How To Raise A Crib Mattress: A Step-by-Step Guide
It’s essential to keep your baby safe as they grow, and that includes adjusting their crib mattress height. Here’s how to raise it easily:
Why Raise a Crib Mattress?
- Newborns: Makes it much easier to lift your tiny baby in and out of the crib, especially for parents recovering from childbirth.
- Safety: As your baby starts pulling themselves up, you’ll want to lower the mattress to prevent them from climbing out.
What You’ll Need:
- Screwdriver or Allen wrench: Check what type of hardware your crib uses.
- Helping hand (optional): Might be useful when repositioning the mattress.
Steps:
- Remove the mattress: Take the mattress out to access the base.
- Identify the support: Locate the metal frame or wooden base that supports the mattress.
- Locate adjustment points: Look for pre-drilled holes or brackets on the crib legs and the support that indicate different height settings.
- Unfasten hardware: Unscrew or unhook the support from its current position.
- Raise to new position: Align the support with the holes for your desired height.
- Secure it: Tightly refasten the screws or hooks. Ensure the support is stable.
- Double-check: Give a gentle shake test to make sure everything is securely in place.
- Replace the mattress: Put the mattress back in the crib.
Important Safety Tips:
- Check your crib’s manual: Refer to specific instructions for your model.
- Don’t use extra padding: Avoid pillows or thick blankets to raise the mattress; these increase suffocation risks.
- Lower the mattress as needed: Lower the mattress as your baby starts to sit up, pull to stand, or gets close to the height of the railing.
