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Baby Safety, In Her Nursery
 
Your baby's nursery is a space in which both mum and dad and babywill spend a vast amount of time; by partaking in intelligent safetyprotection measures before your baby is born, you can build a safeenvironment in which your baby can play and rest all through theirinfancy.From birth your baby will spend a lot of time sleeping so it isimportant to make certain that their sleep environment is peril free.When selecting a cot for your baby's nursery it is always preferableto buy a new one so that you can be sure it is outfitted with the mostup-to-date safety features; however this is not always practical.When loaning or buying a hand-me-down cot it is worthwhile tocheck that it is of a tough build and that hold brackets and bars arefitted strongly. You should also check the cot bars are spaced lessthan 45 - 64mm apart (so baby can't fit their head through) and thatthe cot has no corner post extensions which baby could get theirclothes caught on. If your second hand cot is painted you should stripand repaint it before baby arrives (mums-to-be should avoid doingthis) as the paint used to beautify many older cots contains leadwhich is now known to be hazardous for babies.The cot's mattress ought to be firm and fit snugly with less than thewidth of two fingers between the inner perimeter of the cot and theside of the mattress. There should be no holes or cut-outs in thehead or footboard of the cot so baby can't get trapped and the sidesof the cot should always be locked into position when baby is inside.Babies, mainly those less than 12 months, should not be placed tosleep on beanbags, pillows or adult beds and when baby is put downfor a nap they should always be positioned on their backs (unlessotherwise instructed by your healthcare expert). Moreover, duvetsshould not be used on babies below the age of one as they havebeen caught up as a potential factor in cot death. As an alternativeyou could use layers of fitted sheets and blankets tucked under the
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