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Anonymous wrote:I’d go with the da Vinci - but you really should also look at delta children’s - both my kids have cribs from there and in similar styles to what you’re looking for. I also just want to say that one of my children likes to bite the crib - so they have bitten off the paint (!!) which is horrifying.

Please don’t spend $1k on a crib. There are so many other things to spend money on for a baby. Like a great nursery chair (not pottery barn - those are horribly uncomfortable) because chances are, you’ll spend tons of time in it. Baby won’t give two craps about the crib and the sub $300 cribs look pretty sturdy and nice as well. Spend your money on the mattress.

OP here. I heard the Charleston and comfort swivel chairs from Pottery Barn Kids are good.

You need to go sit in them. I found all of the pottery barn chairs super uncomfortable and we opted for one ordered through buy buy baby

Anonymous wrote:I’d go with the da Vinci - but you really should also look at delta children’s - both my kids have cribs from there and in similar styles to what you’re looking for. I also just want to say that one of my children likes to bite the crib - so they have bitten off the paint (!!) which is horrifying.

Please don’t spend $1k on a crib. There are so many other things to spend money on for a baby. Like a great nursery chair (not pottery barn - those are horribly uncomfortable) because chances are, you’ll spend tons of time in it. Baby won’t give two craps about the crib and the sub $300 cribs look pretty sturdy and nice as well. Spend your money on the mattress.

OP here. I heard the Charleston and comfort swivel chairs from Pottery Barn Kids are good.

OP here. We want a safe crib but I also want something I think looks nice. We don’t be decorating the nursery, but I want nice nursery furniture.

Anonymous wrote:The legs of the Million dollar crib are ugly.

OP here. I love the legs of the crib.

OP here. We are probably going to go with the Million Dollar Baby crib.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

OP here. We got the Snoo. I don’t anticipate on rocking a crib. I have never heard of anyone rocking a full sized crib for their baby to go to sleep. Why not just rocking them in a glider or your arms? We will be sleep training when we put baby in the crib. He will probably be in our room for 4-6 months.

OP, I'm not sure why you're asking for advice when you clearly have this all figured out. Please do report back after your perfect (and highly instagrammable) infant sleep experience is complte.

I’m so excited for OP to become a mommy.

😂😂😂

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I’d go with the da Vinci - but you really should also look at delta children’s - both my kids have cribs from there and in similar styles to what you’re looking for. I also just want to say that one of my children likes to bite the crib - so they have bitten off the paint (!!) which is horrifying.

Please don’t spend $1k on a crib. There are so many other things to spend money on for a baby. Like a great nursery chair (not pottery barn - those are horribly uncomfortable) because chances are, you’ll spend tons of time in it. Baby won’t give two craps about the crib and the sub $300 cribs look pretty sturdy and nice as well. Spend your money on the mattress.

The legs of the Million dollar crib are ugly.

Check out Pali brand. It is quality and checks all the boxes of green guard but us not 1k. I think with shipping and everything we paid 700 total. It has lasted through 2 soon to be 3 kids. It will be 10 years old when it is no longer in use and has lasted. DD2 is rough and it has been fine. We used the crib as a crib and then toddler bed. I would keep the headboard to convert if we had the space in the house.

You ranked your choices in price order. I would look for a lower higher end if that matters to you. Natart, Pali ...

https://www.pali-design.com/en/products/napoli-flat-top-forever-crib/

We were happy with our inexpensive DaVinci crib. It lasted through two kids. Then we disposed of it because it had chew marks. I'm glad I hadn't spent a ton, as then I would have felt compelled to keep it as a chewed up twin bed.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know how this fits into the three cribs on your list, but one thing I would say is don't buy a crib with hopes of keeping it as their bed frame when you convert to a big bed. Maybe that will work for you. But also very likely is that your kid will chew the sides of the crib and you won't want to use it as a bed frame. I didn't buy a crib that converted in this way so it didn't matter, but maybe something to consider if it's a part of your decision making.

So from my perspective, choose a crib that you feel comfortable with the material used if your kid puts their mouth all over it and chews it. We did and therefore didn't care when the kid chewed on it.

You can put guards so your kid doesn’t chew on it.

But then they chew the guards...

Just have their jaws wired shut. Think, people.

Excellent suggestion. Does Pottery Barn sell any cute wire? (I like your dark humor, PP.)

Our kid also chewed on her crib, and figured out how to remove the guards. What’s weird is we never saw her do it, even on the monitor. It’s like she woke in the middle of the night, gnawed on the crib, and put herself back to sleep. A mystery. But non toxic paint is a must!

By the time she was a toddler, she loved stickers and would earn them as rewards for potty training, so then the chew marks got covered with stickers.

She also liked to bang her heels against the solid part of the crib. It was a very sharp sound. Can you test these cribs for how loud they are?

I am glad our crib did not cost $700 (or even $400), and I’m glad we didn’t spend hundreds on shipping, or have to wait months for it to arrive.

I also got very tired of lifting my baby in and out of the crib and was relieved when we finally moved her to a bed and could give away our chewed-on, sticker-residue-laden crib. It looked cute at first though!

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.

Loved the Ikea high chair. Hated the Cosco. Didn't feel safe and really flimsy. Car seats and cribs are safety and to splurge on.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know how this fits into the three cribs on your list, but one thing I would say is don't buy a crib with hopes of keeping it as their bed frame when you convert to a big bed. Maybe that will work for you. But also very likely is that your kid will chew the sides of the crib and you won't want to use it as a bed frame. I didn't buy a crib that converted in this way so it didn't matter, but maybe something to consider if it's a part of your decision making.

So from my perspective, choose a crib that you feel comfortable with the material used if your kid puts their mouth all over it and chews it. We did and therefore didn't care when the kid chewed on it.

You can put guards so your kid doesn’t chew on it.

But then they chew the guards...

Just have their jaws wired shut. Think, people.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know how this fits into the three cribs on your list, but one thing I would say is don't buy a crib with hopes of keeping it as their bed frame when you convert to a big bed. Maybe that will work for you. But also very likely is that your kid will chew the sides of the crib and you won't want to use it as a bed frame. I didn't buy a crib that converted in this way so it didn't matter, but maybe something to consider if it's a part of your decision making.

So from my perspective, choose a crib that you feel comfortable with the material used if your kid puts their mouth all over it and chews it. We did and therefore didn't care when the kid chewed on it.

You can put guards so your kid doesn’t chew on it.

But then they chew the guards...