Trend Lab Team

Behind our great Trend Lab products is a great team of individuals who strive to create exceptional quality products that are incredibly appealing and fairly priced. Safety is of critical importance to them in all steps of design and production. They have extensive product development experience and are committed to developing products that fit your needs. We at EnchantingNurseries.com are very proud to carry their line of products.

Baby Proofing Your Nursery

Here are a few suggestions to making your nursery safe:

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  Be sure to cover all electrical outlets not used in your baby’s room with electrical plug covers.
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  Install a smoke detector in your baby’s room and make sure you change the battery every six months.
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  Be careful where you put wall hangings, especially above the crib as they could be dangerous to your baby if they fall or get pulled off by baby.
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  Keep all furniture away from the window and make sure the window is securely latched. This will prevent baby from falling out the window when he/she starts climbing things.
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  Avoid using mini blinds in baby’s room and keep all other cords out of child’s reach at all times. These are a potential strangling hazard.
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  If you live in an older home, be sure to check for lead paint in your nursery as well as through out the house. If you are not sure how to go about this talk to your local paint distributor. They should be able to help you or point you to some one that can. Lead dust and chips from peeling paint can be dangerous to your child’s health. Take proper precautions to avoid this risk!
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  Anchor heavy furniture that could fall over to the wall to prevent from falling over if baby climbs on it. Ex. Dressers, shelves, etc.
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  All vaporizers should be stored up high and out of reach from baby. If you don’t have a safe place to store a vaporizer, consider using a humidifier instead.
  

EnchantingNurseries.com cares about the well being and safety of your child/children. We hope to inform all parents to take precautions when preparing your baby room for your precious little one. We hope these tips are helpful and informative to you as you decorate your baby’s nursery.

Crib Bedding Safety Tips

Becoming a new parent should be a joy for every person, but some find it a bit overwhelming. To take up some of the burden I decided to share a few general safety tips that new parents should be aware of; by being aware of these you can eliminate some stress about whether you are choosing the right crib bedding or not. After all, there’s no turning back on parenthood, so we might as well enjoy every minute we can.
Here it goes…
Bumper Pads- bumper pads seem to have gotten a bad reputation over the last few years for fear of lack of airflow and that babies tend to snuggle their faces in them too much causing suffocation. There are many different opinions on the matter, but I would advise that if you do choose to go with one anyway, make sure that it has at least six straps or ties and that you get rid of any access length in straps. Bumper pads must NEVER be used because the spaces between your crib slats are too far apart and should be removed as soon as your child is big enough to pull them selves up in the crib.

Bedding in General- Don’t use soft, thick blankets, pillows, and soft mattresses, plus keep any stuffed toys out of your child’s crib when sleeping. These can be a suffocation hazard. Suffocation being a major contributor to SIDS, we as parents are responsible to do what ever we can to prevent this from happening to our children.

If you’re wondering how am I supposed to keep my baby warm at night if I can’t use those nice, thick, cozy, blankets, check out these wearable blankets. They do a wonderful job of keeping them warm and comfortable without the hazard.

Crib Sheets- must fit snuggly around your mattress. The mattress should have no more than the space of two fingers between it and the railing. This is to prevent your baby from slipping into any gaps between the mattress and crib and getting stuck.

All in all, enjoy your new experience, have fun with it, and use common sense! Babies are our future, let’s give them the best and protect them in the process. I wish you the very best on your journey through parenthood.