Protecting a Curved Crib from Teething Bites
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Q: Hello! Our 9-month-old sleeps in the Ola! crib from Casa Kids, which we love. However, it's creative form has provided some difficulties. Right now, our little one has just gotten his first teeth and is gnawing away at the crib rails. We need to figure out some way to protect them! The two wooden rails with slats is no problem, but the curved ends are really stumping us. They are too thin for the gummy rail protectors we tried (which, consequently, are too small for the the thick wooden rails). Given that he will be chewing on whatever is there, we really want the solution to be non-toxic (I'm not sure if sticky foam is the best thing for a little one to be chewing on!) Any ideas? I am a beginner sewer, so I could put something simple together if I could just figure out the logistics!

Sent by Anu

Editor: My son uses a curved crib, but he wasn't a rail teether so we didn't encounter this issue. Have you? Give your ideas to Anu below.

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Comments (4)

There was a post on here back in June that had a quilted crib rail. It would work for the straight sides and perhaps it could be modified to have elastic or something to help in stay in place on the curved side. http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/cribs-bassinets/crib-rail-guard-protector-087573

When my son started chewing on the rails I just moved the bumper up and tied it around the top of the rails. There is a couple inch gap that I put in the back but he never seemed to notice. He just went right on gumming the bumper without damaging the crib. Finally put the bumper to good use!

I would let the manufacturer know. Every baby does this; they should anticipate it in their design.

So you have sticky foam and gummy grip. My reccomendation would be pad the rail with the sticky foam, and then gummy grip on top. Voila, it fits and he isn't chewing the adhesive, just the rubber.