Don’t really know what a proper baby furniture set should contain? As a first time parent, it can be quite confusing when it comes to all the different things you think you might need for your newborn. Advertisers states that you would need a really full furnitured room, complete with all the “must-have” items that they will tell you is a must.

You could buy a complete furniture set from the start, and that way get all the basic stuff in one go, but I personally think, from my own experience, that to buy baby furniture one by one is better. I will explain to you why in this article.

You will undoubtly need some basics. A crib and a wardrobe is a good place to start. Let’s elaborate from that.

Remember that the baby will play on the floor for the first year or so. Maybe what you would want in first hand is an nice soft rug, and some colourful big storage boxes to keep the toys in, so they are easy to reach for your little one. The rest you can buy along the way, when you really know what you’re in need of. Later on he will start to enjoy books, maybe then you will get a good steady shelf (in the right size of course) for the nursery. Get the stuff when you know the needs for your baby. For a small baby that only still crawls, it’s much nicer to have floor space to move around on, than a lot of unused furniture around. And, lets face it, how much time is the baby going to spend in the nursery room? You baby is going to be with you for some years at least, before he starts to enjoy (and don’t need you to take care of and keep an eye on him of course!) playing by himself in his room.

A good place to start is a big wardrobe. If you invest in a good wardrobe you can keep it for years. Remember that it has to be steady and safe. You want to be absolutely sure that it can’t overturn when your baby starts to lean on to it trying to walk, or climbing in to it. If you are unsure that it will be steady enough, secure it to the wall.

Besides that, a crib is another furniture you will need. Maybe you use a cradle for the first six months or something like that, but after that a crib is really a good place for the baby to rest in. See to it that the cradle is a place that he or she will enjoy staying in, and a place for it to relax. Put some nice pictures on the wall above the crib, get a crib mobile or some fun things to hang from the sides of the crib.

But, lets return to the other “must have” nursery furniture. What more should you get? Well, a nursery table is a piece you will need there if you are not doing the diaper changing somewhere else in the house, personally I have it in the bathroom, because I want access to running water. The rest is really up to you. Maybe you want a little table and some chairs or whatever, that will make the room look comfy, but don’t rush in to things buying too much when the baby is small.

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By: Beatrice Stephenson

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Various baby furniture have various sets of safety precautions. However, there are a couple of common baby safety tips you should keep in mind in all furniture.

Placement of Furniture

Believe it or not, the spot where you place your baby furniture can help prevent accidents and injuries to your baby. Cribs for example should never be placed beside a low window or beside a heavy piece of furniture. A baby that is already on the standing phase might fall off from a window or might get crushed under a piece of furniture that might accidentally topple. Another example would be high chairs which should not be placed beside walls or counters since a baby could use these to kick off from and topple a high chair.

Furniture Knobs and Latches

A good baby furniture must be child-proof. Simple leg latches and strap locks of high chairs for example may be operated by a toddler or an older baby which may cause the straps to loosen or the high chair to collapse. Cribs too with side knobs may be tinkered with by a curious baby and cause a crib to collapse.

Age of Baby

Of course you should always be mindful of the applicability of a piece of furniture for your baby’s age and weight. Most baby furniture pieces contain age and weight requirements. If you are unsure then simply use your common sense. Some changing tables and strollers will not be able to hold the weight of babies nearing the toddler stage.

Use baby brackets when your child begins to stand up. Brackets installed behind a piece of furniture and attached to the wall can help support furniture that could topple over a curious baby who attempts to scale cabinets and drawers.

Labels

Always check the labels of all baby furniture pieces. Although furniture sold in stores are supposed to be compliant with government safety standards, you should always make sure that your baby’s furniture carriers the right label that says so. Warning labels are also another thing to look at. Warning labels will tell you how exactly should pieces of furniture be used and what you should not do with it.

Recalls

Watch out for model recalls. Although most baby furniture in the market are believed to be safe at the time that they are released to consumers, some product flaws are only discovered weeks or months after the release. Always have an ear and eye out for product recalls that may include your furniture model.

Specific Use

Manufacturers of your baby furnitures have kept your baby’s safety in mind. You should always remember though that even the safest piece of furniture is intended for use with adult supervision. Never get tempted to let a piece of furniture baby sit your baby for you. Always keep an eye on your baby whether he is on a crib, playpen, high chair or just crawling on the rug on his own.



By: Jb Anthony

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One of the toughest job for parents, especially for who have just got new born baby is seem to be choosing the right furniture for their baby. In worse case, they just do not know what exactly the set of baby furniture should actually consist of. However, this could not be blamed to the new parents who have just got the first baby, so they may be a bit lack of experience so they may feel confusing sometimes. However, there are some parents who have previous experience mentioned that it is a really good idea for new parent (who also has newborn baby) to have every thing that they need for the baby as many as they can. According to the fact that once, parents do not know what kind of baby furniture that they should have, so just let them to have everything first.

However, this principle may be can apply only for the parents who have more money and be able to afford to buy those kind of furniture. In the real life, it is not very common to see parents who just want to buy any types of baby furniture that available in the market. Instead, they just want to know more information about which kind that they should have at the first stage so then they can buy only the necessary one in order to save money.

This article provides you about some basic information that could help you to define what type of baby furniture set you should have at the first stage, which may be suitable for parents who have limited budget but want to have thing that most necessary first. For the basic element of baby furniture set, crib and a wardrobe is a good place to start. Let’s elaborate from that. Remember that the baby will play on the floor for the first year or so. However, these kind of furniture may be a little bit expensive so it is quite acceptable for you to look for used or second hand baby furniture set for this.

These two things are probably the most important ones that you will have to get firstly before hand because baby could not just live without them. Also you can buy the rest of furniture later on and according to your availability of budget. This probably after you have learn form knowledge source that what else that you need, then you start to buy. However just one thing that I have to mention here is when you are buying these two furniture, if you have more budget, try to get bigger size of them, rather than having fit size. This is because you can use it for a long time in the future without buying the new one. Especially for the wardrobe. If you invest in a good wardrobe you can keep it for years. Remember that it has to be steady and safe. This is just some part of the basic knowledge that I would like to share, you can find further detail and more article from me in the future.



By: Tatiya Tatiyasopon

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