Every new parent invariably face it. With so much love and concern for their newborn they often feel confused about taking care of their baby in the best possible way. Obviously more than anything else they become more concerned about the interior of their baby room. Yes, when it comes to baby room we cannot take the considerations about furniture lightly since this is something to play crucial role in creating s pleasant and vibrant atmosphere which is important for the baby.

These days, as saving floor space and managing things with low footprint furniture became important, especially to create more space inside baby room, convertible baby cot beds are widely preferred. They are incredibly cute, neat and functionally superb. Most important of all, they allow parents more flexibility to use the bed all the way up to the teens. But when buying convertible cot for your sweetheart little one, remember the following tips.

1. Ease Of Use

The first and most important point is to choose a bed which is exceptionally easy to use. In this respect you should keep in mind that cot beds for babies vary a lot as far as as flexibility and ease of use is concerned. First of all, the side of the cot that goes up and down should work smoothly and should be lighter for the hands. Moreover, this dropside should be lower enough as well allowing easy reach. Secondly, it should be made in a way that prevents the child to open it but should be easy for the grownups to do the same.

2. Safety Considerations

 

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Another important consideration is the safety measures incorporated in the convertible cot bed. First of all, make sure the cots you are going to purchase carries the safety certification and stamp of trust from local authorities and industry ratings. After you do this check by verifying industry certifications and trustmarks on safety, you can now go in depth for a better safety check.

First of all, see whether the cot bed is deep enough to prevent the child from falling out. While the depth at the upper side after the mattress laid out should be around 30 cm, the same should be at least 15 cm when the cot bed is lowered.

Now see whether the mattress just fit perfectly around all sides of the bed. To ensure this you need to buy mattress with at least 4 cm wider mattress compared to the cot size on both sides. In any case your baby should be prevented from rolling onto the gap between mattress and the cot.

Now, as a last measure you need to see whether there is really any danger for your baby’s limbs or head to get entrapped in the cot openings. While you need to prevent the baby from falling out, it is important make the big openings at least between 5cm and 9.5cm. To prevent limbs to get entrapped the small openings

should be at least between 3cm and 5cm wide.

3. Make Sure That The Cot Paint Is Not Toxic

Babies have an uncanny knack of chewing and licking anything they find and parents often take all measures to prevent them from touching and licking anything. Naturally, the paint of a cot bed is equally important to ensure your baby is not getting exposed to any toxic substance. So, just make sure that the cot bed is not painted with a toxic paint like lead based ones.

4. Perfect Contrast And Colour

Those who think colour is just an insignificant consideration for baby cot just are not aware how it can affect the mood of your baby. Babies are most responsive to colours and so all furniture pieces and elements inside the baby room should create the perfect contrast and gleeful ambience.

When choosing colours for the convertible baby cot, beside contrast, you should also mind gender of the baby. Neutral colours like Grey and White can be good for contrast. For girl child you can prefer feminine colours like pink or pale yellow,  while for boy child the cot bed colour can be vibrant blue, light green or even a soothing shade of orange.