Comments on: Weigh in on the Quick Change Crib http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html A dad's eye view of baby and toddler stuff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:34:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: carrie http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html/comment-page-1#comment-13193 carrie Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:05:40 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/08/weigh-in-on-the-quick-change-crib.html#comment-13193 I had a babee tenda crib with my first - but I am buying this one for my sister's baby. it is the same idea, but less money. i believe that since our babies will spend half their first year in a crib - then it should be the best for them and us. This one is. I had a babee tenda crib with my first – but I am buying this one for my sister’s baby. it is the same idea, but less money.
i believe that since our babies will spend half their first year in a crib – then it should be the best for them and us. This one is.

]]> By: Sophie's mom http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html/comment-page-1#comment-3958 Sophie's mom Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:34:25 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/08/weigh-in-on-the-quick-change-crib.html#comment-3958 <p>I use the quick zip sheets, you just zip the top part on and off, it has saved me a ton of time and effort, I love them!<br /> </p> I use the quick zip sheets, you just zip the top part on and off, it has saved me a ton of time and effort, I love them!

]]> By: Wen http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html/comment-page-1#comment-3957 Wen Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:27:06 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/08/weigh-in-on-the-quick-change-crib.html#comment-3957 <p>I love this crib! Too bad my little one is 24 months old. I would have paid the money to have this feature. Removing all the items from the crib and retying that bumper pad 2-3 times a week is well worth the extra money. Also reading MaryAnn's post stating that it was on castors is another positive. The crib can be placed anywhere, rolled out to remove the matress and rolled back while the washing is being done. A simple roll out again to replace everything and your done! I would MUCH rather roll a crib out twice than tie that bumper up AGAIN! Kudos to everyone involved with this crib for helping make a parents life a bit easier!</p> I love this crib! Too bad my little one is 24 months old. I would have paid the money to have this feature. Removing all the items from the crib and retying that bumper pad 2-3 times a week is well worth the extra money. Also reading MaryAnn’s post stating that it was on castors is another positive. The crib can be placed anywhere, rolled out to remove the matress and rolled back while the washing is being done. A simple roll out again to replace everything and your done! I would MUCH rather roll a crib out twice than tie that bumper up AGAIN! Kudos to everyone involved with this crib for helping make a parents life a bit easier!

]]> By: MaryAnne Amato http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html/comment-page-1#comment-3956 MaryAnne Amato Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:28:02 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/08/weigh-in-on-the-quick-change-crib.html#comment-3956 <p>Hi, I'm Mary Anne Amato, CEO of Innovative Crib Designs. I am very interested in reading your comments and appreciate the feedback (even if it isn't all positive). We really are trying to make Moms' lives easier and it is only with listening to moms that we can do that. This crib was born out of something that I personally couldn't stand to do and I did have a lot of trouble with it. <br /> I hope that you guys would allow me to address some of the misconceptions that have been posted. It is hard to do that without appearing to sound defensive, but I'm going to focus on the facts and nothing else. Here goes:<br /> 1. the crib does not require space of another whole length of a crib to remove the mattress. It requires about 3 feet. And the crib comes with locking castors so you can easily roll it around.<br /> 2. we don't rely on the US government to test our cribs...we meet the standards set by the US government for crib safety. The recent recalls we have all been so uspet about (eg, by Fisher Price, etc.) were because the company in question had not met the US standards, not because the US standards were not safe. We have a thrid party test our cribs quarterly for safety and for lead.<br /> 3. The latches on the door are spatially separated and have to be disengaged at the same time in order for the door to open. This dual-action safety feature complies with the more stringent Canadian safety standards for cribs. Same with our drop side -- it requires the caregiver to complete 2 separate actions in order to operate. This is to prevent little ones from being able to oeprate the moving parts.</p> <p>Thank you again for allowing me to explain the facts. I continue to look forward to reading your thoughts. If you have any questions, please ask. I will be happy to respond the best I can. You can post here or you can feel free to send to my personal e-mail address. It is MAmato@InnovativeCribDesigns.com.</p> Hi, I’m Mary Anne Amato, CEO of Innovative Crib Designs. I am very interested in reading your comments and appreciate the feedback (even if it isn’t all positive). We really are trying to make Moms’ lives easier and it is only with listening to moms that we can do that. This crib was born out of something that I personally couldn’t stand to do and I did have a lot of trouble with it.
I hope that you guys would allow me to address some of the misconceptions that have been posted. It is hard to do that without appearing to sound defensive, but I’m going to focus on the facts and nothing else. Here goes:
1. the crib does not require space of another whole length of a crib to remove the mattress. It requires about 3 feet. And the crib comes with locking castors so you can easily roll it around.
2. we don’t rely on the US government to test our cribs…we meet the standards set by the US government for crib safety. The recent recalls we have all been so uspet about (eg, by Fisher Price, etc.) were because the company in question had not met the US standards, not because the US standards were not safe. We have a thrid party test our cribs quarterly for safety and for lead.
3. The latches on the door are spatially separated and have to be disengaged at the same time in order for the door to open. This dual-action safety feature complies with the more stringent Canadian safety standards for cribs. Same with our drop side — it requires the caregiver to complete 2 separate actions in order to operate. This is to prevent little ones from being able to oeprate the moving parts.

