2nd time moms...Did you use your convertible crib?

savvyash

DH and I are trying to decided between a traditional crib and spending the extra money on a convertible or lifetime crib.  I've asked a couple of my mom co-workers and it seems, even if they bought convertible they haven't used as one.  They have just bought a different big boy/girl bed later.  Do any of you love your lifetime cribs?  Thanks in advance for the feedback.

SuperCuteBenz

We have one but only because it was super inexpensive. We don't plan on converting it. Honestly, I think that convertible cribs are a waste. My neighbor has one for her first DS. It cost her quite a bit of money just as a crib. Then, she had to purchase the rail to convert it, a full or queen mattress and a bunky board to put under the mattress. It ended up being a small fortune. When you convert the crib the the sides of the crib become useless because you only use the head board/footboard. So, you essentially end up with 2 pieces of crib to throw away.

I would rather buy a crib, then sell it on craigslist and use that money towards the purchase of a bed.

thomas2013

I have one that I bought for DS and NEVER converted it. I think they are good idea thou. I might use it this time as a toddler bed after the crib but I don't think I am going to use it as a "big girl" bed.

CrazyToast

I had this question when we were planning for DD.  We wanted to be able to give her a real twin bed, not jump up to a double or queen, so we didn't get a convertible crib.  Plus the bedrooms in this house aren't that big.  We wanted her to be able to have room in her room to get around.

We did get the Ikea Gulliver, and it can be a "toddler bed" but we may not even do that.  

ablou

I'm a first time mom of a boy racing into toddlerhood.  Our original plan was to do a minimal nursery for him.  We have a 3 in 1 crib that goes from crib to toddler to daybed.  We also have a matching changing table.  Both are in white. 

We got the Carter's Sleep Haven crib & changing table.  They were both around $200 each when we got them, but we got mega BRU coupons .

Our plan was to get him a good quality dresser, desk, and twin bed (we have an heirloom set of twin beds that are about 90 years old.  Bean will be the 4th generation to sleep on them) in darker wood that will take him through his childhood and adolescence.  

I"m hoping to save the nursery furniture for when we have baby #2 in about 2 years or so, but I did not buy them as forever furniture.  I know we're going to drop some cash for the forever rooms, but we will have to do it once for each child.  They may or may not take the furniture with them when they move into a nondorm setting. 

darmca

We got our convertible crib for $200 including taxes (it was a floor model of a discontinued colour). We were more concerned with the stability of the crib (DH is a carpenter (he builds scaffolding in industrial settings- not furniture or anything) and was very critical of the quality of most cribs we looked at) then with it's ability to convert.

We plan to use it as a crib with both our kids (we'd like to have them as close together as possible) and as a toddler bed and possibly a full-sized bed with the second one. We won't be purchasing the rail kit for it, just a standard bed frame and you can attach the headboard and footboard like any bed. If it doesn't last through to that stage, or if we decide not to use it, then there's no big loss- even as a crib for 2 babies $200 isn't bad (at least not here in Canada).

MaybeBaby2

With DD we used the crib for two years and then converted it into the toddler/day bed. Once she turned 3YO we got her a single bed because we hoped to be using the crib for another baby. Now Baby Boy will use the crib and then toddler bed the same way.

madybug

I got a lifetime crib for dd1 she is 7and still using it as a full bed. It was great because transitioning her from crib to toddler to full was very easy since it was still her same bed. No problems. I like her having a full for bedtime when we read to her we get in the bed with her or if she has a bad dream we can climb in for a minute. When i had another i just bought another set. I dont get how buying a crib, a toddler bed and then a childrens set is less " expensive " than just buying a nice lifetime crib to begin with.

naflmj

We opted out of one because we planned to have two LO's one after the other. We decided we'd spend more money on a nice bedroom set that will last them as they grow. So, when DS is 2 1/2 we'll buy a double bed and dressers and move next LO to the crib.

schnappycat

Yes, DS is still using his at 3. At 2, we converted it to the toddler bed, and at 2 1/2, we converted it to the full-size bed. We plan that this will be his bed into his teenage years. We are planning to do the same for DD and bought a convertible for her as well.

I figured that I would need to invest in a nice bed at some point--either up front or in just a few short years--so we opted to do it up front and not have to worry about it when we had our hands full with the kids.

 

 

SuperCuteBenz

madybug:

I got a lifetime crib for dd1 she is 7and still using it as a full bed. It was great because transitioning her from crib to toddler to full was very easy since it was still her same bed. No problems. I like her having a full for bedtime when we read to her we get in the bed with her or if she has a bad dream we can climb in for a minute. When i had another i just bought another set. I dont get how buying a crib, a toddler bed and then a childrens set is less " expensive " than just buying a nice lifetime crib to begin with.

I don't see the point of toddler beds. DD went straight from a crib to her twin bed. 

krisim

We bought one for DD1.  We are still using it as a crib though (she is 18 months) and plan to convert it to a toddler bed at some point.  We decided to get the convertible crib because some day we will turn her bedroom into a guest room and will then use the full size bed for our guests.

For baby #2 we only bought a crib that converts to a toddler bed.  Her bedroom will be tiny and we'll probably only be able to fit a twin bed in the room, so we didn't see the need to buy another convertible crib.