Calling all Bumpers!

pegw25 · September 2010

I have been givin the family crib... It is over 100 yrs old and very special...We are currently refinishing it and now I need to find a small crib mattress for it. By small we are looking about 24"x 42" . My parents tell me, what they had for me was to small for the crib; But what I am finding these days are way to big (I can work with to small).... I do not care about Toddler bed crap.... I just want to use this crib.

Pont is, anyone know where I can find a smaller crib mattress????

Sorry for bad grammer and spelling.... kinda dumb...

MrsTotty · September 2010

You know why you can't find a crib mattress for this crib? Because it's old and unsafe. It's even too old to be on the recall list. Putting your baby in an antique crib is a BAD idea.

missesru · September 2010

cruelsound:

MrsTotty:
You know why you can't find a crib mattress for this crib? Because it's old and unsafe. It's even too old to be on the recall list. Putting your baby in an antique crib is a BAD idea.

I'm not knocking family tradition or whatever and I don't know what kind of restorations you are doing to the crib, but I doubt it's enough to make it safe enough to pass any kind of modern-day safety inspection.

ETA - You should NOT get a mattress that is too small. Why? Because of SIDS. Everything about your plan just screams unsafe to me.

This and this.

Please DO NOT use this crib, it is a terrible idea. Your comment "I can work with too small" is scary. Again, please don't use this crib.

Molluskwrangler · September 2010

missesru:
cruelsound:

MrsTotty:
You know why you can't find a crib mattress for this crib? Because it's old and unsafe. It's even too old to be on the recall list. Putting your baby in an antique crib is a BAD idea.

I'm not knocking family tradition or whatever and I don't know what kind of restorations you are doing to the crib, but I doubt it's enough to make it safe enough to pass any kind of modern-day safety inspection.

ETA - You should NOT get a mattress that is too small. Why? Because of SIDS. Everything about your plan just screams unsafe to me.

This and this.

Please DO NOT use this crib, it is a terrible idea. Your comment "I can work with too small" is scary. Again, please don't use this crib.

This x3..nothing else to add really.

MelCfromMN · September 2010

Even if this crib is determined to be safe for infants, which I'm sure it's not, the mattress is supposed to be snug otherwise your baby can get their hands stuck under the mattress and possibly even suffocate because of it. Not to mention that you would have to have special sheets made so they are tight fitting.

cherryblssm · September 2010

Check out this site to see if your antique crib meets current safety specifications:

https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5020.html

I suggest calling the hotline if there is anything "different" (paint/metal/drop sides) on your crib that is not mentioned on the website. That site is just a summary of important crib specifications so it won't cover every possible dangerous thing that could be found on an antique crib.

And please, do not look for a mattress that is too small. You don't want your baby to get trapped between the mattress and the crib and suffocate, which is a very real danger of using a mattress that is too small for the crib.

Buckets of Moonbeams · September 2010

Indifferent

Look, I'm no alarmist. I'm a very laid back mother. But please please PLEASE do not put your baby in a 100 year old crib.

Elana71 · September 2010

MrsTotty:
You know why you can't find a crib mattress for this crib? Because it's old and unsafe. It's even too old to be on the recall list. Putting your baby in an antique crib is a BAD idea.

What she said.

Please do not use the crib for your baby. It is an accident waiting to happen. If you want a piece of the crib in the room for sentimental reasons then take a piece of it and make something out of it. I don't know what but please do not use it as a crib.

Amrice78 · September 2010

Buckets of Moonbeams:

Look, I'm no alarmist. I'm a very laid back mother. But please please PLEASE do not put your baby in a 100 year old crib.

yeah this

Hyfagal · September 2010

Please don't use a crib mattress that is too small for your crib. That's just asking your baby to find a way to suffocate.

KhloesMom · September 2010

Because of a whole myriad of reasons, both visible to the eye and obvious and possibly not apparent at all, PLEASE do not use the crib. Perhaps you could continue to refinish it and use a piece/pieces of it as a decoration? Putting your child in a piece of furniture that doesn't meet today's safety standards (which were put in place for VERY good reasons) is a very bad idea.

magdalina.h · September 2010

missesru:
cruelsound:

MrsTotty:
You know why you can't find a crib mattress for this crib? Because it's old and unsafe. It's even too old to be on the recall list. Putting your baby in an antique crib is a BAD idea.

I'm not knocking family tradition or whatever and I don't know what kind of restorations you are doing to the crib, but I doubt it's enough to make it safe enough to pass any kind of modern-day safety inspection.

ETA - You should NOT get a mattress that is too small. Why? Because of SIDS. Everything about your plan just screams unsafe to me.

This and this.

Please DO NOT use this crib, it is a terrible idea. Your comment "I can work with too small" is scary. Again, please don't use this crib.

All of this

elizjane26 · September 2010

I had to fight with my whole family not to use a 36 year old crib. My mom argued that 4 babies have survived it, but why risk it ya know? It's not up to safety standards and I am sure you want what is safe for your baby.

stephm0188 · September 2010

I'm waiting for the "Generations of babies slept in this crib and we all turned out JUST FINE" argument.

