Happy Baby Cribs Blog

Cradles have always been a favorite of moms especially, for their economical value, convenience, size, durability, and portability. Bassinets are a close second, and Moses Baskets are right behind.

Lightweight and easier to move around the home than the full-size crib, all three offer a convenience topped by none. They are easily transferred around the home, from room to room even, especially bassinets and Moses Baskets. Cradles are a bit heavier if made from wood, however, and a bit more stationary. Many cradles are placed in either the master bedroom to keep baby close-at-hand when nursing, or in the main living space of the home to keep an eye open and ear peeled to the newborn if needed. This keeps baby within easy reach at all times, especially if the nursery is upstairs.

Babies are used to cozy, tight spaces and cradles and their counter parts provide the perfect transition from womb to crib. Smaller, cozier, and Mom and Dad close at hand–that’s a combination that can’t be beat!

Bringing a new baby into the family is a vast financial responsibility, from prenatal care to providing a new wardrobe, not to mention purchasing cribs and baby furniture for the new arrival. Cradles offer a less expensive, more immediate choice than a crib, and, for awhile anyway, a better one, and they provide parents a few more months to save the money to purchase their favorite crib and crib bedding.

Cradles come in either wood or metal with a variety of styles, colors, and finishes. They also come in the traditional rectangular shape, also oval, even round. Most rock to soothe a restless little one, and most have a locking mechanism to keep the cradle from rocking if need be. Most cradles also come equipped with the mattress, but most are sold without the bedding, which needs to be purchased separately.

Little Miss Liberty cradles are an exception to this last item. They are sold as a complete ensemble: cradle and cradle bedding. And if you already have a Little Miss Liberty cradle but need or want a fresh, new bedding set, it is now possible to purchase the Little Miss Liberty cradle bedding separately.

We’ve just added Little Miss Liberty’s cradle bedding sets to HappyBabyCribs.com, as well as quite a few Corsican iron cradles. Corsican is one of our premier iron / metal crib and cradle manufacturers.

Changes are happening daily at HappyBabyCribs.com, so keep us close-at-hand and check us out often to stay up on the latest.

Yesterday’s blog was about changes in the style of baby cribs as a result of safety concerns regarding drop side rails. New legislation became active in June of 2011 requiring crib manufacturers to produce cribs with stationary side rails only and making the manufacture or sale of drop side cribs illegal. Drop side crib rails were blamed for a number of infant injuries, even deaths.

Additional concerns have also been generated in the arena of SIDS fatalities. Specialists are not only saying infants, especially newborns, should sleep on their backs, but to beware of placing infants in cribs with soft bumpers, pillows (even infant pillows), and comforters (the thicker, heavier blankets). Fragile noses can easily be pushed up against, or be covered by, any of these products with the possibility of causing SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

We at HappyBabyCribs.com have made several changes to our website to compensate for and respect these child safety warnings. We have not excluded these items, however, but made them a matter of personal choice, with appropriate cautions and suggestions.

Most of our crib bedding sets can be ordered as a set or by individual piece. Coordinating pillows are still sold with most crib sets, but with a recommendation to use them only for decorative purposes on a dresser, rocker, or in the crib when the baby is not in it. Most crib bedding manufacturers are now changing the style of their bumpers to be safer, as well as changing the blankets from the thicker, heavier comforters to lighter blankets, also referred to by many as coverlets or throws. In lieu of the heavier comforters, sleeping sacks are recommended for warmth. Some crib sets are even offered without bumpers, or without the blanket, giving the consumer the choice to add them to the order if desired. And pillows are rarely part of a set, but ordered separately, as well. We are still in the process of making all these changes to the bedding sets on HappyBabyCribs.com. We appreciate your patience during this process.

What parents place in the home near their newborns is ultimately their responsibility. But we as manufacturers and retailers must do what we can to educate and protect our customers and their offspring. In addition to the above, safety articles are posted here on our blog, as well as on HappyBabyCribs.com. We do have a conscience. We do care. Babies are precious gifts and it is up to each of us to do what we can to protect them.

