I went to a local baby furniture shop today and I'm a bit worried about the safety of what's available here in Vietnam. There's no Australian standards here!
Most of the cots I saw didn't seem to have high enough railings.
I went to the shop worried about having to bend over too far to put the baby to sleep because the cots will be made for short Vietnamese people. (The Vietnamese kitchen sink is a killer when I do the washing up). The shop girl said you could raise the level of the mattress base ... but I'm sure that would mean the baby could really easily flip over the railings when it gets to the pulling itself up stage.
Could someone measure how tall the railings are on an Australian-made cot for me please?
I know the slats should be close so the baby can't stick its head through. Are there any other safety issues I should be looking at? We might have to ask someone to make us a cot if we can't find something suitable.
Thanks in advance.