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The government outlawed drop-side cribs on Wednesday after the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade and millions of recalls. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is banning the manufacture, sale and resale of the cribs, which have a side rail that moves up and down, allowing parents to more easily lift their child from the crib.
The new standard requiring cribs to have fixed sides would take effect in June. The move by CPSC would also prohibit hotels and childcare centers from using drop-sides, though those facilities would have a year to purchase new cribs.
Source: AP, msnbc
I still have to ask, what are those of us that are short supposed to do? I have a bad back, my drop side has made my life so much easier at least until my kids can start getting to a sitting position on their own.
ReplyDeletewhat if I have one but don't use the drop down, what is going on with these cribs? This is news to me!
ReplyDeleteI will continue to use my drop side crib. I purchased from a manufacturer with no history of recalls. I check it regularly. It is safe if used properly. They don't tell you that the deaths were with cribs that had been stored for years in attics or were improperly put together. Any death of a baby is horrible, but that doesn't make all drop side cribs unsafe.
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