Crib teething guard

Hey there! If you're already a mom, there's one thing you know for sure.... babies are EXPENSIVE! I learned that fairly quickly with Easton. There are so many new fancy things that people "claim" you absolutely "need" for your little one. While some things I've found that I did use and some things that were helpful and handy, there was plenty of other things that I would quickly inform a mom not to buy. I told myself when I was registering with Easton, "why in the world would I ever need a…

My almost-one-year-old has taken to standing in his crib and gnawing on the crib rails all the time. It's really gross and I'm always agonizing about him getting lead poisoning or some other horrible disease from trace toxins in the varnish. Not to mention, it was ruining our really nice wooden crib. Then I saw this awesome idea online: cover the rails with bumpers! This is one of those "why didn't I think of that??" projects. I couldn't find a good tutorial, so I came up with a pattern. I…

{Leave me a note you stopped by! Or let me know if you use the tutorial & send me a pic!} Well, my little J-man has started pulling himse...

About a month ago, I went into my sweet little girl’s room after her nap, and this is what I found… So proud of herself for learning how to stand up in her crib! All this mama could thi…

Hey there! If you're already a mom, there's one thing you know for sure.... babies are EXPENSIVE! I learned that fairly quickly with Easton. There are so many new fancy things that people "claim" you absolutely "need" for your little one. While some things I've found that I did use and some things that were helpful and handy, there was plenty of other things that I would quickly inform a mom not to buy. I told myself when I was registering with Easton, "why in the world would I ever need a…

20 minute $20 no sew crib rail guard!

How to sew easy crib rail covers to prevent a teething baby from damaging their wood crib. #sewing #sew #baby

How to sew a crib teething guard. These easy to make covers for the railing on the crib keep baby from chewing away at the wood and ruining the crib.

[Originally posted here on March 9, 2014.] DIY (No-Sew) Crib Rail Chew Guard: to protect wood from teething babies, and vice versa! Stabled horses often exhibit a particular habit called "cribbing". It's when a bored horse begins chewing on what it can reach from the confines of its stall--usually the wood at the top of shorter walls and half-doors. I always thought that was a weird name for the habit.... ....Until I had a nine-month-old. Ah, CRIBBING. Got it. Apparently, the name comes from…

Roman’s cot has teething rails…along the sides only! It didn’t take him long to figure this out, so he chews on the ends. I made up some teething rail guards so he can chew on those instead. They are simply some rectangles with straps on the sides that snap onto the back to hold the...Read More »