Baby Nursery Furniture
Crib Design
Dispose of antique cribs with decorative
cutouts, corner posts or lead paint.
The space between the slats should be no
more than 2−3/8 inches apart to prevent
infants from getting their head stuck between
them. Cribs manufactured after 1974 must
meet this and other strict safety standards.
The corner posts should be the same height
as the end panels or less than 1/16 of an inch
higher than the end panels.
No cut−out areas on the headboard or
footboard so a baby’s head cannot get
trapped.
The top rails of crib sides, in their raised
position, should be at least 26 inches above
the top of the mattress support at its lowestposition.
As soon as the child can pull himself to a
standing position, set and keep the mattress at
its lowest position. Stop using the crib once the
height of the top rails is less than three−fourths
of the child’s height.
Our next post looks at Mattress’s
