Anonymous wrote:http://www.brattdecor.com/products/venetian_crib_slate_S.cfm

This is what i saw in the store and it was really pretty with the bedding they matched it up with.

Most of the bedding draped on those cribs while look pretty are safety hazards! Get a regular wooden crib and no bunting, etc.

Anyone have or used the Baby's Dream metal crib (Willa) or one from Restoration hardware? Did you like them?

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Anonymous wrote:We have a crib from Bratt Decor, it's iron, and we LOVE IT. Yes your child will bump into the rails but we used a bumper (I know, "the horror"). We took the bumper off once she started moving but not completely mobile and then put it back once she was completely mobile. I couldn't say enough about how much we love our Bratt decor crib, but that's just the style that we prefered.

For the sake of having some fashionable decor, you put your child at risk for SIDS.

Your poor kid.

Do your research on what SIDS actually is.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a crib from Bratt Decor, it's iron, and we LOVE IT. Yes your child will bump into the rails but we used a bumper (I know, "the horror"). We took the bumper off once she started moving but not completely mobile and then put it back once she was completely mobile. I couldn't say enough about how much we love our Bratt decor crib, but that's just the style that we prefered.

For the sake of having some fashionable decor, you put your child at risk for SIDS.

Your poor kid.

Oh good, more judgement -- we don't see enough of that on DCUM. Look, whomever wrote that is probably no longer on here so calling her out is pointless. Try posting something constructive.

Anonymous wrote:We have a crib from Bratt Decor, it's iron, and we LOVE IT. Yes your child will bump into the rails but we used a bumper (I know, "the horror"). We took the bumper off once she started moving but not completely mobile and then put it back once she was completely mobile. I couldn't say enough about how much we love our Bratt decor crib, but that's just the style that we prefered.

For the sake of having some fashionable decor, you put your child at risk for SIDS.

Your poor kid.

I am also interested in an iron crib but am not sure if the arguements against them make any sense. I just don't think a child would teeth on an iron crib because it is iron. They wouldnt want to. Children dont teeth on metal or super hard materials. Now, hitting their head may be another story. I don't know about that. Has anyone had a bad experience with iron/metal cribs?

I have a 6 month old and transitioned him to a metal restoration hardware crib when he outgrew one of their bassinets. It is heavy but moveable. We live in a small condo so when my parents visit, they share a room with the baby. There is a Murphy bed in his room so we have to move it. We made the personal decision to get bumpers for it. My son has been highly mobile since birth (he could lift his head after a few days and could roll over after 4 weeks) for some odd reason so we felt comfortable using bumpers when we moved him in there at 4 months. He tends to sleep close to the top or side so I feel more comfortable with the padding. OP were you planning on putting your child in the crib from day 1? If not, wait it out and see what your child is like to help determine the best crib. I almost got a mini one, for example, since my place is small, but glad I didn't since my child is so big. My parents use one at their house when he visits and it is already too small.

Good luck and so what you think is best for your child and ignore the police on here. Good mothers come in all shapes and sizes and don't alway buy organic, do everything by the current book etc. It is totally ok to buy something because it is pretty especially from a reputable company. They aren't going to sell things that leave them open to lawsuits for killing children.

We have an iron crib. It's from brat decor, but a discontinued model. We've never had any of the safety issues pps have mentioned. We didn't use bumpers.

With respect to the teething issues, I agree with a pp that kids are less likely to teeth on metal, and not only that, but I wouldn't be super excited if my kids were gnawing on stained wood, either. As for chipping teeth or bonking their head, I also didn't really think that the iron was going to be that much harder. Maybe I've been lucky with my kids, but they really haven't knocked their heads into their cribs in any significant way.

The cribs aren't as heavy as you'd expect, either.

Fwiw, I consider myself a fairly safety conscious mom. I'm not going to list everything because people will just get defensive (although I will note that at least one person looked at me like I was insane when I was talking about the sids precautions we took), but the worries about iron cribs seemed a bit much to me. And in my real life experience, I haven't had a single issue mentioned here.

