosing a style that fits within your budget is the first step. Many new mothers find it best to register for many of the more expensive items, but you may want to go ahead and decorate long before your baby shower. Here are some types of furniture that you may be purchasing for your nursery. Learn what to consider about each piece and how to get your nursery baby ready.

The crib is usually the first thing that parents look at. Choosing the crib that you like will help you determine the style that you will use in the nursery. For this item in particular, it may be important to buy new. Safety standards change over time and you do not want to put your baby in a crib that could be hazardous.

Here are some basic tips for crib safety:

-Make sure that the mattress is tight fitting. You should have to squeeze the mattress in so that there is no space between the mattress and the crib.

-Crib slats should not be more than 2 3/8 inches apart. Older cribs may not meet this standard and a baby’s head could get trapped between the bars.

-Older cribs or cribs that have been painted could have lead paint. Expect that your baby will probably chew on the bars or rails of the crib and you should make sure that no lead paint or paint that could chip has been used.

-Corner posts can pose a hanging hazard. There should be no corner posts that could snag a baby’s clothing. If the crib you choose is a four-poster or canopy, make sure that the posts are at least three feet higher than the crib rail. Do not use a canopy that has curtains or drapery hanging down the posts as a baby can become trapped, entangled or suffocated in the extra material.

Once you have a safe crib, you can add other furniture to the room. Armoires are popular for holding extra bedding and hanging clothing. Dressers and changing tables are also common additions. Make sure that you anchor these items to studs inside the walls so that you do not have to worry about them tipping over. Rocking chairs should also be free of pinch points and lead paint. Changing tables should have straps to secure the baby when they are in a high position.

Stock the closet with shelves up high for items that need to be kept out of baby’s reach. Medicines, thermometers, bottle warmers, radios and clocks with cords need to be kept out of reach. You can easily install a lock on a closet to keep baby out. Finish off the room with hooks for hanging diaper bags, decorations and infant hangers. Your nursery will be beautiful, safe and usable in no time.

About the Author: Ron Maier is the owner of Only Kids Hangers, a leading provider of infant hangers. The right baby hangers really make the difference in kid's retail or home organization. For more information, please visit www.onlykidshangers.com.

Make Room for Baby

Before you welcome your new bundle of joy home, you need to prepare. This can include baby proofing your house, top to bottom. But it also has its fun points too! Preparing your baby’s nursery can be a lot of fun. If you are inexperienced with creating a nursery that’s user-friendly, then you may need some tips. Everyone will have advice for you. We’re going to discuss the things that you may not have considered about your nursery set up. Don’t fret; just keep these few basic points in mind and you’ll have a wonderfully welcoming, usable nursery for your new baby.

The first thing to think about is your baby’s sleeping situation. You want a modern crib and not too much bedding. Check on current safety standards before you purchase either. When you get your crib and bedding home, it should be the first thing that you put into the room. Consider your placement wisely. Often the place that seems the best isn’t the best at all. Better to consider why you might want the crib in a certain place now rather than finding out later that it wasn’t such a good idea. Then you might end up rearranging the whole room.

The first thing to consider is sunlight. The crib needs to be where the baby isn’t going to get a ray of sunlight or intense heat when the sun comes up in the morning. This is especially important if your windows don’t have UVA/UVB sunlight protection. Little babies can sunburn very easily. The next consideration is noise. A squeaky door can interrupt precious sleeping time. Experiment in the room with your television on. See where the quietest place is. If the nursery is at the end of your hallway, then television noise from the living room can be amplified into the baby’s room.

Many parents choose to put a single bed for a grown-up into the nursery as well. If you have good storage area, then you might want a cot in the baby’s room. This way, if the baby is sick or just needs you in the room, you’ve got somewhere that you can relax and sleep. Just make sure that if you have a cot or other folding bed, that it is where the baby can never get to it. A chain lock up high on a closet door is a good option for keeping the closet off limits.

You can really make space in the room by utilizing an off-limits closet. You can easily install a medicine cabinet up high in the closet to keep all of the essentials close at hand. Use childrens hangers to hang special outfits up high. You might even decide to install shelving for all of your other baby clothes needs. Not having a dresser is a money saving, safe, space saving option for parents looking to maximize space.


About the Author: Ron Maier is the owner of Only Kids Hangers, a leading provider of childrens hangers. The right childrens clothes hangers really make the difference in kid's retail or home organization. For more information, please visit www.onlykidshangers.com.