Best Baby Cribs For A Peaceful Night's Sleep (Or At Least A Safe One!)

This crib meets or exceeds the most stringent chemical emissions standards to create a healthier home for your baby. It has been screened for more than 10,000 chemicals and VOCs that are known to pollute indoor air, certifying it contributes to cleaner indoor air. When you buy this crib, you can feel good about what you’re putting in your child’s nursery. And if that wasn’t great enough, the crib easily converts to a toddler bed, daybed, sofa, a full size bed with headboard and footboard and full size bed with headboard only. Its versatile 6-in-1 design ensures it’s the only bed your child will ever need.

The phrase, “cheap baby cribs” is not one that anyone wants to ascribe to, however the SNIGLAR baby crib from Ikea has us changing our minds. Known for stylish and modern furniture (and relatively simple assembly instructions), IKEA has cornered the market of affordable baby cribs as well. Aside from the amazing price point, this solid beech wood crib is also good for the environment since beech wood is a durable, yet renewable resource. The base of this crib is well ventilated for improved sleep quality, and the mattress can be adjusted to two heights as BB grows. We love that the front can come off as well and convert into a toddler bed as an added bonus.  One mama reviewer shared her funny reason for buying a second one, “This is actually the second Sniglar crib that we’ve purchased. The first was used for 4 years with our oldest son, converted into a toddler bed when he was old enough. We’d still be using that original crib except that my large, 250lbs husband put his full weight plus the 35lbs of our son on the crib base, which caused it to crack. It withstood my son jumping on it, playing with our dog on it, just generally being a kid. Nearly 300lbs is asking a little too much.”

The Delta Children’s Folding Portable Mini Crib is a great option for everyday use in your nursery or to keep at Grandma’s house. We love that it folds up for convenient storage when it’s not in use and comes with a thin foam mattress that can stay in the crib, even when folded! This included baby mattress eliminates the need for an extra purchase, but you can certainly upgrade to a thick, firm mattress to promote BB’s best sleep.  This crib may be mini, but it still has five color options, and two mattress heights for adjustments as baby grows. One mama and reviewer commented, “We love this crib! It was super easy to put together for my husband. Our little one is not ready for a full size crib yet, so we transitioned him from a bassinet to this mini crib at 4 months old while he is still in our bedroom. The crib is compact and fits right by our king size bed. The wheels make it portable and so easy to move around. We currently have it in the upper position and will lower once our son is a little older.” Sounds like a win win situation!

Babyletto’s Hudson Crib is GREENGUARD Gold Certified and effortlessly stylish in a clean and modern way. Made with New Zealand pine wood, (aka extremely sustainable wood), the clean and modern look of this crib will look beautiful in any nursery. The low profile design makes picking up BB easy when we drop the mattress (there are four different levels here). Aside from the usual color choices of espresso, white, and grey, Babyletto has embraced the mid century modern vibe with two tone options like grey with white slats and white with natural slats.  The true gem with this crib, is the value for the price point. Most convertible beds require separate purchases to transition to a toddler bed or daybed and oftentimes by the time we decide to do this the parts are discontinued. Babyletto has taken the pain out of this process by including the toddler bed conversion kit in the original purchase. Trust us, you will thank us later!

It’s amazing how much stuff BB needs, and even more amazing how little room we have to put it. The Graco Story 5-in-1 Convertible Crib takes this need into consideration by utilizing the under crib space as an extra storage drawer. Perfect for storing diapers, extra sheets, or even clothes our LO doesn’t fit into yet, it only makes sense to capitalize on this space. Clutter out of sight, yes please! The Story crib converts into a toddler bed, daybed, and full size bed, along with offering three adjustable mattress heights all to fit baby as she grows. The headboard is also reversible so you can keep it simple, or show off some artwork (maybe featuring bb’s weight/height of the week or even their newest word as they’re older?). One reviewer noted the bonus feature of this crib by having the drawer underneath, “This crib was easy to put together and the finished product looks great. The drawer at the bottom is a good size and nice storage for extra crib sheets and pajamas. It’s also nice that pacifiers can’t get lost under the bed. Love that it converts to a toddler bed when she’s ready.”

Elegant and simple, the Delta Children’s Emery Deluxe 6-in-1 Convertible Crib features the ability to transform itself over and over again and continually meet the needs of our family. This crib does the standard conversions to daybed, toddler bed, and full size bed, but it also adds in the option to become a sofa if we eventually want to create a reading nook in the playroom. (We won’t tell if you don’t that your sofa used to be a crib.)  The front rail is slightly lower than other cribs at this price point making it easier to get BB in and out. One mama with the 4-in-1 style noted, “The Delta Emery 4-1 crib was better than we expected! Affordable, sturdy, and easy to assemble. It took about 45 minutes. I’m 5’4 and it is a great height for me to reach in and out to lift baby. Would definitely recommend this product or other Delta products!”

We all know babies go through what seems like a million diapers in a day. Having to do the dance of in the crib, out of the crib, onto the changing table, finding the diaper and cream, in the middle of the night is no fun at all. We’re sleep deprived and trying to function in the dark, not a good combo. For those of us who just want to get in and get it done, cribs with changers were invented. We love this one from Sorelle that brings organization to an otherwise chaotic situation.  With one open space shelf and two closable drawers, there is enough room to store all of the diapers, wipes, and even extra sheets or onesies we could ever need at 1 am. All in all this is a space saving, organizational assisting beautiful crib! Comes in the neutral white, grey and espresso.

Storkcraft’s Stevenson Convertible Changer Crib is a spacing saving dream. The classic crib design (available in white, pebble grey, and grey) is paired with an under crib storage drawer and a baby changing station. The changing station includes a vinyl changing pad because you know… and a safety strap to hold BB securely in place. The open air shelving is large enough to hold bins of diapers, books, or even toys to keep a clutter free nursery.  One mama spoke to the ease of assembly, (The bane of our existence while pregnant!) “I LOVE THIS CRIB! Very easy to put together! The parts all came organized and sealed with proper labeling. You don’t need any other tools except the ones provided. The height is a good height with multiple adjustments. I have mine on the highest setting right now. Love the drawer below, will be used for extra crib sheets.”