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Name: lacirrom

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so my brother and his fiance just found out that they are pregnant...well she is lol...anyways....my brother is very into wood working and makes really awesome furniture all the time. he wants to build the baby's crib which i think is really sweet. but we need to know all of the safetly guidlines and such and i've been searching the web and haven't been able to find much. so does anyone know anything about this? any help would be great! thanks! ↓

Name: zoey9810 | Date: Oct 30th, 2008 1:55 AM

WOW! thats soo neat! its something they are going to have for ever!

all i know is that if it has spindals (sp) they cant move. I guess just measure a regular crib.

One thing that i do know is my crib and the one at my moms house are different, Tyler can fit his leg through ours and get his knee stuck, and at my moms he cant ↑

Name: lindalu | Date: Oct 30th, 2008 5:56 AM

The site I found this on is posted in your thread at SAHM.

# At least 26 inches between raised crib rails and the top of the crib mattress.

# At least 9 inches between lowered crib rails and the top of the crib mattress.

# If legs have wheels, at least 2 wheels must have brakes.

# No decorative cutouts in headboard or footboard.

# Slats must be less than 2 and 3/8 inches apart.

# End panels must extend below mattress when mattress is at lowest position.

# Crib must be sturdy, not wobbly, when you try to shake it.

# Although double drop-sides are convenient, a single drop-side is more stable.

# Metal mattress supports are stronger than wood supports (important for withstanding a jumping toddler!)

# Mattress support hangers (4 of these attach mattress support to end panels), must be secure and able to withstand upward force from beneath the crib. ↑

Name: Opheiliamath | Date: Oct 30th, 2008 2:46 PM

I know someone who made theri grand daughter a crib it was beautiful and it had her name carved into it! UGH...It will be something the child will cherish forever!! ↑

Name: lacirrom | Date: Oct 30th, 2008 2:57 PM

lindalu, thanks so much for the rules!

yeah is is planning on carving the name into and everything. he drew up some scetches and it seems like it will be really pretty. we just wanted to be sure it was going to be safe and that he follows all the rules.

he's SO excited! it's his first and it's so funny to watch my little brother be this happy about a baby lol she is only 11 weeks and he already wants to start on the crib and picking out names lol ↑

Name: lindalu | Date: Oct 30th, 2008 3:14 PM

lacirrom,
Your so very welcome! glad to help. ↑

Name: zoey9810 | Date: Oct 30th, 2008 9:03 PM

Man I wish chris was handy like this! haha

We had the names picked out when we were dating LOL ↑

Name: lacirrom | Date: Oct 31st, 2008 2:17 PM

yeah we thought we did too. we liked hunter for a boy and randy was dead set on madison for a girl...you notice my kids aren't named either of these names lol gracies name changed every week up until a few days before she was born. cole's name was going to be gage up until a month or two before he was born and we faught over emma's name for the first 7 months and then i just told him that i was the one having the baby and her name was going to be emma lol ↑

Name: zoey9810 | Date: Oct 31st, 2008 3:02 PM

I love the name hunter, but chris said no LOL ↑