How to choose a changing chest: dimensions, configuration, manufacturer

Preparing for the birth of a child - responsiblestage, because future parents need to buy everything you need, while not overdoing and not go beyond the budget. Therefore, the issue of buying a changing room sometimes gets very acute: whether you need it or not, if necessary, then which one to choose, because there are many options on the market. Let's try to clarify how and why buy a changing chest with drawers.

Pros and cons of buying a changing chest

Many parents are thinking about what they arewill disguise the child in the first months of his life. Of course, you can do all the necessary procedures directly on the parent's bed, but changing your child many times a day is too hard for any back. You can use a regular table, but not all have it in stock, and a child who learns to turn around can roll off of it. Therefore, buying a special device for changing is a reasonable choice. In this respect, one of the most popular options, which has a lot of advantages, is a chest of drawers:

• The dimensions of the chest allow it to fit into any room. You can choose a narrow chest of drawers, which occupies a smaller area, and can be wide, then even a grown up child will be comfortable on a wide table.
• For dressing a child and hygienicprocedures, as well as for massage, gymnastics and laying on the maternal tummy will not have to bend, as in the case if an adult bed is used for all of the above. Mom's health and her back is very important!
• The chest of drawers has drawers that can befold baby clothes, diapers, diapers and all hygienic supplies, so that everything you need is at hand, and Mom does not have to run to the other end of the room if she forgot to grab a diaper or clean panties.
• The chest has a folding or pull-out table forswaddling - when it is not needed, it folds up, and the chest does not take up much space, and in case of need it can easily be thrown away or put forward with one hand.
• A chest of drawers with drawers can be used and after that,as a child grows up, and it can be changed, sitting on the bed. Keep in it clothes or toys of the baby, and if the chest of neutral color, you can put it not only in the nursery.
• Most models of chests of drawers are equipped with bumpers along the edge of the countertop, it is safe and convenient - the child will not fall exactly.

Against the background of these advantages, one can notesome drawbacks. The most significant is that it takes still a lot of space even the narrowest chest of drawers. Dimensions of small apartments leave much to be desired, and without excess furniture in them closely, so in this case it is better to purchase a diaper cover on the cot or a soft diaper on the table.

Also, the chest table is made, as a rule, fromParticleboard, therefore, it is also required to purchase a soft swaddling mattress. This is unnecessary waste, and given the considerable cost of the chest, this minus can outweigh all the advantages.

How to choose a changing chest

Dimensions, design, color - the first thing that rushes ineyes when choosing a chest. Important and its price, but it is worth considering that expensive models can cost unnecessarily much, but there are budget domestic models that meet all the requirements. So, pay attention to the following:

1. Material - Most modern chests of drawers are made ofДСПю Objects from solid wood, of course, are preferable, but also significantly more expensive. Choose a material that is not afraid of moisture and easy to clean. If the table is equipped with a mattress or oilcloth, it must also be easy to clean.
2. Fittings, guides, castors - all this should be of good quality. The racks inside the boxes must be easily rolled out with one hand and not left the grooves; handles of the dresser should not be sharp - a grown-up child can hit them while crawling; The table top should easily be reclined with one hand.
3. Chest configuration - there are chests on which the child liesvertically (in them, as a rule, the lid reclines or extends), but there are those where the kid is laid horizontally, that is, sideways to his mother. Each mother will have to decide individually which chest to choose.
4. Chest dimensions are also very important, especially if the room is small, consider this when buying.

Chest of drawers with bathing tray

One of the variants of the changing room is the model withbath for bathing. In this model, instead of an average box, this particular tub is rolled out. This is very convenient in the first couple of months, because the baby is terribly afraid to bathe in a large bath, besides everything necessary for bathing will contain a chest of drawers. The dimensions of the built-in bathtub, however, are so small that soon the child will cease to fit into it, and this function will not be used for the rest of the time, so weigh all the pros and cons before buying such a chest.

Bed with changing chest

Very popular in recent times and suchmultifunctional items - a cot has a continuation in the form of a chest of drawers with a changing surface. This allows you not to search for different items and immediately buy everything you need. In addition, such a kit takes up less space than a conventional crib and changing pad. The size of the chest in such models is very small, that is, the child will quickly stop placing on the diaper, and many things do not fit into the drawers of the chest.

Dimensions of dresser for changing

The standard size of the changing mat is as follows:

• The height is about 1 meter - this is the optimal height for the convenience of manipulating the parents of different growth.
• The width is usually about 40-50 centimeters. Choosing the width, remember that this is the depth of the boxes - the bigger it is, the more spacious the drawers.
• The length of the chest can vary from 60 centimeters to 80. The chest and its table top are wider, the longer the child will be placed on it.

Naturally, in furniture production can always produce chests of individual sizes.

Popular manufacturers of chests of drawers

Today in any store of children's goodsA wide selection of changing mattresses is available. Among the domestic producers are widely represented trademarks "Mozhga", "Fairy", "Aton Furniture". "Mozhga" is known for more expensive models from natural wood, their dressers are of classical shape and fit well into the exquisite interior of the nursery. "Fairy" and "Aton Furniture" are budget models made of particleboard, but they are presented in different shades of wood and in different sizes.

Also IKEA drawers are popular. They are made of environmentally friendly materials, and their laconic design appeals to many buyers. In addition, Ikea chests can be supplemented with convenient accessories - hanging containers and pockets, dividers for boxes and the like. There are also models that are transformed into a desk for an adult child.