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almostjones
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Cribs - questions for you experienced mamas :-)
almostjones
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We have the big u/s in 2 weeks, which has kicked in the realization that we're almost at the halfway mark in this pregnancy so maybe we should start thinking about things like a crib and a registry... :-)
Right now, I have two main questions about cribs but I am thrilled to have any & all input and advice from y'all -
1. Did you opt for a convertible crib or no? Why?
2. Did you opt for a crib with a changing table attached? Why or why not? (I'm thinking about this for the sake of saving space. The room is either 11x11 or 12x12, not sure. So, with crib, changing table, dresser, glider, ottoman...I am afraid of it getting too cramped...just thinking of options.)
Thanks!
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Re: Cribs - questions for you experienced mamas :-)
1. I opted for a traditional crib because I didn't want a full size bed for F. I want either a twin with a trundle or two twins.
2. I opted for a dresser with a piece that attaches to the top to make it a changing table. When we are no longer using diapers, I will remove the piece and we will have a traditional dresser. F's first room was 11x11 and we had a glider+ottoman, dresser/changer, crib and side table. It all fit very easily in the room. Her room is now 11x14, so it obviously still works.
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2. Did you opt for a crib with a changing table attached? Why or why not?
We don't have a crib with a changing table attached. I didn't care for how they looked. We had a changing pad on the top of one of the dressers before he was born. Once he was actually here he slept in our room (which is right off the living room, his room is on the other side of the house) so we used the changing table on the pack n play. Once he was older it was such a habit (and much easier) to just change him in our room because we spend most of our time in the living room. We don't use the PNP anymore, I use a pad on my bed. I keep the supplies in a basket on my dresser.1. We have a convertible crib. I don't know if we will use it as a full size (we don't have the rails) but it is just the crib we picked out.
2. Do you mean a dresser with a changing table attached? I haven't heard of a crib with one. We do use the top of the dresser for changes. It doesn't have a specific piece that makes it a changing table but that is how it was sold. I think DS room is around the same size and we fit a crib, bookcase, glider+otoman, changing/dresser and an armoire without any problem.
1) We have a regular crib that converts into a toddler bed. We didn't buy the stuff to make it a full size bed because I have other ideas on how I want the big girl room to look (we have the twin with a trundle for the big girl's room)
2) We have our changing table on top of our dresser, not the one that attaches to the crib. We stopped using the changing table once she was able to walk and stand (which was at 12 months), and would just change her "wherever". And the crib lasted until 15 months before doing the toddler bed.
1. Natalie's crib is convertible, but we didn't choose it because of that. The crib we liked just happened to be convertible. It's a girly crib, so if we have another DD she will use this crib and Natalie will get a different bed. If we have a DS, he will get a new crib and we will probably convert Natalie's crib for her.
2. We didn't get a changing table at all. I don't think they're necessary. I just changed her wherever we were...didn't want to have to carry her to a certain spot in the house to change her diaper. I definitely don't like the way the crib w/ attached changers look. Sorry. Could you put the dresser in the closet to save some space?
1. We have a convertible crib. We loved the style and liked the idea of it growing with him.
2. We don't have a changing table. We put a changing pad on his dresser.
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1. Did you opt for a convertible crib or no? With #1, yes, we bought a convertible. Problem was, we weren't informed that in order for it to convert to a toddler bed, you had to buy a separate side rail. And the "conversion" to a full bed was just that you could prop the back up behind a full mattress. There was no way to attach it to a fame. So if you go this route, double check what is necessary for the conversion!
2. Did you opt for a crib with a changing table attached? Why or why not? I've never seen a crib with a changing table attached. But we didn't get a separate changing table. Just put a pad on top of a short chest of drawers. The nursery was way too small for anything else.
1. We do have a convertible crib. I'm not sure that we'll convert it to a toddler bed when the time comes or just let him use the twin mattress we have. I am assuming that we will convert it to a big bed someday when our kid(s) are older.
