Drop side cribs

dmathis10

OK, so I don't know where I've been, but I really just learned about the dangers of drop side cribs. Well, guess what I have? I bought LO a very nice Bellini drop side crib last year (she was born in Feb). from someone on Craigslist. I looked online when I purchased it to make sure there had never been any recalls on it, and there haven't been. LO is still sleeping in her bassinet in our room, but what do I do?  Do I get a new crib? And I can't try to sell it to someone else knowing it might not be safe. I paid $400 for this crib and a dresser/hutch. I can't believe I didn't realize the dangers. I'm usually pretty "up" on things...

krystal0707

I think I saw that on the recalled cribs they were giving you a kit to make the side immobile.  Maybe you could figure out something like that, so the side stays stationary and gaps cannot form.

myonetruelove

I would never sell something potential dangerous to anyone. I would feel guilt thinking if anything every happened it would be my fault.

I also would not use it. Just the other day someone posted that they are trying to ban them all together. The congress is involved and they want to hault production. They are also banning daycares and hotels from using them. This is supposed to happen in 2011.

AggieGrl

If you are handy, you can immobilize the drop side using screws.  Or possibly find a replacement kit.

allie482

I would either contact the manufacturer for an immobilizing kit, or purchase a new crib without a drop side.  I would not sell the crib to someone else unless I had the immobilizing kit in place and made them aware that I had to do so.

 We just got an immobilizing kit from the manufacturer of our crib.  I knew there was a lot of debate about drop side cribs, but when we took ours from my brother as a hand-me-down, I made sure that there had never been a recall on it.  The recall came out a couple of weeks ago.  This completely sucks since I'm 4'10" and the drop side made it super easy for me to reach into the crib.  Now I have to use a step stool.  Totally worth it to keep my child safe though.

Brytany09

We have a drop-side crib. We took off the side that drops and side-carred the crib to our bed. So now it's like a giant co-sleeper. I love it and now we don't have to worry.

justbdais4

First of all before you panic check the hardware for the bed, is it all metal, or are there plastic pieces? If it is all metal and there is no plastic you are fine. The biggest problem is that the pieces at the bottem then stop the side from dropping all the way and that attach to the bed are plastic and over time this plastic wears down, or warps in the heat. When this happens it becomes loose or doesn't hold like it should so the hardware falls out and the bottom of the side slips out. Just check the hardware if it is plastic you may want to rethink it, or call the company to see if they are doing anything.