Moms with experience know that nightly habits are difficult, and exhausting affects both parents. How could this be facilitated?
What could be a good crib
Firstly, for mothers who are breastfeeding, a cot is the best solution if a woman wants to at least get some sleep at night, and not spend her time moving from one place to another. Children are different, so on average, moms and dads get up from two to five times a night. And the attached crib will not allow you to even get up to feeding.
You say, why not just put the baby next to you on the couch, along with your parents? Added cribs for newborns are good because they limit the space for the baby, while he will not be able to fall, as is the case with an ordinary bed, while parents will not be taken away from a place for a healthy sleep in a comfortable position. Moreover, such a device will limit the fact that mom or dad can pin down a child’s hand or foot. Unfortunately, many cases have been recorded when the mother, through negligence, fell asleep and crushed the baby. The attached crib has side walls that will not allow it to fit on her elders, thereby reducing the likelihood of tragic events in the life of the baby and mother.
That is, in the end it turns out that
- you and your child sleep together, but the bed has not become smaller, but rather - more at the expense of the prefix;
- a separate zone is defined for the child, limited by three high backs, so that during sleep it will not fall out;
- Parents can sleep peacefully without fear of hooking the child.
Advantages that an extra-charged baby crib has over the usual, except for the above stated:
- such a bed will be flush with yours;
- the clips securely secure it and prevent it from moving off;
- such an extension of your bed takes up little space and can fit in any, even the smallest bedroom.
You can buy a ready-made factory option in stores, if your financial condition allows you to buy a bigger and bigger bed as the child grows up, or spend a little time and energy to figure out how to make a baby crib yourself.
What is needed for this
In principle, this will require not so much material, much more patience and skill.
First of all, decide on the size. Such a component should well enter the free space, and in turn, a mattress should enter it.
Do-it-yourself crib will most likely be made of wood. You can see ready-made examples of completed prefix beds, or you can make your own, unique. However, wood is needed.
Wood selection - size, quality, grinding, painting
To process wood with varnishes, paints are not recommended, because when the baby's teeth are sharpened, you will not have time to follow him, as he will sharpen them on the headboard. Therefore, it is only advised to carefully polish its future details.
We will need the following elements: rods, bars for fastening the rods, the bottom and panels for soft upholstery.
The bars will make up the frame of your crib. They will need:
- three beams along the length of the crib;
- four beams in width;
- four beams in height.
Calculate for yourself the dimensions of the future bedding, and cut out the required elements according to the received sizes.
In all the bars, except those that will set the height of the crib, you need to pre-mark the places for the holes for the rods, and drill them.
We count the number of round rods for the length and width you define. The distance between them should not exceed six centimeters - this is enough so that the baby between them does not get stuck and does not fall out. You can make panels with bars only on one side, and close the side panels with solid panels.
The next thing to think about is the mounts. They are in this bed in two forms:
- the first fixes the level of a berth;
- the second fastens the baby's crib to the parent.
If you know exactly the dimensions, and at what level the crib will be attached, you can immediately set the required height by drilling holes for the dowels.
And the last one is soft upholstery so that the child does not hit the grate. To do this, take the panels along the length and width of the backs, glue a ball of synthetic winterizer to them, and we sew on top with a dense fabric. You can sheathed with something glued, and put on pillowcases specially made for this purpose on top, so that the panels do not turn into something awkwardly dirty over time.
So, the bottom line. For a homemade side bed you need:
- a frame of polished bars and rods;
- a tray for the mattress;
- mattress and soft panels.
Hooks for fastening may not be necessary if you put a crib between the wall and the parent's place.
For those who do not want to bother, but still want something like that
In general, the easiest option is to take ready-made baby cots, where it is possible to remove the front panel, and also level the bed to a height that matches your level, and now any kind of side-mounted baby cots are ready. Mommy reviews are such that this is the best option that does not require separate costs. During the day, such a device will be a full-fledged children's place - a cradle, playpen, a place for games, and at night it will turn into a center of peace and comfort for all members of the family.