You may just need one for the front of your crib, especially if it has a high back or sides, or you might want 2 if
the long sides of the crib are the same, depending on the position of the crib in the room.
One
long side of the crib will become the headboard, and in some cases the other long side will become the footboard.
Found fleece today and after I dye it the right color I will be making these for
both long sides of my crib.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
The drop -
side crib is versatile with several drop - mechanisms, like a single - drop
side where only one
side moves, or a double - drop
side where both
of the
longer sides slide down.
Toys R Us announced that its stores would no
longer order drop -
side cribs because
of the safety issues they present in April 2009.
We folded it longways and wove it in and out
of the rungs to act like a
crib bumper and it covered the two short
sides and one
long side.
But before I do, I just want to reassure you that having your baby sleep with you — in your bed or in a
crib (cot) up against your bed, with the
side down — is the very best thing you can do for your little one, because whether or not you are breastfeeding, your baby will need night feeds for at least the first six months
of life and probably
longer.
For those
of you who no
longer have kids in
cribs or those
of you who are using your heirloom
cribs that all three
of your kids slept in just fine, the latest thinking is that drop -
side cribs are harmful.