[blparent] no more crib?

Wed Jun 13 01:23:28 UTC 2012

Gab was nearly 3 as well, but like I said we just lowered the sides and if
she wanted out, she climbed over and got down.  But I showed her how to
climb down so she didn't fall out.  But she couldn't climb nor would she
climb if the side was all the way up.  When she was younger, can't remember
how old, she climbed up athe corner and got scared, so didn't do that again.
Kids are so silly!

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:33 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] no more crib?

> 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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