Nursery decor

Theres nothing more wonderful than planning the nursery for your new baby. If youve decided to find out the gender of your baby, you can have the room all ready for him or her when you come home from the hospital.

What kinds of things do you need to create a safe haven and optimal sleep environment?
The trend for awhile was to have bright, stimulating colors in the nursery or mobiles in black and white to help the babys eyes develop. This faded from popularity pretty quickly as parents found out all that trendy stuff wasnt conducive to sleep!

Make sure your crib conforms to all the guidelines for safety and that you have a good, firm mattress. Keep to softer pastel colors blues, greens, pinks and yellows. Any color you like is good, although some, like blues and greens, are more restful.

Make sure the bedding and the entire room is clean and fresh. Until your baby is at least a year old, a quilt or comforter should be for decoration only. You can buy specially made quilt clips to hang it on a wall. Your babys bed needs to be unobstructed by blankets, pillows or sheets, so that her face is clear at all times and theres no danger of obstructing her breathing. You might want to have a small foam wedge thats positioned to keep the baby from rolling on her stomach. You should also keep stuffed animals or other toys out of the crib until the babys older. In addition, you may want to purchase a baby monitor to hear your baby throughout the night. These days, some monitors actually show your baby on a screen or video, amazing!