Crib tent was a lifesaver, but could be made better
We purchased the Crib Tent II because our 2-1/2 year old escape artist, er, I mean DAUGHTER ;) was escaping from her crib, disturbing everyone's sleep, and making her Mommy and Daddy nervous. This crib tent is a great idea, and it is working wonderfully! She doesn't mind sleeping in her bed because it's see-through. In fact, the first time I laid her in there, she was grinning and thought it was fun. Bonus! It zips from the outside and has a patch of fabric underneath the end of the zipper so my brilliant little girl can't get to the backside of the zipper to unzip it, so that's good! There are a few things that I don't like about this crib tent. 1) The zipper is NOT metal. It's plastic. And because the tent is very taut (which is a good thing), I expect that the zipper might not hold up as long as I'd like. We'll see though. 2) If you want to clean it (like if baby girl vomits all over it), you have to take the whole thing apart. 3) Because of the design, it's tricky to gain access to the mattress/bedding when you need to change and wash the bedding. This was easy enough to fix (simply remove the mattress...CAREFULLY), but still a design flaw, in my opinion. 4) PRICE: Due to the quality of this item, I think the price should come down significantly. That said, THE PRICE IS WORTH IT if it keeps my little girl safe in her crib until she's old enough to stay in a big girl bed without causing the other 5 people in our home to lose a LOT of sleep. :)
cdnesteby
Knoxville, IA