Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 20:35     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
I agree that any crib will do, although the mattress is important. In retrospect, a crib with very good/smooth wheels would have been nice, since then I could kind of rock it with one hand.

I did really love the BabyBjorn bassinet, in case you're looking for that too.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 20:03     Subject: Re:Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
Buy a cheaper version of the crib style you like and spend more on the mattress.

I know you don’t like the IKEA crib, but that is what I am getting for a second, along with a Newton mattress. My first kid had the super expensive crib and it didn’t matter. You will move from nursery decor to big kid room so quickly, save for better quality stuff when the kids are hard on things.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 20:02     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't get the puritanical zeal some have for buying the very cheapest stuff for their kids.

Some very cheap things are excellent (the cosco scenera carseat is fabulous for travel), but in general with kid stuff, if you pay more, you have a much better designed and easier to use product. For example, the ikea high chair is HORRID and yet people swear by it. What an uncomfortable place for a kid to sit 3-5 times a day (and for you to fiddle with the flimsy straps).

DaVinci cribs are unbelievably heavy, so for that reason alone I would not buy the first one. If you love the PB one, buy that one.


+1. Most of the people I know who had the IKEA high chair hated it. It does look super uncomfortable and the legs stick out too far.


I don't think anyone is telling OP not to get an expensive crib. They're telling her it really doesn't matter which of the many expensive crib options she is weighing.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:53     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
Anonymous wrote:I don't get the puritanical zeal some have for buying the very cheapest stuff for their kids.

Some very cheap things are excellent (the cosco scenera carseat is fabulous for travel), but in general with kid stuff, if you pay more, you have a much better designed and easier to use product. For example, the ikea high chair is HORRID and yet people swear by it. What an uncomfortable place for a kid to sit 3-5 times a day (and for you to fiddle with the flimsy straps).

DaVinci cribs are unbelievably heavy, so for that reason alone I would not buy the first one. If you love the PB one, buy that one.


+1. Most of the people I know who had the IKEA high chair hated it. It does look super uncomfortable and the legs stick out too far.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:52     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
Da Vinci cribs are great! All you need for about 4 years, if you get the 4-in1 models.
Save some of the money on getting a nice twin bed for when your kid graduates to one.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:43     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
I don't get the puritanical zeal some have for buying the very cheapest stuff for their kids.

Some very cheap things are excellent (the cosco scenera carseat is fabulous for travel), but in general with kid stuff, if you pay more, you have a much better designed and easier to use product. For example, the ikea high chair is HORRID and yet people swear by it. What an uncomfortable place for a kid to sit 3-5 times a day (and for you to fiddle with the flimsy straps).

DaVinci cribs are unbelievably heavy, so for that reason alone I would not buy the first one. If you love the PB one, buy that one.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:37     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
We had a Da Vinci crib, very similar in style in white as well. We bought it used though and it was great. It came with the manual and no stickers, etc on it which we could tell by the photos. It lasted through two kids and we resold it when we were done. The woman who bought it commented that it was a good quality crib so this was for at least the fourth child. I would go da Vinci unless you have money to burn.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:36     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I really hate the attitude that experienced parents give expecting parents of "believe me, you won't care about this in a year" but in this case...it really doesn't matter. I'm an interior designer and my home and the stuff in it is really important to me, I agonized over the crib for my first nursery and ended up buying Pottery Barn. For the second I bought the first one I saw on Wayfair.

All that to say, just pick one. You really can't go wrong. Just pick one you like the look of. It REALLY doesn't matter.


Can I ask about your experience with the pottery barn crib? Did you think it was worth the money?


Honestly I like that it isn't ugly and almost everything else I found seemed dated. But the one I bought from wayfair was a knockoff of the restoration hardware, 1/3 of the price and I like just as much.

I know you don't want a used crib but I would keep an eye out for a PB crib, yes some people are gross with their cribs but ours are in almost perfect condition and I'm sure other peoples might be too. Plus you can go pick it up instead of waiting six months.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:29     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
Anonymous wrote:I really hate the attitude that experienced parents give expecting parents of "believe me, you won't care about this in a year" but in this case...it really doesn't matter. I'm an interior designer and my home and the stuff in it is really important to me, I agonized over the crib for my first nursery and ended up buying Pottery Barn. For the second I bought the first one I saw on Wayfair.

All that to say, just pick one. You really can't go wrong. Just pick one you like the look of. It REALLY doesn't matter.


Can I ask about your experience with the pottery barn crib? Did you think it was worth the money?
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:28     Subject: Re:Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is a grey larkin crib on Craigslist DC right now for $250.


OP here. My husband doesn’t want second hand because we don’t know what kind of elements it was exposed to ( smoke, pets, germs etc.)


From what hermetically sealed factory are you buying your new crib from?


OP here. We have friends with pets who slept in the crib, one with a dog who had a habit of licking their child’s crib, and one who ruined their crib by letting their kids put stickers all over it. This is part of why we don’t want a used crib. We also want a crib to last for two kids.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:23     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
I really hate the attitude that experienced parents give expecting parents of "believe me, you won't care about this in a year" but in this case...it really doesn't matter. I'm an interior designer and my home and the stuff in it is really important to me, I agonized over the crib for my first nursery and ended up buying Pottery Barn. For the second I bought the first one I saw on Wayfair.

All that to say, just pick one. You really can't go wrong. Just pick one you like the look of. It REALLY doesn't matter.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:21     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
Anonymous wrote:Since you seem to have a very rigid sense of what you are and aren't willing to do, just pick the crib you like best/checks your boxes. It sounds like you aren't really interested in other opinions. Which is fine, so just do what you want.

But opinions. My kids have slept in a variety of cribs over the years, at friends', families, etc. A crib is a crib is a crib. I literally couldn't tell you the specific model crib we have in our own house. The "experience" is exactly the same. So go with the aesthetics you like.


OP here. Yes. It more so about what I think looks the best. I find the designs on the 3 options my favorite. That’s mostly why I decided with these 3 options.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:19     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
I love my Pottery Barn Larkin nursery set but it was a large shipping fee and took almost two months to get. It’s great quality but I think you can find similar cribs for cheaper and less wait time. I would go with your second choice. It looks like the Larkin but less expensive. I do recommended getting a Comfort Swivel Glider from PBK. It’s expensive but very worth it.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:16     Subject: Re:Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is a grey larkin crib on Craigslist DC right now for $250.


OP here. My husband doesn’t want second hand because we don’t know what kind of elements it was exposed to ( smoke, pets, germs etc.)


From what hermetically sealed factory are you buying your new crib from?
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2020 19:15     Subject: Best Cribs Out Of These Options?
Since you seem to have a very rigid sense of what you are and aren't willing to do, just pick the crib you like best/checks your boxes. It sounds like you aren't really interested in other opinions. Which is fine, so just do what you want.

But opinions. My kids have slept in a variety of cribs over the years, at friends', families, etc. A crib is a crib is a crib. I literally couldn't tell you the specific model crib we have in our own house. The "experience" is exactly the same. So go with the aesthetics you like.