The Buddhist phrase “anica”, pronounced anicha, means changing.  Anica, anica, anica, everything in life is always changing, except for change itself. If we resist it, we suffer. If we can manage to go with the flow, we stay in harmony with the way things are. Does that mean we don’t try to improve upon the way things are?  No, not at all. After all, isn’t that part of change, always doing what we can to make things better?

The worlds of business and safety certainly fit into this scenario, big time.  Businesses are always looking to provide better products and better service for all of us. This includes safer and better quality products.

The baby industry is a perfect example. The general design of baby cribs has changed dramatically in just the past year to ensure a higher level of infant safety. Drop sides are no longer legal, and all crib manufacturers have now made the giant leap to convert all their cribs to stationary side rails.  In fact, it’s also recommended you not purchase any used cribs, or even utilize cribs from your previous children, that have these unsafe drop side rails. For in the past, they have created a multitude of infant injuries, even deaths.

All crib manufacturers have made this change, but many haven’t yet updated their inventory of photos. Corsican and Little Miss Liberty are prime examples. We at HappyBabyCribs.com have just updated our prices and selection of their cribs, but many of our photos still show the drop side railings. As time goes on, the photos will also reflect this change. So, please bear with us and with them and any other crib manufacturer that hasn’t yet had the time nor opportunity to update all their crib images. Don’t let this keep you from purchasing your favorite crib, however. You can feel completely safe with any of our cribs. The stationary side rails are there. The correct images of them may not be. As soon as we have them, you will too.

For those of you who have admired and loved our Little Miss Liberty baby Cradles and Cradle Bedding ensembles (combos), we can now offer you their Cradle Bedding Sets separate from the Cradles. Always loved the Jolie Iron Cradle bedding, the Brass Cradle bedding or the Sophia Iron Cradle bedding? The entire sets, including the canopy drapes, can now be purchased for only $665. And don’t forget HappyBabyCribs.com has free shipping! Such a deal!

Most of our Little Miss Liberty cradles are oval and made of quality wrought iron. The Round Iron Cradle, however, is an exception, as is the Baby Irene wooden, rectangular cradle. The bedding you’ve always associated with these cradles may also be purchased separately.

Little Miss Liberty is highly respected in the baby industry as an innovator in the manufacture and design of baby cribs. LML was the first to create the ever-popular round baby cribs, wood and metal. Happy Baby Cribs is very pleased to carry all of Little Miss Liberty’s round baby cribs, round crib bedding, cradles and cradle bedding sets.

No collusion here, just a good ‘ole American response to difficult times!  Yesterday I posted about our decreased prices for Little Miss Liberty’s round cribs and round crib bedding.  Well today, we just finished reducing the prices on nearly all of our Corsican iron/metal cribs. These quality metal baby cribs have, over the years, helped set the standards for all iron baby cribs within the industry, and they too now have only stationary side rails*, according to the latest legislative requirements for child safety.

*Many of the images of our Corsican cribs still show a drop side because the images have not yet been updated.  That is a process that will take time.  All the cribs, however, sold by both HappyBabyCribs.com and Corsican now have the legislated stationary sides for your child’s added safety.

Our competitors don’t have it!  Even Bratt Decor no longer has it in stock!  But, yes, HappyBabyCribs.com does have the Casablanca Crib in Distressed White in stock, and we can ship it to you immediately!  Check it out, it’s Bratt Decor’s new color for their very popular heirloom metal crib collection consisting of the Casablanca and Venetian 3-in-1 iron cribs. This new color is white white, not the off-white Antique White version of these two cribs.  And the Distressed White is rapidly becoming the fad for Spring or Summer births because of its crisp, clean look.

It typically takes 8-12 weeks for the delivery of most cribs, which takes careful planning and forethought in order to choose, order, receive, set up and provide the bedding for any crib in any nursery.  Little or no inventory is actually carried by most baby crib manufacturers.

