Industrial Safety Standards Of Baby Cribs.

It is quite expedient that any baby crib you buy meets the minimum government requirements. Once that is achieved, even the cheapest baby crib should be safe for you baby if you arrange it as prescribed by the manufacturer and use it accordingly. At some instances, an unfit baby crib slips through and this could be dangerous for your baby. A good and safe baby crib should meet all basic requirements stated below;

1. It should be firm and stand well without shaking.

2. There should be no missing or broken slate or part.

3. The mattress should be tightly fitted.

4. The head-boards and foot boards should be perfect.

5. There should be no decorative cutouts in the headboard or footboard of your crib that can trap your baby’s head or body.

6. The corner posts should not be higher than 1/16 inches.

7. The Slate shouldn’t be more than 2 3/8 inches apart.

To ensure your baby’s safety, always keep your crib at least 3 inches away from drapes, ribbons, blind cords, and decorative wall hangings. Never use string, rope, or cord to hang toys, a diaper stacker, or other items near or on the crib. The crib is the one place your baby will be left unattended. You want to keep your baby far away from anything they can pull down on themselves or climb onto while they are in their crib.

Cribs today have many standard features and many more bells and whistles. Think about what you really need to make these early years as easy as possible and still fit your pocket book. At the very least, you will want:

• A solid hardwood construction with a nontoxic finish to ensure a sturdy and solid crib frame.

• A one hand lift and drop side or foot release drop side for ease of use and a smooth, quiet transition when lowering or raising the side of the crib.

• A 4 position mattress support height adjustment to accommodate your growing baby.

• Metal ball-shaped swivel casters to move the crib easily around the nursery and locking brakes to prevent unexpected movement.

• A non-toxic plastic teething rail for your baby to chew on.

• Metal hardware and springs to ensure the crib is safe and comfortable.

Keep these features in mind, but regardless of the price, always buy with safety in mind.

Round cribs have different styles and design and they are made of either wood or metal. The most common ones available in the market today are the wooden cribs. Removal metal canopy frames usually accompany most round cribs, this gives you the option of having a unique style of a round crib with the good look of a canopy.

Round cribs are made in such a way that they offer more space inside than a standard rectangular crib. The inside diameter of a round crib is mostly 42 inches, the outside diameter is about 46 inches while they are usually 76 inches high.  The round crib is a better option for your baby because of its unique dimension. It would continue to accommodate your baby until they are 35 inches tall usually when they are about 2 and half years old.  Because of its design, your baby can sleep comfortably without having their legs sticking out through the spindles.

Standard crib and round crib have the same features however, round cribs are considered better than standard crib because it is safer based on its configuration and size. The open turned spindle design of most round cribs offer 360 degrees of visibility for you looking in and for your baby looking out.  Also they do not have sharp corner that could harm your baby. Because of the fact that it is round, you can attend to your baby from all corners.

When buying a round crib, make sure you choose one that has a support bar that is crossing under the wooden mattress, this helps to strengthen the crib. The support bar gives the crib a firm protection especially when your baby is moving and playing round the crib.

Buying a round baby crib is not as expensive as most people think. The reason why is that they usually come with the crib mattress. You may also want to look at other round baby crib accessories when you visit a baby store.

The DaVinci crib consist of a complete size footboard and headboard which can be used in future in conjunction with separate rail kit to convert to a complete sized bed ideal for older youths. Made from a pine with beautiful oak design, the DaVinci crib will make the room of your child look beautiful.

The support provided is excellent because the spring system is made of a four-level spring matresss style that can be adjusted while your child is growing.

Product Description

An excellent brand of the Da Vinci crib is the Emily 4-in-1 Convertible Crib. It provides total sleeping system that grows with your child from crib to toddler to youth bed, making it the complete solution for your child’s sleeping needs. This crib is designed with the need to accommodate your child right from baby to toddler to youth.

Features of The Emily 4-in-1 Convertible Crib

• Manufactured with wood from sustainable forests

• All US safety standards are met and exceeded
• Non-toxic finish

• 4-level mattress spring system

• Converts to daybed

• Converts to toddler bed with included guard rail

• Converts to full size bed with full size bed rail kit M4799 (sold separately)

• Formaldehyde-free

• Recommended for use with the M5340C mattress

• Dimensions: 54.5″W x 34″D x 42″H

There are many designs and styles of convertible crib available in the market today. One of the popular designs available is the sleigh bed style. This type of crib is designed in such a way that it looks like a shortened type of a complete sized bed. After arrangement and proper configuration of the bed, the convertible crib does not look like a crib. However it is one.

When buying a convertible crib, be careful to check and ask questions about the accessories that go with it. The reason is that, some convertible cribs are only sold with the hardware that is necessary to configure only the crib. While some are sold along with the vital accessories needed to make it a full convertible crib. One of the accessories you may need is the all-wood conversion safety rail that easily substitutes the stationary side rail. The purpose of the all-wooden conversion safety rail is to convert a crib to a toddler bed or better still a day bed when you baby have out grown the toddler stage of growth.

The easy at which the convertible crib can be changed into a toddler bed or a day bed will continue to provide enough room for your baby as they transit into toddlers. Though convertible cribs could be expensive, they are worth the price.

Convertible cribs can also be converted into double beds but most manufacturers do not sell the need accessories along with the convertible crib. To achieve a double bed, you need to buy the accessories that can achieve that configuration separately. Some of the accessories you may need are the bed rails, stabilization rails and supporting rails. In the market today, you may find some convertible cribs that are being sold along with the double bed kit, however you will be asked to pay the extra cost. While some do not have the added accessories, you are left to decide if you would need them and subsequently purchase it.

The full headboard and footboard are part of the designs of most convertible cribs. It is advisable to purchase the additional accessories required to convert a crib into a full size bed than purchasing a completely new bed set. When you check the cost, you would eventually discover that purchasing the needed accessories is quite economical.