| Don't really know what a proper baby furniture set | | | | want to be absolutely sure that it can't overturn when |
| should contain? As a first time parent, it can be quite | | | | your baby starts to lean on to it trying to walk, or |
| confusing when it comes to all the different things you | | | | climbing in to it. If you are unsure that it will be steady |
| think you might need for your newborn. Advertisers | | | | enough, secure it to the wall. |
| states that you would need a really exclusive full | | | | Besides that, the crib, of course, is another furniture |
| furnitured room, complete with all the "indispensable" | | | | you will need. Maybe you use a cradle for the first six |
| items that they will tell you is a must. | | | | months or so, but after that a crib is really a good |
| You could buy a complete furniture set from the start, | | | | place for the baby to sleep. See to it that the cradle is |
| and that way get all the basic stuff in one go, but I | | | | a place that he or she will enjoy staying in, and a place |
| personally think, from my own experience, that to buy | | | | for it to relax. Place some nice pictures on the wall |
| baby furniture one by one is better. I will explain to you | | | | above the crib, maybe get a crib mobile or some nice |
| why in this article. | | | | things to hang from the sides of the crib. As the baby |
| You will undoubtly need some basics. A crib and a | | | | gets bigger, you can have a softer start in the morning |
| wardrobe is a good place to start. Let's elaborate | | | | if you place some interesting things beside the crib, that |
| from that. | | | | the baby can reach and play with for a while (place a |
| Remember that the baby will play on the floor for the | | | | chair beside the crib). In that way you can rest a bit |
| first year or so. Maybe what you would want in first | | | | longer in the morning, and the baby gets a nice start to |
| hand is an nice soft rug, and some colourful big | | | | the day by playing and discovering the items. |
| storage boxes to keep the toys in, so they are easy | | | | Remember to swap the things regularly, a baby wants |
| to reach for the baby. The rest you can buy along the | | | | to discover new things always and gets tired of |
| way, when you really know what you're in need of. | | | | playing with the same things too long. You can do the |
| Later on he will start to enjoy books, maybe then you | | | | same with all the toys. If they start to just laying |
| will get a good steady bookshelf (in the right size of | | | | around, and the baby is not playing with some of them, |
| course) for the nursery. Get my point? Get the stuff | | | | take those away for awhile. Take them out again |
| when you know the needs for your baby. For a small | | | | after a couple of weeks, and those toys will be as |
| baby that only still crawls, it's much nicer to have floor | | | | good as new and exciting to play with again! |
| space to move around on, than a lot of unused | | | | But, lets return to the other "must have" nursery |
| furniture around. And, lets face it, how much time is the | | | | furniture. What more should you get? Well, a nursery |
| baby going to spend in the nursery room? You baby is | | | | table is a piece you will need there if you are not doing |
| going to be with you for some years at least, before | | | | the diaper changing somewhere else in the house, |
| he starts to enjoy (and don't need you to take care of | | | | personally I have it in the bathroom, because I want |
| and keep an eye on him of course!) playing by himself | | | | access to running water. The rest is really up to you. |
| in his room. | | | | Maybe you want a little table and some chairs or |
| A good place to start is a roomy wardrobe. If you | | | | whatever, that will make the room look comfy, but |
| invest in a good wardrobe you can keep it for years. | | | | don't rush in to things buying too much when the baby |
| Remember that it has to be steady and safe. You | | | | is small. |