Can I Use A 30 Year Old Crib

Also cribs that have been assembled disassembled and reassembled over time may have worn out hardware which can loosen making the crib unsafe.

Can i use a 30 year old crib.

If the older crib you were hoping to use is a drop side crib you should know about the warnings relate to the safety of this style of cribs. With information on what drop side crib owners can do. I wouldn t use a 30 year old mattress. I m not comfortable with putting our children in such an old crib.

Regulations and crib standards have improved over time and a crib that is too old will not meet new safety standards see below for more information about safety standards. After more than twenty recalls affecting more than 4 million cribs since 2007 cpsc created mandatory crib safety standards that included a ban on the manufacture of new drop side. Just look up those safety standards to make sure it does fall within them such as how far apart the side bars are and such. My in laws have said they can t wait to unpack the old crib from the basement for our babies.

But i wouldn t have an issue with a 30 year old crib that has been updated and made safe for baby according to todays safety standards. This wouldn t be for the babies room at our house. No please don t use it. The cpsc voted unanimously to overhaul the rules governing crib safety in july 2010 the first such move in nearly 30 years.

Old drop side cribs. Is not too old.