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I have scars on my forehead from falling out of my drop side crib 33 years ago. The crib wasn't faulty, I was just smart. Not smart enough apparently!
They make cribs that are accessible in other ways for those that truly need them. I'm sure the majority of the parents involved in these tragedies didn't realise they were incorrectly using the cribs, we all have moments of forgetfulness, especially with newborns around. To assume they were all just stupid is insulting and disrespectful. It's sad that so many of us have to wait until something happens to one of our own kids before we can empathize with others.
Oh please! I can empathize very well with those who were involved in crib accidents, but if they did something negligent, it's their fault, not the crib's fault. It doesn't matter which way you spin it. It sad, tragic, but that's the way it is. I have done stupid things that have resulted in close calls, we all have, but it's not someone else's fault, it's mine. How many of us have looked away for a second, baby fell off of the changing table, off the bed, pulled something off a table, etc. These things happen. We are vigilant around our children most of the time, sometimes we screw up.
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This is the reason they are being banned, taken from the CPSC article "The hazard occurs when the drop-side of the crib becomes loose and the side then detaches from the crib. This can create a “V”-like gap between the mattress and the rail where a baby can get caught and suffocate or strangle."
That can be caused by a parent's failure to put it together properly, or by a manufacturers defect, or even from good old wear and tear on older cribs.
It's not from parents misusing a drop side or from gaps in bars or at the side of the mattress.
The crib I have is now almost 29 years old and is a drop side. It is a quality brand, not a cheap one and was used through all 4 children. I put it together and took it apart many many times, and never even had a close call regarding the side coming loose because of the way it's made. There would have to be multiple failure points for it to come off. I don't need to use it at this point, however if I ever get grandkids I wouldn't have a problem using it with them.
I took the whole front side off of my crib and pushed it up against the bed. I thought it worked way better for me like that! No bending required! And we got more use out of it like that than when it was set up the regular way. But we are co-sleepers.
Some (Non-Mainstream) Thoughts on the Crib Recall « FreeRangeKids (http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/some-non-mainstream-thoughts-on-the-crib-recall/ - broken link)
Some (Non-Mainstream) Thoughts on the Crib Recall « FreeRangeKids (http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/some-non-mainstream-thoughts-on-the-crib-recall/ - broken link)
Some (Non-Mainstream) Thoughts on the Crib Recall « FreeRangeKids (http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/some-non-mainstream-thoughts-on-the-crib-recall/ - broken link)
Like I said, my sister and I both slept in these and lived to tell the tail. And my greatest childhood injury resulted my dad swinging me around in a blanket...and not closing one side all the way. I was about 6 when that happened too.
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