Baby furniture new vs. old

Re: Baby furniture new vs. old

• oandmplus1 member

  November 2010

  The thing I would be very careful about is checking to make sure that crib hasn't been re-called. There seems to have been a lot of re-called cribs out there. I honestly can't remember where you would look for that info though. Does it still have instructions and the model info with it?

  I have heard conflicting info regarding using used cribs - I was told by a lot of people to buy a new crib unless you know it is not re-called and it is not damaged and missing any parts.

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• Pookie's_Girl member

  December 2010

  Yeah, if there hasn't been any recalls on the baby furniture, then it should be just fine. And, if there are any missing parts, sometimes those can be easily replaced. I know it's hard to pass up things that are both free and have a lot of sentimental attachment. My in-laws still use they're old high chair for my niece that all of their kids used. And, we're getting my hubby's old baby cradle to use until the baby gets a bit bigger. My father in law built it from scratch and my hubby and both of his sisters slept in it when they were babies. My sister in law used it for both of her kids, so it's sort of become the family cradle. I'm really excited to use it though! And, I think we'll be getting all of our nursery furniture from craigslist, so all of it will be secondhand anyway.
  

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• TaraNKH

  January 2011

  I would think it would be okay, but make sure you really inspect it and check on how far apart the crib slats are. We were given an antique crib when we had our first that was absolutely gorgeous, but had to go new because the slats were too far apart
  

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• jolis_petits_bijoux

  January 2011

  I think that used furniture/baby stuff is great in general, but there are two things I'd want new - the crib and carseat.  I can guarantee if you call the manufacturer about the crib, they would advise you not to use it.  In fact the crib we were going to use as a spare (at my parents' or ILs) turned out to be 16 years old when I called the manufacturer (Simmons) and they told us to dispose of it as it does not meet any of the current safety standards.

  So I'd go with a new crib.  There's no need to replace the rest of the furniture, though.  DS' glider, dresser, and changing table were all secondhand.  You can likely find something similar in style to the rest of the antique nursery furniture... BRU and Buy Buy Baby have tons of cribs.

  

  

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