Children's rocking beds: models and tips for choosing

Caring parents, inspired by the appearance of the baby, are ready to buy countless children's things. But one should temper such impulses, and it is better to think about the necessity and usefulness of the things being acquired. A cot is the main purchase for the first months of the baby, since it is mainly located in it. When choosing a bed, it is not enough to be guided only by the external attractiveness of the model, it is necessary to carefully study the characteristics of the products offered and compare them with your desires. Knowing that children calm down and fall asleep better, if they are rocked, buyers often bathe rocking beds.

In the device of such furniture there is a balanced center of gravity, which drives the construction even from the smallest movements. And to make it easier to get the baby, provided for lowering the front wall of the bed. The adjustable bottom is fixed on two levels: the upper position is provided for newborns when they can only lie down, and the lower one is for already grown up children who can sit down and stand on their feet. Some models are supplemented with built-in drawers to accommodate children's supplies.

There are 2 types of devices:

• with runners;
• with a pendulum.

The cradles with runners sway at the expense of the rounded elements connecting the legs of the rocking chair. Their positive characteristics include a long service life. In place of the skids, as the child grows up, the attached wheels are installed. They allow you to seamlessly move the bed in the room.

As a rule, such beds are made from natural materials, the designs are complemented by storage boxes. Rocking does not require effort, the bed begins to sway from the slightest touch. In such a bed, a child can sleep up to 5 years.

The disadvantages of the model include the absence of a retainer, because of which the child can independently shake the crib. Runners sometimes scratch the floor. If the floor surface is sliding, then the bed can move from the place defined for it. During the motion sickness, it is problematic to use the built-in drawers. Replacing runners with wheels requires tools and some time.

The movements of the crib with a pendulum are as close as possible to the sensations of finding a child in the arms of an adult. If there is no need to wiggle, the bed is fixed. It is enough to swing the crib once with your hand, and then it sways by inertia for a while. Some models are often equipped with a changing table or built-in dressers. Models differ in high-quality assembly, ergonomics, reliability and do not spoil the floor at all.As a rule, with a fixed bed they are used for up to three years.

The modern market offers not only ordinary cribs, but also their improved models that facilitate child care: mechanical, electrical and electronic structures.

In the electric cradle, children can sleep, eat and play (a table is provided). There are models with mobiles, toys and special devices for fixing rattles. Uniform swaying contribute to the development of the vestibular apparatus. According to many parents, children in such constructions are calmer, they have a stable nervous system. However, it is not necessary to replace the caress and love of parents with the mechanisms of children's furniture. Babies need parental warmth and tenderness.

Electronic bassinet have an electronic motion sickness system. Parents power the device by pressing a button on the control panel or remote control.There are models that begin to move from the mechanism that triggers the cry of the child. It is recommended that babies be found in such cradles up to the age of six months.

Mechanical models come into motion from the effects of adults or the children themselves. Manufacturers include additional accessories in the kit for cots. Cots with a pendulum mechanism have a latch of vibration amplitude, warning against excessive dangerous tilting of furniture, if the child is naughty.

Mechanical beds are more reliable in comparison with electronic options that can fail. They require the constant presence of a nearby adult, which improves parental control and eliminates the possibility of a baby falling out.

A children's rocking bed will help ensure the rest not only to the child, but also to the parents themselves. The presence of such a device allows mothers to free their hands and do other household chores. When choosing a model, you should take into account the characteristics of the child, and not just the wishes of adults.

How to make an automatic rocking chair for the crib with your own hands, see the following video.