Inexpensive Crib Options

sms297

I know I am never on her anymore but need some help...

My MIL is looking for a crib for her house & is looking on Craigslist. While I am sure there are some decent cribs on there I am sort of afraid of what she will end up with. Since my girls are almost 4 & 18 months I don't have a current copy of Baby Bargins.... can anyone tell me a crib at Target, Walmart or even IKEA that is cheap but gets good reviews.

Thank you!!! 

sms297

Wow! Those pictures are so old! That's DD #2 getting ready to leave the hospital & now she is 18 months old!!

WendyNC

We got this one for my mom's house:

https://www.amazon.com/Graco-Sarah-Classic-Convertible-Cherry/dp/B002CRSKDI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1305661045&sr=8-2

MrsHughesNC

Hi there!
The IKEA Gulliver crib is highly rated and just $100. That's what we plan to get, if we have a second baby.

DD's crib is a recalled drop-side one that we don't plan to reuse. Aside from the recall issue, it was a good crib--it is a Graco that we got at BRU for like $150. But obviously they don't sell it anymore, since it's a drop side.

sms297

Thank you! I just emailed her both of those options!

MrsSavannah

I have one from Ikea and I'm really happy with it.

JennLuvsMatt

We have a graco lauren crib.  No complaints other then DD would rather sleep in our bed then the crib but that's a whole nother story

Rasz39

How often are you thinking of taking the girls over there? Is this a sorta-babysitting arrangement or something more for when you visit?

My parents bought a PnP for the few times we'd be visiting (once in 14mo - they live in OH and we're in NC). For the first few times we visited the ILs (only 2hr away) on day-trips we brought a co-sleeping positioner and had that on the couch while we would sit with her (for the five minutes she might get put down!). Now for both and for the other travel we do we have a KidCo Peapod (popup tent). It's big enough probably that your almost 4yo could take a nap in it as well as the 18mo. It takes up a bit of floor space in a smaller king-bed hotel room, but not so much that you can't maneuver with it set up. The great thing for us is it folds up pretty flat.

The only trick is once the kidlet is mobile, you'll need to zip it shut. WE skipped that step one night and woke to find her half on the floor curled up in the comforter we had put out on the floor between her tent and our bed.

markyslove

We have the gulliver from IKEA.  We obviously haven't used it, but my SIL has the same one and loves it.