Thank you again for allowing me to explain the facts. I continue to look forward to reading your thoughts. If you have any questions, please ask. I will be happy to respond the best I can. You can post here or you can feel free to send to my personal e-mail address. It is MAmato@InnovativeCribDesigns.com.

]]> By: Jenn http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html/comment-page-1#comment-3955 Jenn Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:26:34 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/08/weigh-in-on-the-quick-change-crib.html#comment-3955 <p>We use The Ultimate Crib Sheet by Basic Comfort, which was purchased at Babies 'R Us for about $18. It's a quick change sheet with straps located at all four corners and in the middle part of the sheet that snap onto the crib bars. The sheet has a waterproof pad on the bottom, eliminating the need for a mattress pad or a crib sheet. We use a fitted crib sheet on the bottom of The Ultimate Crib Sheet purely for decorative purposes, that way the pretty girly flowers show on the outside of the crib and the plain white of the snap on sheet only shows on the very top of the bed. </p> <p>This sheet has been so useful for so many reasons....our youngest bug has gotten sick and thrown up many times in the middle of the night and we used to have to completely take everything apart, starting with untying the bumper, lifting out the foam mattress and removing the fitted sheet only to then put everything back together, not fun at 2 a.m. With The Ultimate Crib Sheet, all you have to do is unsnap a few straps and it's off, no need to mess with the bumper and because we have a fitted sheet on underneath, no need to remake the bed either, although if you wanted to, you could just simply snap on a new sheet. </p> <p>This is going to come in very handy when our 3.5 year-old daughter is finely sleeping without pull-ups on. I'm sure there will be a lot of accidents and the remaking of the bed in the middle of the night will be very simple with just a few snaps.</p> We use The Ultimate Crib Sheet by Basic Comfort, which was purchased at Babies ‘R Us for about $18. It’s a quick change sheet with straps located at all four corners and in the middle part of the sheet that snap onto the crib bars. The sheet has a waterproof pad on the bottom, eliminating the need for a mattress pad or a crib sheet. We use a fitted crib sheet on the bottom of The Ultimate Crib Sheet purely for decorative purposes, that way the pretty girly flowers show on the outside of the crib and the plain white of the snap on sheet only shows on the very top of the bed.

This sheet has been so useful for so many reasons….our youngest bug has gotten sick and thrown up many times in the middle of the night and we used to have to completely take everything apart, starting with untying the bumper, lifting out the foam mattress and removing the fitted sheet only to then put everything back together, not fun at 2 a.m. With The Ultimate Crib Sheet, all you have to do is unsnap a few straps and it’s off, no need to mess with the bumper and because we have a fitted sheet on underneath, no need to remake the bed either, although if you wanted to, you could just simply snap on a new sheet.

This is going to come in very handy when our 3.5 year-old daughter is finely sleeping without pull-ups on. I’m sure there will be a lot of accidents and the remaking of the bed in the middle of the night will be very simple with just a few snaps.

]]> By: JJ http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html/comment-page-1#comment-3954 JJ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:36:23 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/08/weigh-in-on-the-quick-change-crib.html#comment-3954 <p>I have a foam mattress that has to be completely removed to change fitted sheets, but we solved this problem pretty effectively with a few Ultimate Crib Sheets for 1/10th the cost of this thing. </p> <p>In addition to having to have a clearance space for pulling out the mattress, you also have to be careful that whatever the mess is on the sheet doesn't scrape against the bumper on the way out the door.</p> I have a foam mattress that has to be completely removed to change fitted sheets, but we solved this problem pretty effectively with a few Ultimate Crib Sheets for 1/10th the cost of this thing.