Anonymous wrote:Old post but here we go... I came here looking for advice on wraught iron because I too prefer the style. However, I certainly don't want anything that would be unsafe for my (first) child... Unfortunately, there was very little solid advice, mostly just harsh judgement from defensive moms. Sad. Hope this lack of respect to others isn't being taught to our future generation!

To the poster who revived this very old post:
I too have been interested in the iron cribs. Unfortunately you won't find anything helpful here. I've researched this and asked about iron cribs at several stores (great beginnings, baby plus, etc). According to what Ive heard, they are no less safe. A baby may bump their head but it's not much harder than the hard wood (beech) you'd get if you bought a nice wood crib. The reason why they appear to be less popular is because they aren't sold in sets (dresser, crib, table all matching). Most people tend to want a set and most stores carry wood so that they can sell the whole set. Great beginnings sells either Bratt or baby's dream metal cribs for under $550. Hope this helps. As for me, I'm still undecided because I thinkni really want a Ronina but don't want to spend that much. May go with iron instead.

Anonymous wrote:Old post but here we go... I came here looking for advice on wraught iron because I too prefer the style. However, I certainly don't want anything that would be unsafe for my (first) child... Unfortunately, there was very little solid advice, mostly just harsh judgement from defensive moms. Sad. Hope this lack of respect to others isn't being taught to our future generation!

Try Restoration Hardware Baby - we got a wood one from them on clearance and loved it. I would have gotten a metal one if they had them affordable at the time.

Old post but here we go... I came here looking for advice on wraught iron because I too prefer the style. However, I certainly don't want anything that would be unsafe for my (first) child... Unfortunately, there was very little solid advice, mostly just harsh judgement from defensive moms. Sad. Hope this lack of respect to others isn't being taught to our future generation!

Anonymous wrote:It's pretty. Given that my first baby slept in a dresser drawer, then the playpen from the 50's, then my neighbor's crib from the early 60's---or maybe 50's, I think it was her older daughter's crib---and was completely fine, it should be ok. BTW, we all had pretty bumpers and blankets for our kids, and they slept on their tummies with their butts up in the air, and only nursed every 3 hours even when they were first born---or had formula, the horrors!---and they were fine. Oh yeah, I'm old enough to be your mama so guess what, you probably grew up like that. AND you are alive? Who knew?

The whole "we did it and we are fine" argument is so incredibly stupid, I am embarassed for anyone who says it. Sure, my parents smoked and I never had a carseat and was put to sleep on my belly and I am fine. But not all babies were fine! That's the point. Most babies will be ok no matter what you do, but personally I would never forgive myself if my child was in the minority of babies who could have been saved if we followed modern, proven measures to increase safety. I hope if my parents knew then what we know now they would have done the same.

Bratt Decor has the least expensive iron cribs out there. So for all of you who are saying they are expensive well not Bratt Decor. The slate casalanca is less than 550.00 right now. Oh and by the way. I am having second thoughts on the iron. I do think it could break my babies little teeth they are always falling into the bars when they loose their balance. I think the wood does have more give.

Do people really think that babies will teeth on metal? I think the reason babies are eating up the wooden beds is precisely because they are softer. You can purchase wooden teething toys on Etsy and elsewhere probably for this exact reason. I've read a lot of reviews at this point about iron cribs and have yet to see someone reporting that his or her child chipped a tooth on the crib. Of course I suppose there's a chance that could happen if baby fell into the side of the crib - but that seems to be a reported issue with wooden cribs, too.

And boo to all of you out there who would rather throw insults than provide useful commentary. No one can be the perfect parent who perfectly provides only the safest, most organic, least toxic, and most nurturing environment possible for their baby - especially not if the person has the sort of unbridled hate and poor judgment exhibited by so many of the previous commentators.

Anonymous wrote:Steer clear if it's made in China, is all I can say.

+1.
At my job, I have seen a ton of stuff coming through China (and other developing countries) that are contaminated with toxins (heavy metals etc).