bed progress

[mamajoan]

So tonight we went over and picked up the free pink toddler bed from Craigslist. The lady was very nice, said that she got it off Craigslist herself for about $40 but then decided she didn't like it with the decor in her kid's room. I offered her some money for it, but she refused.

It's just as I thought it would be, the sturdy plastic that Little Tikes uses for all its stuff, and it snaps together/comes apart fairly easily. Good thing, because otherwise it probably wouldn't have fit in my car.

Just one small issue: no mattress. This is pretty standard from what I've seen. No one sells/gives away the mattress when they sell/give away a toddler bed. That's okay because my mom seems to be saying she'll buy us a mattress anyway, because she doesn't like the idea of getting a used mattress. Mattresses on Amazon/ToysRUs seem to run between $50-$90, and we have something to return that's about $25 anyway, so we should be able to get a new mattress fairly cheap, I hope.

Anyway, progress. Woo.

Comments

[boniblithe.livejournal.com]

Doesn't the crib mattress fit it? Ours weent right on.

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming not, because we have a weird crib that's apparently a nonstandard size. But I'll definitely try it, once I get the new bed reassembled. But still, that wouldn't solve the overall problem, to wit, getting Isaac out of the crib so that it'll be available for a new occupant.

[woobiewoobster.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same thing but then assumed J was thinking of the new baby being in the crib. Good thought though.

[sydb42.livejournal.com]

What we did is move the crib mattress to the toddler bed (I saw where you aren't sure if yours will fit since you have a non-standard crib, so this part may not work) and then didn't buy a mattress right away for the crib. That way, my daughter *couldn't* get back into the crib since there was nothing to lay on. When we got the new mattress, we left it in the crib on its side for a while, to reinforce that the crib was not her bed anymore. It actually worked out really well, though I'm not sure if this is because of what we did with the crib or because my mom bought her Care Bear bed sheets and a blanket to use with her new toddler bed. ;)