New Baby Must-Haves (Age 0-6 Months) for Sleep/ Nap

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Sleep/ Nap

1) Baby Cot

To save me the hassle of getting another bed when Larry grows older, we bought him a 4-in-1 convertible baby cot. It can be converted and used as a playpen, sofa bed and junior bed as he gets older. These convertible cots are usually bigger in size compared with non-convertible beds in order to accommodate your child as he grows older. Other things I looked out for are:

- Food grade teething rails

- Non-toxic paint used

- Type of wood, pine wood being my favourite

- Compliance with latest safety standards set in the country of origin

2) Cot Mobile

This is useful to keep baby entertained and can be used to soother baby to sleep. Some cot mobile comes with soothing lights that will turn off automatically once the music stops. A cot mobile that runs on batteries will save the hassle of needing to rewind it every now and then. Some cot mobile comes with a remote control. A take along mobile will be useful as it can be used both at home and brought along when outside with baby. When choosing a cot mobile, I paid attention to getting one that has at least 30 minutes of continuous music so that I do not need to keep restarting the cot mobile.

3) Swaddle

To give baby that in-womb, secure feeling.

4) Cot Toys

To keep baby entertained. I chose those toys that are soft and small so that it will not suffocate the baby accidentally.

5) Pacifier

Helps to soother baby and keep my sanity intact.

6) Mattress Cover and Protector

The mattress protector will help to protect the mattress from being dirtied or wet from baby's saliva, spilled milk, leaked urine/poo etc. Things I look out for when buying the mattress protector includes:

- 100% cotton, so that it feels soft, smooth and cool to baby's delicate skin.

- As thick as possible preferably 4-ply to give extra waterproof protection to the mattress.

- Reinforced corners, so that it is easy to fit it onto the mattress and it will stay onto mattress even with an active baby.

- Machine washable, so that it can be easily maintained as I can just throw it into the washing machine for washing.

Similar to the mattress protector, I will choose those made of 100% cotton, with reinforced corners and machine washable when buying a mattress cover.

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