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MeleahMae
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What crib did you buy and why? IS IT STURDY?
MeleahMae
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Thanks! I figured this would help many moms to be on 2nd tri.
TIA
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Re: What crib did you buy and why? IS IT STURDY?
Shermag Regency - it's very sturdy, the stain is gorgeous and I like the lines of it.
We received a Graco Lauren crib in white as a gift from MIL. It has yet to be assembled but from reviews, it rated well in Baby Bargains and friends who have it love it!
https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3368925
We honeslty purchased this crib because we were in love with the matching combo dresser more so than the crib. However, it's incredibly sturdy and I believe Sorelle has decent reviews in baby bargains.
I bought a Delta from Target, and I bought it because I liked it. It's black cherry in color
yes it's sturdy
we got ours from walmart, its the Graco Lauren in the espresso
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Graco-Lauren-4-in-1-Convertible-Classic-Fixed-Side-Crib-Espresso/11081895 it is now cheaper then it was when we got outs, it was 197 i believe when we got ours its about 150 now.
it is very sturdy, no drop side, and also converts
Just an FYI .. I dont know if you read Baby Bargains but Delta cribs have horrible reviews and have had a HUGE number of safety recalls over the last decade or so. Might be something you want to look into.
We also went with a Bonavita crib - the Hudson style. Their furniture is very sturdy and well made! I am very impressed and happy with our purchases!
We went with the Babi Italia Eastside.
https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3140251&fromRegistryNumber=44757318&product_skn=81394
It is highly rated in Baby Bargains and my BIL and SIL have the other crib in the collection and have been very happy with it.
Plus we loved the whole furniture set.
DS: Baby Italia Pinehurst Crib
DD: Delta SoHo Crib
I liked the styles of both and they had really good customer reviews online.
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This for us, too. Both on the Bonavita crib and DH shaking the crap out of all the cribs. hah.
Babyletto Mercer. Honestly, we just liked the way it looked. Had good reviews on amazon, etc and the price was right. Seems very sturdy and the drawer underneath is a nice bonus for storing crib sheets and whatnot.
Ma Marie by Young America. Pictures are in my baby blog in siggy.
It is VERY sturdy and made VERY well. Worth every penny spent.
We bought the same crib in honey oak. We haven't put it together yet, so I'm glad to hear it's sturdy...it got great reviews.
We got the Graco Charleston crib in white from Target and so far we love it. It's normally $179.99 but when we got it, it was on sale for $150 AND came with a free mattress. We didn't like the mattress, but Target has a new policy that allows you to return the free item for a reduced price. The regular price of the free mattress we got was $40, and we returned it for $33. So we ended up getting the crib for about $120!!
It's made by LaJobi and I did a lot of research on it to make sure it's safe. DH is pretty nuts about safety from a mechanical point of view and I am nuts about the safety of the paint, MDF, etc. DH liked a crib at Pottery Barn because it was "the most sturdy crib we've looked at" but when we got the Charleston all put together, he said it's more sturdy than the Pottery Barn one. Overall, we're really impressed with it. It has metal springs under the mattress, not wooden slats, FYI.
best advice... I got?
Talk to the person that assembles cribs at BRU... the guy where I lived told me that he put wood glue in certain models to make sure they did not get wobbly ... when people were testing them.... that?s all great except if it?s a convertible bed.. and now it does not convert because of the wood glue... he recommend baby itila and babi cache.
We also bought this crib and combo set. It is very sturdy, and my hubsand put it together in no time. We love it so far.
The Delta recalls and subsequent bad reviews had to do with the drop side cribs, which they no longer manufacture or sell. The newer models have received great reviews.
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Babi Italia Lifestyle crib ~ have 2 of them actually. I love it, really sturdy & beautiful. Kind of a PITA to lower, but we only had to do it once with DD (from all the way up to all the way down) so it wasn't a big deal. My SIL got one as well and love it too.
Wow - not one repeat I don't think, you American bumpies are so lucky, we definately don't have too many options in eatsern Canada. Some places will ship (expensive) and most places in the US won't ship here due to different safety regulations etc.. so for us it is pretty much Sears or Babies R Us (though our selection is much smaller than yours)
I have search so many beautiful cribs online only to find out that they won't send them here
This. We got the Essex.
I think this is the same one we got (but ours is in Oak)
Also, as far as the sturdy part of the question- I think this can really range from person to person because we checked out some of the cribs mentioned in PP's and didn't consider them all that sturdy (maybe it was just how they were assembled at the stores). We liked the cribs that had thick wood at the top and slats that didn't bend when pushed on.
We also got the Graco Lauren, but in Espresso. It is gorgeous, was easy to put together, and is VERY sturdy. I did not want a drop side crib. This is also a convertable crib, so the front comes off for toddler bed, then the sides come off and it's a full sized headboard. I believe in buying furniture that will last a long time!!! We couldn't be happier!