Last minute planners, you’re in luck, however.  Not only do we have the Casablanca in Distressed White in stock for ready shipment, but we also have the Chelsea Sleigh Wood Crib in Espresso and the Venetian 3-in-1 Metal Crib in Pewter ready to go.

Oh my, how time flies! As many of you know, HappyBabyCribs.com and babies in general are my passion, and my newest passion is my new grandson, who is growing faster than a weed! Finn will be 1 year old in a couple of weeks. It’s been 3 weeks since I’ve seen him and he’s walking now.

Hooray, I’m going to see him today!!! And I can’t wait!!! Here’s the photo I took the last time I saw him. Isn’t he the cutest, or what??? He’s won over my heart, can’t you tell? LOVES LOVES LOVES computers and anything technical. Our next generation tech wizard? We’ll see.

For all you who are still expecting, or just had YOUR precious new addition, enjoy every minute of him or her. They grow and change so fast. Every moment is special and precious and to be cherished. Love them and honor them for the person they are now and the person they will become, for you’ll see it happening before your own eyes. But if you blink, you might miss it, ’cause it happens way too fast!

Oh, by the way, he loves the baby boy crib bedding set, Ryan by Caden Lane. He’s sleeping well and lovin it!

At a time when so many manufacturers are increasing prices, several manufacturers of Baby Cribs and Crib Bedding Sets are actually decreasing theirs!  So . . . we’re decreasing our prices too, passing the savings on to you!  Most of our Little Miss Liberty Round Cribs and Round Crib Bedding prices have just been reduced on HappyBabyCribs.com.

There are signs the economy has begun a recovery process, we’ve been hearing about it for awhile, but most of us have neither seen nor felt it yet.  It hasn’t hit our pocketbooks or mindsets.  And when you’re expecting an addition to the family, every penny counts because there is so much to do, so much to buy, so much to get ready for, and there are medical and delivery expenses, as well.  We at HappyBabyCribs.com understand that, because we’ve been there ourselves! Even in the best of times, expecting a new little wonder into our lives can be a financial challenge.

Our interest is in serving you, not only with the best customer service possible and providing you with the best quality products, but offering you the best prices, too.  We’re adding more new products and reducing more prices on many of our current products, so check out your favorites and see what you think.  If you need any assistance, give us a call, for we’re not only here for you, we’re here because of you!

Hooray! We’ve been busy bringing on board new Crib Bedding Sets for Spring and Summer. They’re bright, light, crisp and gorgeous–perfect for a Spring or Summer birth! We’ll be adding even more today, so check out our “What’s New”, then Our New Crib Bedding tab on our menu. And the best part . . . the ones labeled IN STOCK will ship in 10 days or less.

New Arrivals, Inc. is one of our primary quality crib bedding manufacturers and the creators of our new Spring/Summer collection of new crib sets. Their creative juices have been flowing to expand their collections to include mod, traditional, bright, bold, subtle, ultra feminine, and ultra masculine crib bedding for all tastes and traditions, so check ‘em out.

Our New Arrivals crib bedding sets are 3 pieces consisting of the bumpers, crib skirt and sheet. You may order the full set, or by individual pieces. Matching accessories are also available for purchase: blankets, changing pad covers (both flat and contoured), decorative pillows, coordinating window panels, burp cloths, and  cradle bedding.

We’re in love with these bright, light and new sets, and we know you will be too!

It seems like ages since I posted to you all, but I’ve been engrossed in improving and updating HappyBabyCribs.com. We’ve added new products and new manufacturers to our Happy Baby Cribs family, and we’ve also updated the current ones.  If you haven’t visited HappyBabyCribs.com lately, please check us out to see the difference for yourselves.

We have NEW baby cribs and NEW crib bedding sets and new prices (LOWER prices, that is). Yes, we’ve even lowered many of our prices! So, check out our new, improved, and expanded Happy Baby Cribs family and join the FUN!