From http://www.cpsc.gov/:
"The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing the recall of all Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames....
CPSC has received a report of a one-year-old child from North Attleboro, Mass. who suffocated when he became entrapped between the crib mattress and the crib frame in April 2008. CPSC is aware of 13 additional incidents involving the recalled cribs collapsing due to the metal mattress- support frame bending or detaching, including one child entrapment that did not result in injury, and one child who suffered minor cuts to his head when his mattress collapsed and he fell out of the crib.CPSC staff urges parents and caregivers to stop using these cribs immediately and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. Do not attempt to fix these cribs."
Guess what? My son slept in a crib like this for three years (it converts to a toddler bed). We now have it set up in our nursery for our new baby expected in about a month.
Part of me feels like it's a sturdy crib, we've been so pleased with it and have coordinated all the other nursery furniture around it. But what's more important? I guess we'll be shopping around for a new crib. Just what we wanted to do six weeks before I'm due.
What would you do?
Amanda
akrenz@myabc5.com
