It meant a lot to me to use our families old crib, my dad refinished it and I want to refinish it again for my little one. Well, after doing some research I'm reading a drop sided crib isn't safe. I'm wondering thoughts, opinions on somehow making it safe? I'm all about safety so if it's a no go I'd rather be safe than sorry. I'm just wondering if there's any way to make it stationary and safe? I'm way ahead of the game, but trying to plan because I'm a FTM.
Re: Using my old crib?
Baby Boy due October 2017
We are going to fix the drop side with sturdy L brackets and possibly a screw through the top rail as well. We will also check and tighten all hardware regularly as recommended. The crib is in excellent shape and I feel safe using it. There are many older cribs that were made very well and are still excellent pieces of furniture and will keep baby safe, and there are cribs that are dangerous. I would research the origin of the crib well and learn about the company, it's recalls etc. You can also look up the standards and see if the crib has issues like rail gaps or hardware size that cannot be addressed.