No drop side cribs will be accepted.
Unfortunately,
drop side cribs are to blame for at least 32 infant and toddler deaths since 2000, and they are suspected in 14 more cases.
In 2011, the Consumer Product Safety Commission approved a recall of
all drop side cribs, so if the mattress accompanies that style of crib, discard the crib, but make sure the mattress meets all safety recommendations if you plan to reuse it in a new crib.
Resources: Complete list of crib safety: Healthy Children CPSC ban on
drop side cribs AAP Sleep Safety Guidelines
Banning
drop side cribs in favor of standard, fixed - side cribs, the new standards call for strengthening mattress supports and crib slats.
When using
a drop side crib parents should check to make sure the drop side or any other moving part operates smoothly.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Delta Enterprise Corp., of New York, New York., is announcing the voluntary recall to replace missing safety pegs involving 985,000
drop side cribs.
The recall involves all Delta
drop side cribs manufactured prior to 2006 that use «Crib Trigger Lock with Spring Peg» drop side hardware design.
These parents don't know that they could be putting their infant at risk by using
a drop side crib.
Five of the top searches are from people looking to fix or refurbish old
drop side cribs, without even converting them to make them safe!
Plenty of old cribs are beautiful and perfectly safe BUT you must be extra careful that you're not buying a damaged crib,
a drop side crib, or another crib that doesn't meet current safety standards for a different reason.
In 2007, 11 million cribs were recalled by the Consumer Product and Safety Commission, and that includes many old styles of
drop side cribs.
I remember
the drop side crib that we had growing up — metal hardware and all.
When we were in temp housing for a job relocation we had
a drop side crib to use at our appt.
My SIL had
a drop side crib that was a Graco and that thing was deeper (the side you leaned over to put the baby in the crib was MUCH higher off the ground / mattress than my cribs») and a bigger pain than either of my fixed side cribs (Simplicity and DaVinci sleigh style).
Keep
the drop side crib locked when you are not with your baby to stop him from accidentally knocking it and falling out of the crib.
Anyone using a Simplicity or SFCA
drop side crib is urged to cease use of the product immediately.
Not exact matches
In addition to at least 32 deaths in
drop -
side cribs, there were 14 deaths because of entrapment that could have been caused by a
drop -
side, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which issued the new
crib standards.
In contrast,
cribs are responsible for tragic deaths, and
drop -
side cribs are now banned in the United States.
This knowledge will prompt your baby to search for an object that you have partially hidden and to
drop toys and other objects over the
side of a
crib or high chair to watch you retrieve them.
According to the new
crib safety standards, manufacturers are not be allowed to make new
drop -
side cribs.
Traditionally, baby
cribs came with stationary
sides, single -
drop sides or double -
drop sides that slide down, or
drop-gate
sides that fold down.
Some
crib manufacturers made special kits that can be used to immobilize the
drop side and address the hazard for
cribs that were already in consumers» homes.
There are still lots of questions surrounding those
crib safety rules, which outlawed the sale and manufacture of the traditional
drop -
side rail
cribs.
The new
cribs do not have the
drop sides that grandparents may be accustomed to.
Drop -
side cribs can be single -
drop side, where only one
side moves, or double -
drop side, where both of the long
sides slide down.
Loosened or broken hardware, missing parts or improper assembly can cause the
drop -
sides of a
crib to come loose, also creating a dangerous gap.
Because of this, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says that if you still own a
drop -
side crib you should take certain steps to keep your child safe.
Fears surrounding the dangers of
drop -
side cribs led to new rules about
crib manufacturing in 2011.
Since the safety standards changed in 2010 and
drop -
side cribs are no longer sold in stores, but they're still available, especially from private sellers.
Back in the day,
cribs generally came in one of several formats: stationary
sides,
drop -
sides, and
drop-gate
cribs that fold down.
If you have a
crib that you know is unsafe for any particular reason, whether it's an old
drop -
side crib or it's just old and missing parts, the responsible thing to do is to destroy it.
The government outlawed
drop -
side cribs on Wednesday after the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade and millions of recalls.
Again, if you have one of these older
cribs that has a
drop -
side, please don't use it!
According to CPSC,
drop -
side cribs can be more dangerous than other types of used
cribs because missing or broken hardware or misassembly are more likely to create dangerous gaps where a baby can be entrapped.
The most recent
crib safety standards do not allow the manufacture or sale of
drop -
side cribs, as well as calling for stronger hardware and sturdier mattress supports and slats.
Older
cribs, and especially those with moving parts, such as
drop -
side models, may not have hardware sturdy enough to withstand being taken apart and reassembled by several owners.
This is technically a standard baby
crib, but because of its unique
drop -
side capabilities, it can be used as either a bedside co sleep solution, a standalone
crib, or an arm's length co-sleeping
crib, depending on your needs.
he absolutely hates the feel of a wet diaper and will now take it off after only one pee at night and throw it away (the trash is just below his
crib, he only needs to
drop it over the
side) Possibly turning to underwear will finish the process for him.
A baby
crib has many parts, when it's all necessary parts are fitted with mattress, mattress supports, teething rail, wheel,
sides and railings, bottom drawer, single
drop gates etc. it looks a complete furniture.
Avoid buying
drop -
side cribs since are no longer recognized by CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission).
By June 2010 many manufacturers had stopped manufacturing
cribs with
drop sides.
Most of us are aware that companies are no longer allowed to build
drop -
side cribs, but the new laws also require that companies make mattress supports stronger, and hardware more durable.
We have one
crib with a
drop down
side that was given to us by a family member.
The
drop -
sided crib concerns sound quite valid to me, but the idea that there is some 100 % safe infant sleeping environment out there is unfortunately naive.
If your child sleeps in a
drop -
side crib, the CPSC recommends making sure that the
drop -
side mechanism works properly and that the
crib itself hasn't been recalled.
Safety regulations have changed dramatically in recent years and older
cribs have larger slats,
drop -
side rails, corner posts, and newer mattresses that don't fit right.
Don't buy a
drop -
side crib.
Cost and the fact that we couldn't find a
drop -
side crib that we actually liked the look of at the time were the motivators, not safety concerns.
And in December 2010 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) finally banned the sale, resale, and manufacture of
drop -
side cribs in the United States.