Cradle
A cradle is often called the cradle. It is a small crib for the baby, where it can cling to. Before the cradle or had a sloping bottom and were placed on the floor or hung on the ceiling.
The benefits of using the cradle
The cradle takes up little space. Manufacturers often equip it with wheels, allowing you to easily move bassinet around the room. With its very low weight it is easy and very convenient.
The price of the cradle kicks off with a very low level. If to take second-hand bassinet, you can find it for 2-3 thousand rubles.
The main advantage of the cradle allows to rock baby. Some models of the cradles provide for rocking in different planes. Sometimes manufacturers mounted design cradles the automatic mechanism of motion sickness.
The presence of additional features too significant plus cradles. It's such options as mobile toys above the bed of the baby, the ability to include soft dim light or music. All these functions allow you to buy a nightlight or mobile separately. In fact, you do not need to buy the cradle. You just buy it and immediately can put to bed the baby.
Cons of cradle
The small size of the carrycot turns into a drawback when it comes to the duration of its use. In the cradle you can put the baby up to 6 months. First, the growth of the baby simply will not allow him eventually to sleep comfortably in the cradle. Second, the sides of the cradle are quite low. When the child begins to sit, crawl or even try to get on all fours, he could easily fall over the edge of the cradle.
Pros cot
Unlike cradle it will last much longer. Some models of cot is available to use for about 3 years. While the baby is only lies, comfortable top position of the mattress. As soon as the child begins to crawl or sit, the mattress is lowered. When a child can climb in bed, a few bars of the grates are removed. So the child will not fall in sleep with the crib but can climb into it on and off.
The possibility of motion sickness are also provided in some models of Cribs. Rocking a baby in the crib due to the sloping rails at its base. Therefore, such a sickness is only in one plane.
Crib more than Cribs made of wood. This is a more secure and pleasant to the touch material than metal. Wood is always warm when you touch it, blows on it less painful. And clash of the crib the child will, in spite of all your vigilance.
The crib more convenient to use if you plan to co-sleep with the child's parents. Just removed one wall and pulls close to the bed or sofa parents. When will come the time of weaning from a joint dream, first cleaned the wall and put in place, and then gradually move the bed at an increasing distance from the parents ' bed.
Cons cot
It takes a lot of space. If at the time of the birth of a baby in the apartment of the lack of space, better to buy the cradle. But we should remember that the place will still have to release. Sooner or later the baby will start to sleep in his crib.
A crib is usually quite massive and heavy. It is difficult to move around the room. You should immediately deliver it to the place where it will stand for a long time.
Rare in some models of Cribs provided by the wheels. Their presence may be unsafe. The wheels must be very strong and have a latching function. Or adolescent will himself to move or rock the crib.
Another shortcoming of cots - need to buy many things: mattress, bedding, bumpers, mobile, etc. will be Necessary to provide many aspects before you put it in her baby.
Unknown, can be considered a drawback of the cots her a greater value than the cradle. Indeed, in the long term, this turns into savings: cot will be used much longer.
