Resources: Complete list of crib safety: Healthy Children CPSC ban
on drop side cribs AAP Sleep Safety Guidelines
Not exact matches
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.
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.
The
drop -
side rail
on the
crib runs the risk of coming loose due to any number of issues such as faulty hardware, resulting in the railing to come detached where your baby can get trapped between the rail and the mattress or simply fall out.
Don't use
cribs with
drop sides, which were popular for decades and are found
on many used models.
And you figure that a kid who can unlatch the
drop side of his
crib (yes, those were recalled, for that very reason) and figure out how to open the baby gate
on his door before he's even had breakfast is probably developing just fine.
-LSB-...] you figure that a kid who can unlatch the
drop side of his
crib (yes, those were recalled, for that very reason) and figure out how to open the baby gate
on his door before he's even -LSB-...]
The Chicago Tribune reports that major
crib manufacturers have signed
on to a proposal to ban
drop -
side cribs: Such
cribs allow parents to raise and lower one
side for easy access.
The movable railings known as
drop sides were common
on cribs for decades, but can pose a serious hazard to babies.
Contrasting with the high back, the low front rail creates easy access, allowing you to lift your child into or out of the
crib without relying
on a clunky
drop -
side design.
His wife doesn't want it because she says it's not up to current safety codes and
sides have
dropped on those
cribs and babies have lost limbs!
Safety features
on the
cribs are not found
on any other manufactures: bolted
on assembly hardware, cross-supports that reinforce mattress hardware, cross-supports that reinforce mattress support strength, thicker corner posts,
drop side stoppers, and bolted through mattress support brackets.
As previously discussed
on this blog,
drop -
side cribs have come under some heat after allegedly causing the suffocation of several infants.