Baby cribs, Has anyone around five foot two bought a stationary side crib?
I am on the shorter side five foot two and I’m looking at cribs.Two of the cribs that I love have "stationary sides" as any one my height bought one and how difficult is it to reach over the bars to take the baby in and out? I don’t wana bu something I am going to struggle with. The cribs are only by catalog or online in jcpennys. Thanks!!
I am just under 5′4" and I have a stationary side crib. I worried that I would have a problem with it, so I wore flats and practiced bending over some of the cribs in the stores. The cribs were all different heights, so I wouldn’t suggest purchasing a stationary side crib without seeing it first.
If you are interested in JCP cribs, this one has a fold-down gate:
http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?DeptID=42249&CatID=42332&GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=1420229&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CmCatId=42249|42330|42331|42332
July 1st, 2009 at 6:52 am
I am pretty short to, 5′3", and I just used a regular crib, put the side rail down til my baby was old enough to start wiggling more and rolling over. Now that she can pull up, we’ve had to lower the mattress as well, so it’s basically impossible for me to get her in and out without using a step stool lol.
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July 1st, 2009 at 7:05 am
I am 5′8" and it’s still not fun getting a baby in and out of a crib when the side is up! I wouldn’t reccommend it. Can you imagine trying to sneak a sleeping baby into the crib with the side up, without waking him up? Lol good luck.
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July 1st, 2009 at 7:20 am
I personally wouldn’t go that route since you are going to be having a difficult time with it. Granted by the time you need to drop the bottom of the crib baby will likely be able to pull herself up to make taking her out easier. The problem is when you try to lay her down if she’s fallen asleep in your arms. I know with my crib I have the mattress half way down and cannot lay my daughter down in it without lowering the rails and i’m 5′1"
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July 1st, 2009 at 7:38 am
Usually, you can adjust the height of the mattress, so it’s usually not a problem. When your baby gets to standing up, you’ll put the matress lower and then they sit or stand when they want out so it’s easier to reach!
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July 1st, 2009 at 8:23 am
I am 5′5 and I have a stationary sided crib. My son is 11 months old, so I have already lowered the mattress to its lowest position. It is starting to get really hard to put him in it when he is sleeping..to get him out…if he was sleeping, it would probably be really hard but I dont have to do that so I am not sure what that is like..when he is standing it is really easy to get him out. It is a situation that I knew I was going to face but I loved the crib so I went for it….so far I have been able to deal with it and I dont regret buying my crib at all!
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July 1st, 2009 at 9:09 am
My sister-in-law is exactly 5′2" tall and she uses a stationary crib. It’s easier when the mattress is up high, but harder when it’s down low. You won’t be able to lower her into the crib asleep, that’s for sure.
I am also 5′2" tall and although I have two cribs with a drop down side, I rarely drop them down since my twins are 13 months old and I put them to bed awake.
One thing, though, I am really glad our cribs had a removable front railing. I had one baby in particular who was an exceptionally high-needs baby and a terrible sleeper. The only way I could get any sleep at all was to have her crib attached to my side of the bed with the front rail removed.
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July 1st, 2009 at 9:37 am
I’m only 5′4 and the crib I bought seems to be very very easy to reach over and in without a drop down rail. This crib is the same size as others but it’s dropped down pretty close to the ground so I won’t have any problem reaching baby. Here’s the link to the crib I got–maybe it will work for you too! (Read the reviews–a lot of shorter women reviewed it as being good for them.) Good luck!!
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5064488
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July 1st, 2009 at 9:59 am
I have found that putting the side rail down is the only way to get my son in/out of the crib. When he was a newborn I could leave the side rail down all the time but once he could pull himself up and then stand up I had to put it up and back into place. It’s annoying but necessary and thank goodness we have the option! I would have a heck of time getting my son in and out of the crib without the side rail lowered, I’m 5′5" with short arms I guess because I find it very difficult.
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July 1st, 2009 at 10:33 am
I’m 5′2" and we got our crib through JCPenney. The side is stationary but has 2 positions and the mattress has 4 positions. So when each kid was a newborn we had mattress at top setting side at low setting and had no issues with getting the baby in or out (at those settings the bar was only about 8-10 inches above the baby). As each grew we just kept moving the settings for safety. I’ve been using the crib continuously for about 5 years now with no struggles.
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July 1st, 2009 at 10:51 am
I am 5′4" and I am happy that we don’t have a crib with stationary sides. We drove 2 hours and went to Babies R Us to look at them. I am so glad we did as all cribs are different and have different heights for the sides and I picked one I thought would work the best for me. My husband is almost 6′ so it didn’t matter to him what I picked. Since you are shorter than me, I recommend that you get a crib with the drop rails.
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Mommy of a 10 month old girl
July 1st, 2009 at 11:29 am
I am just under 5′4" and I have a stationary side crib. I worried that I would have a problem with it, so I wore flats and practiced bending over some of the cribs in the stores. The cribs were all different heights, so I wouldn’t suggest purchasing a stationary side crib without seeing it first.
If you are interested in JCP cribs, this one has a fold-down gate:
http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?DeptID=42249&CatID=42332&GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=1420229&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CmCatId=42249|42330|42331|42332
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