Sheas · September 2010

You should use the crib for decorating purposes! Maybe use it to place some cute stuffed animals, blankets or other baby/nursery items! Sounds like it is fairly small, so it would make a cute piece to just put in the nursery, but not to use for a sleeping child!

I love family heirlooms, and if this thing has lasted that long in your family, that is amazing. I just don't think it would be good to use for a baby.

yourmom5309 · September 2010

MrsTotty:
You know why you can't find a crib mattress for this crib? Because it's old and unsafe. It's even too old to be on the recall list. Putting your baby in an antique crib is a BAD idea.

I love the blunt honesty. So true.

mavs_girl07 · September 2010

Please tell me how you're going to make a too small mattress work. I'd love to know.

TheQuietGrrrl · September 2010

KhloesMom:
Because of a whole myriad of reasons, both visible to the eye and obvious and possibly not apparent at all, PLEASE do not use the crib. Perhaps you could continue to refinish it and use a piece/pieces of it as a decoration? Putting your child in a piece of furniture that doesn't meet today's safety standards (which were put in place for VERY good reasons) is a very bad idea.

Ditto this. Crib and bedding standard weren't put into place because a bureaucrat had nothing better to do and wanted to put the antique industry out of business. They were put in place because of the babies that were injured, hospitalized or killed as a result of a lack of a standard.

Perhaps refinish and use it as a doll or stuffed animal crib or something. It's time to retire the crib to "antiquity" status. Decoration only.

erin1102 · September 2010

I think by now she gets the point that if her baby isn't poisoned by the lead paint it will be a victim of SIDs.

why don't you take the crib apart and use a side as a wall hanging or something other than the death trap.

DeAnna&DavidRyder · September 2010

hmmm i don't actually agree with everyone else. there is a possibility the crib isn't safe. but there is also a possibility it is.

I would find a professional to check it out.... i know the people who do lamaze class's in my area can check it out. but idk about fl. point being....

have someone who knows about cribs tell you if its safe or not.

MrsTotty · September 2010

DeAnna&DavidRyder:
hmmm i don't actually agree with everyone else. there is a possibility the crib isn't safe. but there is also a possibility it is.
I would find a professional to check it out.... i know the people who do lamaze class's in my area can check it out. but idk about fl. point being....
have someone who knows about cribs tell you if its safe or not.

I'm sorry, but no 'professional crib inspector' is going to look at a crib built in 1910 and say, 'ABSOLUTELY!!!! Go ahead and put your defenseless newborn in there! What could possibly go wrong?!!'

NavyPilotWife · September 2010

mavs_girl07:
Please tell me how you're going to make a too small mattress work. I'd love to know.

Maybe if she used really thick bumpers it would close the gap. That's why she's "calling all bumpers!" She's just looking for the right size. Indifferent

Sheas · September 2010

crotchpheasant - another new favorite word for me!

I just realized why I don't ever get any work done... at work! If I devoted my day to what I am supposed to do, I would miss out on sweet words like this.

Is there really still an argument about this topic? Pretty sure that 99% of us who are thinking with our noggins today already decided for OP that this is a dumb idea to use the crib.

For those of you who think it is a 'good' idea... I know of some fantastic antique stores in Amish Country Ohio where you could find a sweet deal on a crib from 1876!

Geekchick921 · September 2010

Epic DD spree!

kapowski23 · September 2010

What the heck happened?

ajanes · September 2010

cruelsound:
I would like to know the logic behind what got deleted and what didn't.

me too!

liladelphia215 · September 2010

Hey! I was reading that thread! How dare someone delete two hours worth of posts. I was actually interested in what people had to say..

To OP - I gotta agree that this can't be safe... ESPECIALLY with a mattress that is too small. No good could come of that.

Sheas · September 2010

ajanes:

cruelsound:
I would like to know the logic behind what got deleted and what didn't.

me too!

Ditto.

Molluskwrangler · September 2010

I am going to repost this b/c I think it's important for OP to know.

My mother gave my little brother lead poisoning in utero b/c she had sanded in the house and although she used a mask, the dust was in our home. She didn't know that she was pregnant til she was 5 months (her last kid was 8 years prior and thought menopause, they told her no more after my brother) along.

He had very high levels at birth and was sick for a long time, he is ok now though.

If you do refurbish this crib for decor, please do it outside, wear a mask and wash your clothes and self after.

drpayne · September 2010

OP - Just curious - why the would you ask a question on here, only to delete half of the responses? People are obviously concerned about your child's safety...perhaps you should take the advice.

Pamela05 · September 2010

Sheas:
ajanes:

cruelsound:
I would like to know the logic behind what got deleted and what didn't.

me too!

Ditto.

If you delete a response, you have the option to delete all daughter responses so if someone had clicked reply to that particular response, their post will get deleted with the one that they were replying to.