Fortunately, we live at a time when you can not only make repairs to your liking, but also equip your apartment with all the equipment necessary for maximum comfort and safety. One of these devices that, most likely, you have not encountered if there are no children or elderly relatives in your family, is a bathroom sitting. Without it, it is also difficult, and sometimes impossible, to do with disabilities and pregnant women in the last trimester of pregnancy.
I must say that in some cases people with full physical capabilities also use such a seat. For example, it is very convenient to sit on it to warm up in the case of a cold.
Bathroom seat Children’s
Every mother knows that leaving a small child in the bathroom alone is very dangerous. He can slip and fall, choke with water. But at the same time, sometimes I really want to leave my favorite child to swim, and at that time it is calm to do your own business. In this case, the seat for bathing the baby in the bathroom may be useful to you.
I must say that there are many types of such seats developed by manufacturers, taking into account age, growth, mobility and needs of babies of different ages. So, for example, one of your first devices will most likely be the so -called hill for bathing babies. The child is located on it in a lying position at a slight angle (the head is slightly raised), such a slide is suitable for the smallest children, it can be used almost from birth.
I must say that all seats for children are divided into two large groups. The first includes the slides that we began to talk about above, and the second — actually the seats.
Among the slides, perhaps the most common slides-karkas are the most common. Their very serious plus is the price. That is why the hills-karsas are one of the most popular gifts for the birth of a baby. The hill is a frame covered with fabric. It is simply put in a bath, as a rule, without fixing. Such slides are suitable only for the smallest children, since they usually do not provide any fixers, which means that for the baby who has learned to turn over and sit down, such a slide will not be safe. Of course, a newborn baby on such a hill must also be held, do not forget that due to hypertonicity, children can turn over even in the first month of life.
A safer option is an anatomical slide. It is made of plastic and there are latches on it that do not allow the child to fall into the water (as a rule, they are located in the armpit and between the legs). Such a slide is fixed in the bath with a suction cup.
Another version of the slide, which is often chosen for newborns, is a hammock. As the name understands, this option is a woven hammock that is attached to the bath using hooks and allows the child to be in it in a convenient physiological pose. For children 1-6 months of life, manufacturers offer another option for the seat-this is a special mattress that fits at the bottom of the bathroom. But such a mattress can only be used for children weighing no more than 8 kilograms.
Bath bath
The standard seat is a belt with a special limiter between the legs, which is fixed to the bath using hooks. This option is suitable for children who already know how to sit on their own. So that the baby would be boring manufacturers equip this seat with toys, rattles. Creative mothers, of course, can make these «entertainments» with their own hands. How it looks, look at the photo.
For parents who love comfort, sitting with the possibility of rotation is proposed. With it, the washing process will be greatly simplified. So that the child could not rotate the seat on his own, as a rule, there is a special latch in it. Such a seat is attached to the bottom of the bathtub with a suction cup.
If the seller in the store offers you a universal bath for a bath, do not be surprised. This just means the presence of several ways to attach sitting in the bath: both with the help of suction cups and simply installing on the legs.
And finally, the last type of seal is suspended. It is suspended on the sides of the bath. This mounting method is considered not very safe, since the child can greatly push his feet from the bottom and knock down the mounts from the sides.
Bathroom for disabled
In the case when a person has limited physical capabilities, the simple adoption of a bath or the shower turns into a very difficult procedure. In order to facilitate such people comfortable stay in the bathroom, it makes sense to purchase and install a seat in a bath for the elderly and disabled people.
These seats are distinguished primarily by the installation site and design. So, there are different types of seats for installation in a bath or in a shower cabin. Bath seats for the elderly are fixed to the edges of the bathtub, they are deep enough, there is a back. As a rule, their design is quite the same, only the material of manufacture is different: they can be made of plastic or metal, covered with fabric or oilcloth. Chairs for a shower cabin — a wide variety. They may differ in the height of the back and seats, design. They also use either plastic or metal (steel with a special powder coating). Some chairs are equipped with rotating seats, which makes a reception the soul even more comfortable.
Thanks to the use of such structures, bathing for people with disabilities becomes comfortable and safe.
On the installation of seats in the bathroom, watch the video in this article.
Bathroom seats instructions
In order to choose the right seat for the bathroom, it is necessary to be guided by some simple rules:
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Remove your bathtub measurements. After all, the seat should be ideal in size. It will be a shame if you acquire this device, and when installing you find that it is too large for your bath or, conversely, is not fixed due to too small sizes.
Pay attention to the material. Of course, in the case of buying a slide for a baby, this item can be neglected, because you will need it for a fairly short time. But if you buy a seat for a disabled person who will serve you for years, it is worth paying close attention to this issue. Keep in mind that seats made of wood over time lose their color and swell from water. With a plastic seat, you will avoid this problem. But be sure to find out what maximum weight can withstand the purchased seat, because sometimes plastic is intended for people with a little weight.
Be sure to ask a quality certificate, especially if you purchase an expensive bathroom device.
Pay attention to the additional convenience of sitting. So, it is very convenient when various toys for playing the bathroom are attached to the seat, and the seats for elderly people and disabled people have convenient handrails that will make a disabled bathing even more comfortable.
Sometimes an important factor when choosing a seat is its design. This is especially important when the seat is in the bath constantly. In this case, it will be better if it will fit in style and color in the interior of the bathroom.