https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:36:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537969 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:52:10 +0000 lemondrop 537969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Making sheets and skirts isn't too hard of a project once you figure out the dimensions. I wanted a fluffier fitted sheet and found tutorials all over Pinterest.</p> <p>We were just joking yesterday that we should have gotten a mini crib since our boy wedges himself into only one corner of his crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537720 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:49:48 +0000 Cupcake 537720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our nursery is 5' 5"x 7'. So a mini crib was our only option! We got the davinci Emily mini crib in white. It converts into a twin bed. As far as bedding, I made sheets and am in the process of making a skirt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537707 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:43:05 +0000 rachiecakes 537707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@knittylady: we had this exact mini crib. it was great but DS did outgrow it pretty quickly. </p> <p>@sweetchic: we bought ours at BRU, in store and they had it on display there </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537615 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:38:00 +0000 Meridian 537615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know there was a such thing as a mini crib!! I really want to put a twin bed in our small 10 x 12 second bedroom which will be the nursery. I will have to look into this. Do they sell them at places like BRU or BBB so that I can actually see the size? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537585 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:10:46 +0000 knittylady 537585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNYC: I believe the width on the mini crib is 40" compared to a full at 55"... someone correct me if I'm wrong! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537533 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:41:18 +0000 keiki_mama 537533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We purchased a mini crib because we lived in a one bedroom but given the space, I would have selected a full sized crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537529 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:37:23 +0000 LindsayInNY 537529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What are the dimensions of a mini crib? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537514 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:29:52 +0000 QBbride 537514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the mini crib will be too small really quickly </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537503 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:22:40 +0000 LittleGBee 537503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a mini crib out of necessity, because it was the only thing that would fit in our daughter's room (closet). We loved it, but we had to get the bedding custom made, and she was in the 99th percentile for height, so she began to outgrow it at 8 months when she was out of the swaddle and wanted to spread her arms out to touch both sides. We ended up moving to a bigger place, so we found a jenny lind crib off craigslist and got different bedding. We'll use the mini-crib again with #2, and we'll hopefully transition our daughter to a big bed before #2 needs the crib, so I didn't find it to be wasteful. At least that's the plan, we'll see how that goes. </p> <p>@rattles We also had the Davinci Annabelle and had fun painting it grey. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537494 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:13:09 +0000 rattles 537494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a mini crib (Davinci Annabelle), and I've been happy with it. LO is too young to weigh in on how long it'll last, but I'm reassured by the fact that what we consider mini is standard in Europe. I doubt my baby is bigger than all the babies there! I also liked that it converts into a twin bed (the standard ones we saw converted to full, which is too large for a kid's room in the city). All of that said, the full-sized crib you like is awfully pretty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537481 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:58:15 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 537481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think mini cribs rock, but based on the two you are deciding on I like the full size later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537480 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:58:09 +0000 Silva 537480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I"m not sure what the best advice is for you... we are getting a mini crib because we live in a small apartment- but we are all pretty short. just sort of hoping that the baby doesn't grow out of it (we're okay with going straight into a twin bed from the crib)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537466 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:52:27 +0000 knittylady 537466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: I definitely noticed that about the bedding. It seems like people who end up loving the size of the mini-crib say that finding bedding is a PIA... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537454 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:46:21 +0000 tororojo 537454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in a 1-bedroom and have an area that's the size of a large closet designated as our nursery. I looked into mini cribs, but went with a regular sized one since it will last longer and can be used as a toddler bed, plus you can get full-sized cribs cheaper than mini ones, depending on what brand you go with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mini-crib-vs-full-size#post-537450 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:42:48 +0000 knittylady 537450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't decide between a mini-crib and a full size! We're moving a few months before the EDD into a small 2 bedroom. We're not set on arrangements but have thought about there being a full size or twin size bed in the nursery for guests. That got me thinking about the mini.... However we're both tall and both sides of our families are tall and I don't want to have to buy another crib at 9months or so... so what do you think? These are the two I like...</p> <p>Delta Riley Mini Crib<br /> [attach=2372/13/mhgn3d.192x192.438c276456eff897dfe00b6452a75561.jpg]<br /> vs.<br /> Lolly &amp; Me Ellery<br /> [attach=2372/13/mhgn3e.410x410.b20403e26dd5ad1a26184530dceb30d7.jpg] </p>