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Drop-side Cribs are No longer to be Sold Anywhere

babynews — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:14:28 +0000

Following the death and injury of babies due to cribs, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has new standards when it comes to cribs. As of today only cribs that meet these new standards are to be sold in stores.

Some of the new mandatory rules for cribs include: (1) stopping the manufacture and sale of dangerous, traditional drop-side cribs; (2) strengthening mattress supports and crib slats; (3) requiring crib hardware to be more durable; and (4) making safety testing more rigorous.

“A safe crib is the safest place for a baby to sleep. It is for this reason that I am so pleased that parents, grandparents and caregivers now can shop with confidence and purchase cribs that meet the most stringent crib standards in the world,” said Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. “From the start, our goal has been to prevent deaths and injuries to babies in cribs, and now the day has come where only stronger and safer cribs are available for consumers to purchase.”

CPSC has recalled more than 11 million dangerous cribs since 2007. Drop-side cribs with detaching side rails were associated with at least 32 infant suffocation and strangulation deaths since 2000. Additional deaths have occurred due to faulty or defective crib hardware. The new standards aim to prevent these tragedies and keep children safer in their cribs.

Starting on December 28, 2012, child care facilities, including family child care homes and infant Head Start centers, as well as places of public accommodation, such as hotels and motels, and rental companies must use only cribs that comply with the new crib standards.

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) required the CPSC to update the old crib standards, which had not gone through a major revision in more than 30 years, to ensure that the standards provided the highest level of safety possible.

For more information on crib safety and the most up-to-date information on how to create a safe sleep environment for your baby, visit CPSC’s crib information center at: http://www.cpsc.gov/cribs

Along with the widespread new changes that the CPSC has instituted parents are asked to be observant about the state of their child’s crib. Also if there is a drop-side crib at home parents should no longer use the crib and use a crib the meets stricter safety standards.

Nothing Shabby About Mariah Carey’s Bel-Air Baby Nursery

babynews — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:14:19 +0000

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are expecting twins, a baby boy and baby girl, this spring. One way the couple is preparing for the arrival of the twins is by decorating two nurseries: one in their Bel Air, California home and one at their New York home.

In the upcoming issue of Life&Style Weekly Carey and Cannon provide a look into their Bel Air baby nursery. They said that they wanted a nontraditional baby nursery. Instead of having pink baby bedding and blue baby bedding, the couple choose pink baby bedding and green baby bedding. It is a beautiful and chic baby nursery that features a hanging crystal chandelier, a huge stuffed giraffe, white baby cribs and furnishings. You can get a glimpse of the nursery at Life&StyleMag.com.

Recalled Child Craft Crib a Strangulation Hazard

babynews — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:44:10 +0000

Child Craft brand “Crib ‘N’ Double Bed” full size stationary-side cribs with dowel is being voluntarily recalled because it is a strangulation and entrapment hazard for babies. There have been reports of babies being trapped by the head and the arm. The hazard is being caused by improperly assembling the crib. So of the sides have been assembled upside down which leaves a 5 inch gap. When the crib is assembled properly that gap should only be 2 3/8 inch.

: Incorreclty assembled crib has a 5 inch gap at the top Correclty assembled crib has a max 2 3/8 inch gap at the top.

: Correclty assembled crib has a max 2 3/8 inch gap at the top.

Get more information from CPSC

Round Baby Cribs

babynews — Tue, 08 May 2007 01:59:50 +0000

The first time I laid eyes on a round baby crib was in 2003, when I was pregnant with my second child. When I first saw them I thought they were absolutely unique, adorable and elegant. At the small baby and children’s furniture there was a limited supply of round cribs, but now there is a wide selection of round baby crib. Round cribs can come with many different designs and unique carvings. Round cribs also come with beautiful canopies and spindles designs of balls, ducks, and frogs.

At one time it might have proved difficult to actually find round baby crib bedding for a round crib, but that is not the case now. Round baby crib bedding sets are can be extremely elegant, with the coordinating canopy drapes that come with the many crib sets. Some crib bedding manufacturers create the traditional rectangle crib sets and the round crib sets in the same design.