IKEA cribs?

[Anonymous]

We have a Gulliver (five years old, now being used by baby #2) and so do half my friends, it seems like. I'm not sure if and how the platforms have changed but ours has solid wood slats (and is entirely solid wood). So far it's been assembled, converted to a toddler bed, back to a crib, back to a toddler bed, disassembled, and now back to a crib. Still completely sturdy. I agree with the folks saying to splurge on the mattress, not the crib.

[Anonymous]

The only reason I was looking at more expensive beds is so it would take them through adolescents. crib>toddler bed>single or full bed.
But then I fell in love with the KURA from Ikea. I love the idea of having such a cute bunk bed, that I scrapped my expensive 4 in 1 crib idea and switched to cheap IKEA crib then move on to IKEA KURA.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/20-ways-to-customize-the-ikea-kura-loft-bed-make-it-your-own-202703

[Anonymous]

IKEA cribs work great--and their dressers double just fine as changing tables as well. We have a three drawer Brimnes. Good height, and the top is the same size as a standard changing pad. We have a shelf unit above for diapering supplies.

[Anonymous]

I was planning on buying an IKEA crib, when a good friend offered her $800 crib to us. It had been used for 2 years with her son, but it was WAY nicer than anything I would have bought. My DD is a year old and we're trying for number 2, so if I need two in cribs I will for sure be buying an IKEA. The second's room is smaller, so we'd need smaller furniture too.

Love the Brimnes as changing table tip! I have a 6 drawer Hemnes for my DD that I use as a changing table and I've been wondering what I'd do for a second kid since a dresser that long won't fit in the room. That seems functional while still being small.

And yes I'm a little crazy to be planning my second DC's room before I am even pregnant...

[Anonymous]

I love their dressers. We just recently got one for $30 off of craigslist and painted it for our older daughter. It replaced a Pottery Barn piece of crap that we made the mistake of getting for her nursery.

In the 9 month old's nursery, we have a 20+ year old IKEA dresser that used to be mine in HS. Still works fine and looks good.

[Anonymous]

Ikea Gulliver is working fine for our 3rd baby! I did get a thicker mattress, though, and appreciate that crib sheets fit better now (the original mattress was thinner, and the crib sheets were too big for it).

[Anonymous]

We did the cheap IKEA crib and a hand-me-down mattress. The platform attachment does seem flimsy, but doesn't feel so in practice. One pleasant surprise was even the cheap one comes with a toddler bed conversion--looks like this is now mentioned in IKEA's materials but 2 years ago it wasn't indicated anywhere, we found it out when opening the box at home. I sat on the toddler bed many a time with no problems. We went with IKEA on the advice of baby bargains. I agree to save your money for things like comfortable seating for nursing (doesn't have to be a dutalier glider, a la-z-boy works just as well, or even, god forbid, an armchair).

Another piece of unsolicited advice: we bought the crib when baby was a few weeks old (had a cosleeper). it is SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE going to IKEA AFTER the baby is born than in the third trimester. If you're already at the slow-moving, pee-a-lot stage of pregnancy, just wait on the crib until mat leave. IKEA is very kid friendly (family changing rooms with chairs for nursing, kid section is right near the food and bathrooms, etc) so it's a manageable trip for a new family.

[Anonymous]

Parents never really need to shop for kids anywhere other than IKEA and Target.

[Anonymous]

We looked all around at different options, and IKEA seemed to be the best for both price and construction. Also, I don't know how most people in this area could fit one of those giant cribs into a row house or basic sized house. They're HUGE! We have a free-standing house and while the baby's room is a decent size, a crib like that would take up the entire room.

Also, our bed frame is IKEA and it's well over 10 years old and still going strong. I trust their products a lot more than some brand I've never heard of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have one. It's working in its fourth year, second kid. Going strong. We could afford more but felt that would be a waste of money.

+1

[Anonymous]

Got the $70 Singlair. Then painted it with milk paint. Very happy with it. It painted up in one weekend and now we know that it's not covered in paint with lead and chemicals.

[Anonymous]

are any of the cribs formaldehyde free and certified as such?

[Anonymous]

We got the Ikea crib and my son used it until he was almost 3, so it withstood his jumping around! Will use it for DS when she arrives in the fall. We bought an organic mattress elsewhere. Ikea cribs aren't formaldehyde free, but they meet current standards. No complaints.

[Anonymous]

Love our $100 ikea crib. 2.5 years later still looks great.

[Anonymous]

we had an ikea crib and a super expensive italian thing (both hand me downs). i preferred the ikea one. The settings (high and low) were really user friendly. The giant italian one with springs was more durable so it could withstand two 2 year olds jumping up and down in it. But really, that is not what a crib is for. As a short person I actually really preferred the ikea crib the italian expensive one was really deep and while that keeps babies in it means it's really a strain to put them down when the mattress is at the low setting. you should envision cradling a 10-15 pound weight and putting it in and out of your crib that will tell you what works for you.