2. I have read that the attached changing table can be a hazard because they are just begging for kids to climb on them and then fall off. We bought a dresser and put a changing pad on top. I didn't once change him on that though. I have always preferred the pack n play changing table (when he was really little) and now the floor. He's way too squirmy and active for me to put him on a table, so I'm glad we didn't get a dedicated changing table.
1. yes, we went with the convertible crib. its solid wood, which we wanted, and we like that it will grow with dd.
2. no changing table. we just got a pad and put it on top of dd's dresser.
I don't think 11x11 is a small room. Sounds pretty standard to me.
1 - No. Mostly because I bought it from a friend. But DD barely slept in it, sh hated it. We coslept until 16mo when she moved to a twin bed. DS naps in it sometimes and will go to a twin bed when he's older.
2 - No, I heard they were dangerous. Plus, if you have a kid who sleeps in a crib until 3yr, there's no way you'll be using a changing table all that time. And I think that having an even larger piece of furniture in the room would make it harder to arrange.
I have a hi-lo dresser with a changing pad. I prefer this to a stand-alone changing table because it's taller than most changing tables and I have a bad back. It also saves room. Oh, and FWIW, I also don't have an ottoman anymore because it was always in the way and keeping my feet up like that strained my back. I just have a little nursing stool in front of my chair.
1. Our crib is kind of convertible. It goes to a toddler bed, but not a twin. If you get one, get teething guards for it and put them on before the baby is born. Otherwise, by the time you think about it, the baby has already beavered the bed.
2. We can thisclose to getting one, but opted not to after reading about them being a safety hazard. Like others have said, we just put a changing pad on top of a dresser and it's worked great.
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1. Did you opt for a convertible crib or no? Why? We went with a convertible crib. We thought it was a nicer piece of furniture and we loved the idea of being able to use it for years down the road. Now, however, I hate it. It's got teeth marks all over the rail (we didn't buy one of those protector thing-a-ma-jigs in time) and I'm tired of the black. That being said...I still think it's a great way to save money in the end if you plan on putting a full-size bed in your child's room when they graduate out of the crib.
2. Did you opt for a crib with a changing table attached? Why or why not? I did not even know they made such a thing. We didn't buy a changing table. We bought a dresser and use the top of it as a changing table. I wanted something that would be used even after she stopped wearing diapers, and most changing tables just looked like a changing table even if it was marketed to be used as a dresser, too.
Ditto this. The furniture people told us the same thing. We don't have them on the crib yet, but we have them already and ready to put on fairly soon.
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Right now, we're planning on a convertible crib and a dresser with a pad on top. No changing table, it seems a waste of space.
We're putting baby into our bedroom, which is huge, so she'll be in a 7'6" x 11 foot space, and we think we'll have plenty of room for a crib, dresser and glider. I think we're skipping the ottoman right now. We may have room for a bookshelf, too, we'll have to see.
1. Did you opt for a convertible crib or no? Why? We did the convertible. Even if we decide to put DS into a twin or bunk beds for a while, he'll eventually be in a full size bed and we can use the bed frame for a guest bedroom.
2. Did you opt for a crib with a changing table attached? Why or why not? We did a dresser and put the changing pad on top of it. I figured a changing table was a waste of space and money. We have a small room for DS and all that we got in there was the dresser, a rocking chair and his crib. I could probably squeeze in a nightstand, but we're good for now.
1. We did a convertible. We loved the crib and just so happened to be a convertible. I do like the idea. We are converting it to a toddler bed for DS until DD goes into the crib. Then DS will move to a full size, which he already has. We'll probably use the crib for DD when she's ready for a big girl bed.
2. We just used a pad on top of the dresser.
1. we did not do a convertable. i never found one that i liked plus we always planned on a second child so we handed the crib down and bought T a big boy bed.
2. we have a tray that sit on top of the dresser and the changing pad is in it. i had no interest in a changing table.
this is what we have:
https://www.roomandboard.com/rnb/product/detail.do?productGroup=512&catalog=room&category=rm_bedrooms&subcategory=kid_nursery