Forgot the big baby product companies. When it comes to the best and most innovative baby products, it's often moms and dads who come up with clever solutions to common parenting challenges.
Take the chore of changing baby's crib sheets. Yep, babies pee and more in their cribs—and that often means changing the crib sheets at 2am. And 4am. While products like the Ultimate Crib Sheet can help (we discuss these in our book), the reality of changing the baby's actual crib sheet is a chore: removing bumpers, crib mobiles, wresting with a mattress, etc.
Kudos to mom inventor May Anne Amato for coming up with a better idea: the trap-door crib. Her "Quick Change Crib" has a door that opens so you can slide out the mattress . . . leaving the bumpers, mobiles and other items in the crib. And best of all, the price is only $350 (they are offering an additional $50 off coupon as of this writing). How come no one has thought of this before?
If you've used this new crib, feel free to post your experiences below.
Uh, how about getting rid of the bumpers, which are a SIDS risk? This seems like just adding to the safety risks.
Posted by: Elizabeth | December 05, 2008 at 06:37 AM
I agree. That door seems like one more thing that can trap a baby ... the same reason I don't like drop-gate cribs.
Posted by: Deanne | December 08, 2008 at 02:30 PM
I think this is a great idea. We still use bumpers with my 1-year-old, and anything to make sheet changing would be great. Too bad this is our last baby.
Posted by: Kristie | December 09, 2008 at 08:05 PM
I have the crib sheet set from clouds and stars which allows me to zip off the top sheet (even with bumpers in place, hypothetically) instead of changing the entire bed sheet. I think this makes so much more sense than inventing a trap door to avoid lifting the mattress/bumper off.
Posted by: steph | January 06, 2009 at 08:03 PM
Interesting concept, but I can see how it could be a hazard especially as the baby becomes a little more mobile in the crib.
Posted by: Chris L | March 20, 2009 at 09:02 AM
I think im going to get this crib!! I was looking for mod or unique, and this is definitely unique... I like the *easyness of the changing and seems pretty safe* as well:+) and a great price*~theres a good amount of matching dressers etc that can work with this.
Posted by: Kara | June 30, 2009 at 08:13 PM
You have a typo...I believe it's supposed to start as "Forget.." not "Forgot". Sorry, I'm a typo nut and thought I would let you know
Posted by: Suzanne George | November 12, 2009 at 07:30 AM