Choosing a Baby and Toddler Mattress
Choosing the right mattress for your baby can be a confusing business. You want a product that is stylish and comfortable, but you also demand a mattress that’s safe and hygienic.
The Right Choice of Filling
The choice of filing for your “_blank” href=”http://www.childsplaysussex.co.uk/mattresses-1137-0.html” target=”_blank”>baby or toddlers mattress has to be one of teh most important considerations when choosing a suitable candidate.
There are basically 4 types of filling available (varies between manufaturers)
Foam: Is usually a specially developed grade of polyurethane foam for nursery products. It should be manufactured without the use of antimony, arsenic or phosphorous.
Springs: Help to promote hygiene, increases air flow and regulation of body temperature.
Coir Fibre: Normally 100% natural filling and environmentally friendly. Manufactured from natural fibres bonded with natural lates (varies between manufacturers). Provides a naturally ’springy’ feel but is still resilient, durable and breathable.
Wool: Is a soft luxurious sleeping surface. Look out for the premium range of mattresses which will often include 100% natural wool for superior comfort. Its a material that regulates body temperature and moisture thus creating a healthy sleeping environment.
Mattress Covers
With such a great choice of mattresses on the market its quite easy to overlook the importance of the mattress cover. You should always try to find a removable, machine washable air-permeable cover for the simple reason that they are easy maintenance and create a soft and comfortable sleeping environment for your baby.
Sleeping Tips
The better your baby sleeps the better you’ll sleep. A cot or cot bed mattress should be comfortable and supportive. You should like for a mattress that is suitable for the feet-to-foot sleeping position recommended by health professionals and all come with a range of washable covers.
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Does your baby play with the labels/tags on her toys more than the toys themselves?This is a silly question but I'm curious. My baby is fascinated by the labels on her toys. All her stuffed animals have fabric labels sticking out of them and she loves grabbing the labels. She pulls on them and sticks them her mouth or she'll stare at the label in her hand for a long time. My husband and I wondered why all the baby toys had these long labels sticking out of them. Now we are wondering if all babies are fascinated by the labels our just our baby.
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Childs Play Sussex is an online baby and nursery store with several years experience selling infant products. We are putting together a series of informative articles to aid parents when making important decisions about the pros and cons of different products.
floats, squeeze toys, water bottle, anything that can get wet, ball and she should be pretty happy with that. kids this age love cups in the water too, they like being able to scoop water and poor it out or all over them. you should be good to go
depends on the toy; for instance, not something she could fit in her mouth quickly, but a stuffed animal with hard eyes would be ok if she's being watch bc that takes more work on her part and she's less likely to be able to do it when we turn our head for a sec….
she also has those alphabet/numbers playmat that says it's not for children under 'x' age, but i just removed the small parts that she might be able to get in her mouth and now it's safe for her to play on/with…common sense goes a long way; unfortunately, some ppl don't seem blessed with it…LOL
You can use a playpen, but don't add any mattresses or extra padding. I used mine, and just wrapped a bigger blanket flat around the edges, so it was soft to lay on but the blanket wouldn't get bunched up and be a hazzard. Don't add a mattress, use the bottom it comes with. The baby could get stuck between the sides of the playpen and the mattress you put in, and cause a problem.
Name That Poop
Melt little bits of candy bars in disposable diapers, and pass them around the room – see how many people can guess which candy bar is which….
The grossest ones are snickers and baby ruth, because of the chunks of course.
Encourage them to put the opened diaper up to their noses and sniff, or to push it around with their fingers.
Hay im doing my exam at 1:15 GCSE too its basically crinkle material im doing a baby blanket but stuck for another guess its me and my doodles now, Good Luck!
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There's some great ones on amazon, like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GKW6CY?ie=UTF8&tag=innovatincuba-20
YES. My son LOVES tags!
We got him a 'Taggy Book.'
HE LOVES IT!
You should get your daughter a TAGGY BLANKET.
Look at this website:
http://www.taggies.com/cgi-bin/estore/show_entry?index=38
It's dedicated to babies who love tags =]
They make blankets, toys, books, etc.
ALL made of tags! =]
Remote.
Cell phone.
The dogs tail.
My 8 month old daughter can play contently (with or without me present) for about 45-50 minutes. My oldest son, who is almost 3, can play by himself for up to 2 hours! Once he's into something it's got his full attention for a while
Quite often my son will go to his room and my daughter will crawl after him and they have played together in his room for up to an hour. I'll admit, it's nice!