[blparent] no more crib?

Tue Jun 12 14:33:22 UTC 2012

> Cribs are very dangerous once their occupants learn that they can climb 
> out. This is because small children don't understand that the way they 
> land is just as important as how they make it over the rails.  When Sarah 
> was about fourteen months old, she figured out that she could grab the top 
> crib rail, shimmy up with her feet, then simply let go when the heaviest 
> part of her--her head, unfortunately--tipped her forward.  Gerald and I 
> woke up one night to a loud thump and a wail.  But Sarah had discovered 
> the way to freedom, and there was no going back.  If the fall hurt her, it 
> was worth the price.  She wouldn't stay in her crib after that, and Gerald 
> and I were afraid she was going to break her little neck if she kept 
> diving out and landing on her head.  She wasn't ready for a big girl bed 
> yet because she wouldn't stay in it, so we had to buy a mesh tent designed 
> to keep cats out of cribs.  It's all made of finely woven screen, so air 
> circulation is fine. The bottom of the tent fits down on top of the crib 
> springs, and then you put the mattress inside and thread two tent poles 
> through to keep the top up high.  The tent zips closed, with the zipper on 
> the outside, for obvious reasons.  I found a used one online, but I would 
> have paid the forty dollars or so for a new one if I had to because it was 
> a matter of safety.  Most baby stores don't carry the mesh tents in stock, 
> so I could only find them on Amazon and BabiesRus.com.  The tent kept 
> Sarah in her crib four another two years after that, till she was nearly 
> three.  Many parents move their kids to regular beds long before the age 
> of three, and if you're wanting to have Eric play in his bedroom, you may 
> not need the tent.  You may have to place a baby gate across his open door 
> if you think he might be tempted to wander around instead of staying in 
> his room.  Like I said in my other message, the clock we bought was great 
> at keeping Sarah out of our room till a reasonable hour, but we had to set 
> it so that it would change not more than a half an hour or forty-five 
> minutes after we expected her to wake up, because no matter what the clock 
> said, she wouldn't wait much longer than that.  Hope all this rambling 
> helps a little.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a 
> song."  Maya Angelou
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 6:59 PM
> To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] no more crib?
>
>> First of all, how old is he?  When Gab was 18 months or so, we'd put the
>> side of the crib down, about half way and if she wanted to, she could 
>> just
>> climb out.  When I really wanted to keep her in, I'd put the side all the
>> way up.  She didn't know that if she really wanted to, she could climb 
>> out
>> no matter what. She was tall and still is.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Lisamaria Martinez
>> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 4:37 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: [blparent] no more crib?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> At what age, did you all take your children out of cribs?
>>
>> Erik sleeps in a crib but in the morning he screams and whines and cries,
>> because, at least I think, he is bored being stuck in his crib.
>> I think if he could get out of bed and play with his toys then he would 
>> let
>> mama and dada sleep 30 or 45 minutes later during the weekend. (I know, 
>> how
>> dare I want to sleep past 6:30 on a saturday!)
>>
>> We've put books in his crib and that actually helps him go to bed. He 
>> likes
>> to read his books while lying back in his crib. But, when morning rolls
>> around he screams, cries and whines.
>>
>> We have a toddler rail for him that we purchased back in the womb days. 
>> But,
>> the rail is half the length of the crib rail and about one inch higher 
>> then
>> the surface hof his matress. He moves a lot in his sleep and I'm afraid
>> he'll roll right over the toddler rail.
>>
>> I was hoping to learn what others have done and at what age.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> LM
>>
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