DS jumped out of the crib!

Re: DS jumped out of the crib!

• amyc216 member

  November 2012

  Thanks Lisa.  Yeah, it was very scary!  I bet your sister was very surprised to find her LO like that!  I wonder if I can figure out how to lower the crib myself?  DH doesn't get home until after DS goes to bed.  Agh!

  

   

  

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• BeesMomma00 member

  November 2012

  That's insane!  Like Lisa, I think if you move the crib down another notch all will be fine.  Ours is on the lowest setting and the rail comes to her chin.  There is no way on earth she will be getting over that for a while.

  If you say he was leaning over, then it's definitely not low enough.

  Glad he is OK.

  PS...  You shoul dbe able to lower yourself.  It may need a special tool, but they usually have 4 screws that you take out and replace in the lower notches.  Lay bottom on top.  Easy Peasy.

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• cantalopes24 member

  November 2012

  I'm sure he's fine. That's why we ended up ditching the crib with E. Lo has gotten out of the crib once and she somehow got out of the Pack N Play she naps in at my ILs. I wasn't there but the story I heard is MH, SIL and MIL heard banging and went upstairs and she had her top half over the edge and was rocking it trying to flip it

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• kagl08 member

  November 2012

  lisajay09:

  amyc216:

  Thanks Lisa.nbsp; Yeah, it was very scary!nbsp; I bet your sister was very surprised to find her LO like that!nbsp; I wonder if I can figure out how to lower the crib myself?nbsp; DH doesn't get home until after DS goes to bed.nbsp; Agh!

  Most cribs are the same. If you take the mattress out you'll see the four places to unscrew, usually a wing nut type of thing. Then just push it down and line up the screws with the lowest setting holes and tighten it all up. I've done it on 2 different cribs and neither were that hard.

  On my cribs you need an allen key. I've lowered my kids' crib mattresses every time. If I wanted to DH the cribs would still be in their boxes. 

  Like PP said, I'm sure your DS is fine, but how scary that must have been! So crazy. Hope his mama has recovered from the shock of it all. 
  

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• amyc216 member

  November 2012

  Thanks y'all!  I work from home today so I'll try to do it myself!  DH is usually home in the mornings, but he took my cat to the vet for me.  The doctor called and said to just watch out for grogginess, vomiting, uneven pupil sizes, and just not acting like himself.

  

   

  

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• Chunstad member

  November 2012

  lisajay09:

  amyc216:

  Thanks Lisa.nbsp; Yeah, it was very scary!nbsp; I bet your sister was very surprised to find her LO like that!nbsp; I wonder if I can figure out how to lower the crib myself?nbsp; DH doesn't get home until after DS goes to bed.nbsp; Agh!

  Most cribs are the same. If you take the mattress out you'll see the four places to unscrew, usually a wing nut type of thing. Then just push it down and line up the screws with the lowest setting holes and tighten it all up. I've done it on 2 different cribs and neither were that hard.

  This, I've done it three times with our crib.  You got this, girl!  Just like Lisa said, the frame goes up and down, then pop the screws in place.  Betcha you can YouTube it, if you are a visual learner like me :-)

  
  

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• Fianschneid member

  November 2012

  Good luck with the crib. If you don't still have the paperwork from when you bought it, you should be able to find instructions online. It shouldn't be too hard.

  I hope LO is okay. Sounds like just a scare, probably more for you than for him.

  
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• Scramblersmom member

  November 2012

  Fianschneid:

  Good luck with the crib. If you don't still have the paperwork from when you bought it, you should be able to find instructions online. It shouldn't be too hard.

  I hope LO is okay. Sounds like just a scare, probably more for you than for him.

   This exactly! I am almost expecting to see more of these posts on here within the next few months since our LOs are getting more active.

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• amyc216 member

  November 2012

  I lowered the crib!  I thought it was kind of hard, but I finally got it figured out!!  Yay!

  

   

  

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• kagl08 member

  November 2012

  amyc216:

  I lowered the crib!  I thought it was kind of hard, but I finally got it figured out!!  Yay!

  Good for you! Good job!! 
  

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• PurpleDrewbie5 member

  November 2012

  Oh gosh! How scary. I am glad you got the crib lowered. N fell off of my bed once...I was so scared. I called the Pedi and they said just to watch her for a couple of hours and if she starts acting funny, gets a fever etc. to call back. She was fine. I think it scared me more than it scared her.
  

  I am impressed by how resourceful so many of you are. I have never even attempted to move the crib lower. It falls under DH's "man jobs" :P
  

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• memo9 member

  November 2012

  kagl08:

  lisajay09:

  amyc216:

  Thanks Lisa.nbsp; Yeah, it was very scary!nbsp; I bet your sister was very surprised to find her LO like that!nbsp; I wonder if I can figure out how to lower the crib myself?nbsp; DH doesn't get home until after DS goes to bed.nbsp; Agh!

  Most cribs are the same. If you take the mattress out you'll see the four places to unscrew, usually a wing nut type of thing. Then just push it down and line up the screws with the lowest setting holes and tighten it all up. I've done it on 2 different cribs and neither were that hard.

  On my cribs you need an allen key. I've lowered my kids' crib mattresses every time. If I wanted to DH the cribs would still be in their boxes. [8-)]

  Like PP said, I'm sure your DS is fine, but how scary that must have been! So crazy. Hope his mama has recovered from the shock of it all. 
  

  So, so true!  I put DD's crib together by myself a month before she was born.  I like putting furniture together though... "It's like high stakes Legos"
  

  

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