Painting a baby's cot?

[John506]

We have been given a pine cot for our unborn baby, it has a couple of scuffs and teeth marks on it.

I want to sand it down and paint it a pale pink colour.

I've read on the internet that you can use any lead free paint, and I've also read that it has to be a special baby safe paint.

What is your opinion? I can't seem to find any special baby paint anywhere, even online

Thanks.

 

[joe-90]

What if it's a boy?

 

[LucyHF]

Found this online, hope it's of some use. It's eco, baby safe paint. Sounds like it will fit the bill if you don't mind paying a lot for it!

Good luck.

http://www.ecospaints.net/organic_paint_pages/nursery_paint/index.htm[url][/url]

 

[opps]

Hi lucy

I am reposting your link- you left the url tags on the end of it

http://www.ecospaints.net/organic_paint_pages/nursery_paint/index.htm

 

[TheDec]

Now that will teach me to open the link rather than just read it, wont it.

Dec

 

[John506]

What if it's a boy?

Then we are screwed, because we already have bags and bags full of pink clothes! I will sue the midwife for the cost of the clothes lol.

That is expensive paint!

 

[^woody^]

What if it's a boy?

LOL

But we live in enlightened times nowadays, Joe

Anyway to the OP, nursery paint is a con, and any 'normal' paint is safe.

If the toddler is of a mind to chew the cot, then splinters will do more harm than any paint

 

[RMS]

If the toddler is of a mind to chew the cot, then splinters will do more harm than any paint

This is very unlikely. A newborn will not have teeth for a while and even when they do he or she will not have the strength to penetrate the cot enough to create splinters. Babies tend to be happy with a dummy so this is very unlikely.

 

[joe-90]

We've all raised kids of our own ya know.

 

[elrobbo82]

We've all raised kids of our own ya know.

are they related to jaws from james bond?

 

[TheDec]

Well around if not over 2000 babies in the UK each year are born with teeth, the Medics in their wisdom say that it is due to a high intake of calcium taken during pregnancy.

Dec

 

[dcdec]

That paint is a disgusting price and TBH its probably taking advantage of a parents paranoia, i'd be more inclined towards mythic

http://www.mythicpaint.co.uk/

 

[LucyHF]

Hi lucy

I am reposting your link- you left the url tags on the end of it

http://www.ecospaints.net/organic_paint_pages/nursery_paint/index.htm[/QUOTE]

Ooops, thanks for reposting for me

 

[elrobbo82]

Well around if not over 2000 babies in the UK each year are born with teeth, the Medics in their wisdom say that it is due to a high intake of calcium taken during pregnancy.

Dec

does this calcium also build the child's mandibles to produce the force needed to bite through timber and make it splinter?

i would plump for dcdec's advice as the other paint seems ridiculously expensive!

 

[TheDec]

I wouldn't know, work it out for yourself.

Dec