In addition to having to have a clearance space for pulling out the mattress, you also have to be careful that whatever the mess is on the sheet doesn’t scrape against the bumper on the way out the door.

]]> By: lisa http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html/comment-page-1#comment-3953 lisa Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:59:04 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/08/weigh-in-on-the-quick-change-crib.html#comment-3953 <p>I don't think I'm the right demographic to judge this crib since I have a $50 craigslist crib. Also, I only consider changing the sheets to be a minor hassle. </p> <p>What would be nice is if the FRONT could swing open somehow. That would require more engineering to make the crib sturdy and safe, but it would solve the space problem, and also allow for easier transfer of child into crib. I would be willing to pay a little bit more for that feature.</p> I don’t think I’m the right demographic to judge this crib since I have a $50 craigslist crib. Also, I only consider changing the sheets to be a minor hassle.

What would be nice is if the FRONT could swing open somehow. That would require more engineering to make the crib sturdy and safe, but it would solve the space problem, and also allow for easier transfer of child into crib. I would be willing to pay a little bit more for that feature.

]]> By: Homestead http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html/comment-page-1#comment-3952 Homestead Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:42:30 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/08/weigh-in-on-the-quick-change-crib.html#comment-3952 <p>Oh I can see the 3-year-old playing "herd the cattle" with the 13-month-old already.... into the chute... slam the door.... into the chute.... slam the door.... that swinging door just looks like a trip to the ER to me...</p> <p>And the price...but I'm the parent that got all the trim installed in my living room/kitchen AND a crib for $50 and a pepperoni pizza..... and the firstborn was MacGuyvering his way out of it at 17 months... so it wasn't even worth that much money. </p> Oh I can see the 3-year-old playing “herd the cattle” with the 13-month-old already…. into the chute… slam the door…. into the chute…. slam the door…. that swinging door just looks like a trip to the ER to me…

And the price…but I’m the parent that got all the trim installed in my living room/kitchen AND a crib for $50 and a pepperoni pizza….. and the firstborn was MacGuyvering his way out of it at 17 months… so it wasn’t even worth that much money.

]]> By: Kaely http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html/comment-page-1#comment-3951 Kaely Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:14:07 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/08/weigh-in-on-the-quick-change-crib.html#comment-3951 <p>Well Baby Bear never slept in his crib (my parent's insisted we "needed" it), so changing the sheets wasn't really an issue for us. If it was, I think this crib from the UK would probably be a better choice. <a href="http://www.mothercare.com/gp/product/B000IYQ0XO" rel="nofollow">http://www.mothercare.com/gp/product/B000IYQ0XO</a></p> <p>Though I guess you'd either have to do without bumpers or alter them to only fit 3 sides?</p> Well Baby Bear never slept in his crib (my parent’s insisted we “needed” it), so changing the sheets wasn’t really an issue for us. If it was, I think this crib from the UK would probably be a better choice. http://www.mothercare.com/gp/product/B000IYQ0XO

Though I guess you’d either have to do without bumpers or alter them to only fit 3 sides?

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/08/quickcrib.html/comment-page-1#comment-3950 Jennifer Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:12:46 +0000 http://s54748.gridserver.com/baby/2007/08/weigh-in-on-the-quick-change-crib.html#comment-3950 <p>I would never pay extra for a feature like this, if it happened to be part of the feature, maybe. I don't think it's saving that much time. I'm sure that the bumper would slip down when the matresses slides making another wrestling move to pull up the bumper as you're sliding it in. Half the time, I'm washing the bumper at the same time as the sheet because it gets just as dirty, so that part of the sales doesn't sway me.</p> I would never pay extra for a feature like this, if it happened to be part of the feature, maybe. I don’t think it’s saving that much time. I’m sure that the bumper would slip down when the matresses slides making another wrestling move to pull up the bumper as you’re sliding it in. Half the time, I’m washing the bumper at the same time as the sheet because it gets just as dirty, so that part of the sales doesn’t sway me.

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