Non-toxic cribs??

Cjaff70 · August 2015

someone told me that I need to only get a non-toxic crib? Does anyone know about this and which ones are safe

mamacloud · August 2015

We've ordered a Babyletto model (mercer 3-in - 1). The company is based in New Zealand and they use safe woods and paints for kids and infants. I'm not sure about other brands though, since there aren't many options available where I live. As it is, we had to order it crib from Amazon without seeing it in person first. If you're in America, you probably have more options!

yankeebabeme · August 2015

yes you need to make sure non toxic. especially bc when teething known to chew on crib.my sister got Muniere for her son (from buy buy baby) and she walked in to find him with paint chips from the crib all over his face...

TomekiaB · August 2015

Ikea supposedly only wants to make one version of an item for multiple countries (in order to hit their consumer cost goals) so if it isn't a country specific item they are supposed to be very safe (Germany supposedly has tougher chemical "off-gasing" rules than even California requires) so the international items at Ikea are made to meet those requirements of countries with the tougher safety requirements from what I've read. Anyway, if you need affordable it might pay to research how Ikea ensures safety compliance in multiple countries.

reware · August 2015

@TomekiaB is right about German consumer saftey standards for baby/children's products. They're by far the leaders in Europe and EU standards are more strict than the US (I've only learned about all of this AFTER finding out that the Chicco keyfit car seat that we were gifted in the US is not legal to use here in uk, so we're now going with all cybex for everything).

I'm just starting to look into crib toxicity, but know that one of the safest options is to find a solid wood unfinished crib and finish it yourself with natural linseed oil.

That said, the crib I want is the Stokke Sleepi with organic coir mattress. Hoping once I read into all the hundreds of compliance standards that it lists as meeting I'll be happy with the choice, but I'll be following anyone else's ideas on this thread.

reware · August 2015

Oh and like @mamacloud, we ordered a Babyletto for my mom's house. They seem really great (I just need something more mobile for wheeling from nursery to master bedroom at my own house)

merbear32 · August 2015

My research has been stressful. The US has some of the least strict rules regarding crib safety. They also have "recommendations" that companies can choose to follow. This may be an item where "made in the USA" is not a bonus. Simmons cribs meet all recommendations and exceeds US safety standards; however, their prices give me a headache.

Cjaff70 · August 2015

Interesting thanks for the feedback I hope we get more here. I looked into the babyletto because it's green guard certified and the price isn't terrible for me (379) however I am hesitant to order something online without seeing it first and they don't have it in any stores near me. I had no idea about the Chico!!!! That is the one we were getting and now I need to look into that! Thanks for the info

reware · August 2015

No no don't fret about the Chicco!! It is top rated for safety (and was rec'd to us by an RN in the States who specialises in infant safety). The trouble only relates to us taking it back home to london because it is incompatible with cars sold in Europe. EU seat belts and car seat fix systems are completely different than in US cars (even Euro car makers will use US-style seat belts for US market). We are keeping the Chicco and fitting it into my mom's car as we'll be back in the states pretty frequently with baby.

Also, I'll report in with what we make of the Babyletto crib when it arrives... hoping for the best.

mamacloud · August 2015

Our crib arrived last week, we built it over the weekend (the box was too heavy for me to deal with alone, as per doctor's orders) and I LOVE it!
I'm posting from my phone so I can't attach pictures atm, but it looks great and is exactly what I wanted.
As @reware said, don't forget to check the toxicity of the mattress too!
We ordered the top rated mattress from Amazon (safety 1st, I think?). It was available from BRU too, but cost almost twice as much. It's greenguard certified and didn't smell at all coming out of the packaging. It was a little dirty, despite being sealed in plastic, so I suggest giving anything from a warehouse a wipe down before the baby is on it, but the plastic-type outside is very easy to clean.

rebeccaedworthy · August 2015

We got a Newport cottage crib all solid wood and safe paint but a very high price tag, my parents were so kind to buy it for us and it converts so over the life time of our child it's not so bad.

Whovian84 · August 2015

You can search greenguard'swebsite which is really helpful. In addition to Babyletto, Davinci is another good brand.

nik6499 · August 2015

I just got a gummy crib rail. My daughter tether on her crib so in anticipation we got the gummy protector

missphil · August 2015

Here's a good article on crib chemical safety
https://www.non-toxicnurse.com/most-cribs-are-toxic-but-there-are-safe-alternatives/

TomekiaB · August 2015

We are looking at the natural wood Gulliver at IKEA. I try to avoid the "painted" IKEA furniture because they seem to use more particle board in the same models which doesn't last as long and in my head means more glues and potentially dangerous chemicals.

@reware I am now in the UK and should be here until the LO is 9-10 months, some infant car seats should be outgrown around 9 months (size 0) some last last longer (0+). I am allowed to use an american car seat (my DH is military and it is part of the SOFA agreement between the USA and UK/EU). If you could choose do you prefer an US or UK seat?

I have looked at the chico keyfit, since it gets great safety reviews and is compatible with so many strollers etc. I can use either in in the UK as long as I use my US car. If we use a UK car we have to use a UK carseat (we have a UK car for DH commute and while we wait for mine to get delivered and approved for use). We know that when we move again it will either be back to the US or it could be also be Italy or Germany...so that is my other consideration. I have toyota camry which is what I will be driving (I can walk for most of my local errands and my bigger errands will be to places with parking lots so we should be able to just use my car with LO). Thoughts?

*ETA I cannot use a UK carseat when/if we return to the US before the LO outgrows it. I talked to one carseat manufacture and there are 3 main carseat ratings geography wise (at least with the company I asked): USA (maybe N America?), EU, and Australia/New Zealand.

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