There are many good crib collections available in the market, Da Vinci Kalani Convertible Crib being one of them. Despite a model’s popularity, how do you really know if it really is safe for your little one or not? How would you know that it will live up to the expectations and won’t hurt the baby? Fortunately for you, I have just the information which will allow you check if a crib is really safe or not by checking on a few very simple thing.

The first thing a crib needs to have for it to be safe is a tight mattress which does not have any moving room within the crib. There should be no missing or broken hardware protruding at odd angles from the crib and certainly no cut outs in the head boards and foot boards.

There is much talk of the use of of the slats. They should be no more than 2 3/8″ apart from each other. A good way to measure this is by trying to pass a soda can through the slats width wise. If you are unable to do that, you are good to go. The corner posts are not to be higher than 1/16 of an inch.

Another issue that has been recently arised is the drop sides. many cribs in the market like the Richmond Convertible Crib are now manufactured with drop sides which can be lowered for the convinience of putting the baby in and taking it out of teh crib. New warnings from the concerned authorities have reported them to be highly dangerous. There fore all parents are advised to stay away from drop sides for the time being.

The last factor you need to look at is the height of the mattress. Multilayered mattress systems are highly advised. 2 mattress heights is advisable, 3 is even better. Some cribs like the Bonavita Tomi Collection come with this feature builtin. YOu need to look out for how this feature is supported though. A crib which holds the mattresses with vinyl straps is not a good choice. A spring system is best but metal bars are not too bad either.

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