Eco-Friendly Convertible Cribs- An Excellent Option!
Posted: Friday, March 05, 2010
by Pallas Dame
Hipster Mama L.L.C.
Wow!! You found out you are expecting a precious child! Surely there are a multitude of things floating around in your head about what you need to do to prepare for your new arrival. Your first priority, regardless of where you start is your baby's safety. Since your child will likely be spending the majority of his or her time, especially the first year, sleeping, your baby crib will be a great place to start. Researching which baby crib will be best for your child can be overwhelming once you realize how many options are out there.
The convertible baby crib is a great option because it is designed with the flexibility to grow with your child from infancy to toddlerhood through teen years and beyond. There are organic and chemical free baby crib mattress styles available that will grow with your baby up through toddlerhood. The baby crib mattress can be used for the toddler bed once the bed is converted. A convertible baby crib, often called a 4-in-1 baby crib converts the following ways:
Baby crib- Can be used from infancy up through early phases of toddlerhood. There is often an 8 position, adjustable height mattress support which enables you to start with your mattress in a high level bassinette position, and dropping it down as your baby gains more motor control and overall physical abilities.
Toddler bed- When your child has outgrown the need for an enclosed bed or has started climbing out on a regular basis, this if often your signal that it is time for the next phase. You take off the front side of your convertible bed and add the guard rail which is helpful while they learn to stay in bed and not roll out.
Toddler day bed- Now that your child is acclimated to sleeping in bed and not falling out of bed, you can take off the guard rail and convert your toddler bed to a toddler day bed.
Full size bed- When your child has outgrown the toddler bed, you can convert the entire system to a full size bed however this will require a conversion kit of rails and slats. A nice addition as well is under bed storage units.. extra storage is never a bad thing. Especially when your child goes off to college!
As far as cost goes, pricing can vary. When you look at your investment, over time.. or from infancy through adulthood, you will be spending much, much less one bed, vs. multiple beds over the years. The only additional cost you will eventually require is a full size mattress (also available organically) once your child has outgrown the toddler configuration.
Notes about manufacturers:
Naturepedic is JPMA certified and an award winning manufacturer of organic and chemical free mattresses.
Atlantic Furniture is JPMA certified as well as an eco-friendly modular furniture manufacturing company as well as high quality, convertible baby crib options.
Angelcare is indispensible in baby safety through it's' collections of nursery monitors.
Pallas Dame- owner and founder of LittleSproutCribs.com . Check out our site to see a fresh collection of organic crib mattresses and high quality convertible baby crib selections.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Interesting and well written article Pallas, than you for sharing it with us.
Eco-Friendly Convertible Cribs --- I should have guessed :)~ Bonnie
Eco-Friendly Convertible Cribs --- I should have guessed :)~ Bonnie
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