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nirizawa
20 yrs ago
My daughter, now 3 1/2 mos., sleeps in a mini-crib thing we bought here in China. It came with a larger, traditional crib, with the long bars, and we also bought bedding (don't have a mattress yet)/bumpers, etc... Do most of you use traditional cribs for your babies? I'm confused by all this bedding, and for some reason it makes me nervous. I love the little, mini-crib/bassinet thing she's in now--it's low to the ground and I can wheel it around the apt. Please give me some tips on baby bedding/mattress. Thank you! She's probably ok in the small crib for another few mos.
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swmbo
20 yrs ago
The problem with cribs/bassinettes is that eventually babies can pull themselves up enough to fall out. The last thing you want is to find out that she can do that by having her fall out. At least with your low crib she can't fall far.
I'm not sure what you mean by a traditional crib - do you mean a cot? If so, that's fine to use whenever you want (some mum's skip the bassinette/cradle and just use a cot from day one). If you mean a bigger cradle that's higher off the ground, then you've got the same problem.
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By crib I mean the thing that looks like a cage, with long bars, usually made of wood, and then parents by all this fluffy bedding to cover the wood bars so baby won't get injured by the bars. What is a cot??
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swmbo
20 yrs ago
A cot is a small bed but it is surrounded by a cage. A cot usually has two positions for the mattress - higher up for when they are little (to save your back), and lower down for when they can lift themselve up (so they can't fall out). A cot also usually has one side that can slide up and down - again this is to save your back when the mattress is in the lower position. A cot is usually roughly 130cm long (very rough).
I think we're talking about the same thing.
Regarding the bedding - you don't need all the fluffy stuff and in fact I think the SIDS foundation recommend against it. (SIDS - sudden infant death syndrome.) And pillows are not recommended for small children or babies either, even though most sheet sets come with a pillow case. Obviously you need sheets, blankets, and probably a mattress protector but other than that the rest is all unnecessary.
However, we did use a bumper as our son used to worm his way to the top of the cot and then cry because his head hit the bars.
BTW, we actually used grobags so only bought fitted sheets and mattress protectors. Didn't need a top sheet or blankets.
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I'm back again. The more that I think about it, the more I do not understand cribs/cots. Most of them have bars, which then need to be covered with bumpers so that baby doesn't get injured by the bars, but some think that the bumpers are equally dangerous. Are there any parents out there who are using an alternative to the traditional crib? Unfortunately, my husband made this purchase on his own--trying to be helpful--before I joined him in China. I just don't see the point to the bars if they are seen as a hazard, and why we are supposed to purchase this extra bedding to cover the bars. They're basically selling us one big sleeping hazard!! I think my husband purchased a cheaper model, but it seems okay, simple, made of wood, nothing fancy. But I still don't like the idea of my baby sleeping in a cage!! For now she is still in the mini crib which has mesh covered sides....Going to Ikea seems like a good idea. I live in Shenzhen and will have to bring anything I buy across the border from HK. Also, my crib doesn't seem to have a changeable position for the mattress....
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RiceT
20 yrs ago
A simple rule I've seen is: A can of soda...like a coca-cola can (regular size) should not be able to fit between the bars. It's under 2 inches, I believe. I'll look to see if we still have the site we used for specifications on crib safety aspects.
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ShazP
20 yrs ago
The baby cot is very safe for a baby. If the bars are far apart, it can be dangerous & if so then get bumpers for both sides of the bed & also the padding to put against the bars. I did it for my baby, so it did not look like a cage & it was very cosy for baby. To ensure the safety I put safety pins tight to the padding to keep it from slipping or sliding off.( I used the safelty lock pins from Mothercare)
If/ when you put your baby in the cot, please put her really low down ie his/ her feet are close to the bottom past, that is to ensure your baby does not get caught in the covering sheets.
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