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| As some PPs have mentioned, it doesn't have to be an either/or in terms of a drop-side or convertible crib. We bought a Stork Craft Rochester crib - a convertible with a drop side. I'm planning to use it as a toddler bed for baby #1, and move him into a bigger bed by the time we need the crib for baby #2 (about 3 years if things go according to plan). Then we'll eventually have a double bed for one of them. A note on some cribs seeming rickety, like a couple of PPs have mentioned - I thought the same thing about quite a few I checked out, including one similar to what we ended up buying. Ours is very secure and solid though, due in part because we assembled it ourselves. I read something recently (in Baby Bargains) that some stores intentionally don't assemble the cheaper cribs as tightly as the more expensive ones, to give the impression that they're not as secure. (This apparently came from an employee who assembled such cribs.)
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| I'm with Erin on this one - I think it's a nice experience to take your child out, and let them pick out their big boy, or big girl bed... But if we go the convertible route, you can get all the bedroom furniture to match. So a complete bedroom set! This is all so confusing! LOL
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beaniebaby (10/22/2008)
I'm with Erin on this one - I think it's a nice experience to take your child out, and let them pick out their big boy, or big girl bed... But if we go the convertible route, you can get all the bedroom furniture to match. So a complete bedroom set! This is all so confusing! LOL We went with the conventional crib and just got bedroom furniture that can be used throughout childhood/teenage years!! In terms of some of the cribs not being as sturdy, we found that if you added the wheels that come with most of them, then they became less stable. We opted to keep the wheels off for a few reasons. 1) We have hard wood and I didn't like the thought of our LO being able to push himself across the room, even when wheels were locked.. 2) I liked the lower to the ground look.... 3) Even though we are both really tall, it just seems a bit easier to reach into the crib when it's that bit lower!!
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I never gave it much thought and chose based on looks! I also loved that the crib came with a book shelf and basically the "toddler" room would be complete without the addition of more furniture when the time came... and since DS hates the crib, I'm glad we went that route otherwise it would have been a COMPLETE waste of money lmao
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