Cots for newborns with a chest of drawers: varieties of shapes and sizes, tips for choosing

Waiting for a baby is an exciting and exciting event. It is important that everything is ready in advance for his appearance in the house. First of all, it is necessary to decide where the crib will be located, because the baby will spend the first months in a dream about twenty hours a day. Together with this, the question arises - where to place the baby's dowry? The first toys, clothes, nappies, diapers and care products are countless. It is good if the family has a large house where the child will have a separate large room. In this case, you can easily place a crib, a changing table, and a wardrobe in the nursery. But in the conditions of a small city apartment, the issue of the layout of a children's room is quite acute.

A bed with a built-in chest of drawers will come in handy and will serve as a good help for young parents in caring for their baby. This model has several advantages:

• practicality and versatility are perhaps the main characteristics of modular cribs for newborns;
• built-in drawers allow you to compactly arrange things and baby care products, everything you need will always be at hand;
• in some models, the top of the chest of drawers is equipped with additional sides, which makes it possible to use it as a changing table;
• if all the necessary things are collected in one place, the baby will not be left unattended; this is especially important when the baby becomes more mobile, begins to roll over and sit;
• for transformer models, it is possible to change the length of the crib by disconnecting the chest of drawers, thus, the sleeping place grows with the child, which is quite economical.

However, it is worth mentioning the disadvantages:

• large dimensions and weight of the structure make it difficult to rearrange, look inorganic in a limited space;
• crib models with a chest of drawers, as a rule, are static, in contrast to standard cribs equipped with a motion sickness mechanism;
• the built-in chest of drawers is much narrower than usual, therefore, fewer things will fit in it;
• transformer models allow you to increase only the length of the berth, but not its width, which means that, having matured, the child will experience discomfort during sleep;
• a wardrobe bed is an order of magnitude higher than a regular baby cot.

If future parents opted for a crib with a chest of drawers, then they will also have to decide on a suitable option for this modular design. Saving space in the children's room is far from the only plus of such models. A module with a chest of drawers can be placed both on the left and on the right side, handy for mom.

Models, which include a changing table, can be easily transformed into a children's desk or cabinet in the future. The side table with the built-in chest of drawers has a solid base, which creates additional safety. Caring for the baby becomes simpler and more comfortable, and most importantly, it will be much more convenient for a young mother to swaddle and change her baby while standing upright than bending over a regular bed.As a rule, in such designer beds, the height of the sleeping bed is provided. The changing table can be easily folded back, it is hinged to the back of the dresser. When the baby grows up, you can remove the side rails and lower the base of the bed, thereby obtaining an ordinary baby bed. Such a model can last up to 10 years, but the child can quickly get bored with it.

At times, putting a baby to bed is not an easy task. The designers of cribs have managed to foresee this issue. More expensive models are equipped with a special pendulum mechanism that allows the baby to rock, which is very convenient for new parents. The pendulum can also work independently, responding to the restless movements of the baby. As the child grows up, the pendulum can be removed and the bottom of the crib can be lowered, transforming it into a playpen. Choosing a model with a pendulum system, you should pay attention to the design of the mechanism - bearing type or on the basis of wooden slats. A bearing cradle will last longer, while wooden structures are more susceptible to wear and tear.

Regardless of the shape and model of the bed with a chest of drawers, great attention should be paid to the materials from which the structure is made:

1. There should be no sharp corners or protruding metal parts.
2. Experts recommend giving preference to models made from natural wood species (birch or conifers).
3. The child tastes everything, so the coating of the sides and partitions should be environmentally friendly and non-toxic. This is usually a water-based varnish or paint.
4. Particular attention should be paid to the width of the distance between the bars of the side partitions: they should not be too wide (in this case, there is a risk of the child's head getting stuck) and too narrow (restricting the view of the baby). In the first months of a baby's life, manufacturers offer baby bedding sets with soft bumpers in the crib, which are easily fixed on the side bars.

When choosing a model of a crib with a chest of drawers, special attention should be paid to the build quality of the structure itself and, in particular, drawers. When the baby grows up and begins to actively explore the world around him, lockers and drawers can pose a certain danger to him. Today, the market for children's goods offers parents to purchase special mechanisms that block the opening of boxes. It can be children's castles in the form of bright fairy-tale characters. It is best if the handles of the chest of drawers are made of durable plastic and securely fastened.

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