Modern design at affordable prices? No one does it quite like IKEA. There’s one more reason to love IKEA: their awesome selection of baby items. Here are a few of our favorite IKEA baby products for your BabyList Registry. Sniglar - CribThis basic crib is as easy as it gets, and with two heights and a removable side, it can grow into toddlerhood, too. Vyssa Vinka - Crib MattressIt’s important that your crib mattress perfectly match your crib, and this price can’t be beat. Vyssa Tulta - Mattress PadMattress pads help protect your mattress from the inevitable nighttime accident. This way you only have to wash the pad, not the whole thing. Len - Mattress ProtectorThis mattress protector has a important waterproof backing. Len - Crib Fitted SheetIn plain white or punchy turquoise, these crib sheets are versatile enough to match any nursery. Trofast - Storage CombinationYou will need somewhere to put all of the stuff you are getting for your baby, and these shelves are perfect for toys, clothes, and more.

Leka - Baby GymThis sturdy baby gym is great toy for a small house, and you can use it from birth! Himmelsk - MobileOver the changing table or the crib, a mobile can keep babies entertained and help their developing eyesight. Mula - Stacking RingsThese fun stacking rings help your little one learn matching and hand-eye coordination. Krama - WashclothYour baby will get dirty, and you will need to wash her. Smakryp - Bath Toy SetMake bath time more fun with this boat that also turns into pour cups. Slappa - Towel with HoodA cold baby is a sad baby, so keep her warm with this cute towel. (Pro tip: if you throw the towel in the dryer for a few minutes before the bath, it will make the end of bath time even better.) Blames - High Chair with TrayA high chair does not need to be a high-end affair. This simple black high chair makes a great addition to any kitchen. Smaska - 6-piece Feeding and Spoon SetThis spoon set features spoons of two lengths. The longer ones are great for getting to the bottom of baby food jars.

Smagli - 5-piece Place SettingWith two spoons, a bowl, a plate, and a sippy cup, you will be ready for baby’s first meal time. Borja - Training CupA few extra cups might come in handy when you leave them in the park or in your car or wherever else all the lost cups are hiding.pillow top mattress seattle Kladd Randig - BibAvailable in orange or green, these bold bibs are a great addition to your table.pillow top mattress seattle Himmelsk - Burp ClothsBurp cloths are useful for much more than burps.mattress for daybed twin Patrull - Safety PlugBefore you know it, your baby will be going for the electrical outlets and you will need dozens of these.three quarter bed mattress protector

Patrull - Drawer/Cabinet LatchSoon after they can crawl, babies learn to open cabinets, so these are must-haves on any cabinets with harmful products hiding inside. Patrull - Corner BumperThese little bumpers protect your baby’s head from the corners of tables.ikea foam mattress reviews uk Smila Mane - Wall LampThis moon is a great addiiton to a nursery.cheap air mattress vancouver Himmelsk - RugContinue the sky theme to the floor with this star-studded rug. Dromland - Baby BlanketThis versatile cover is great for trips to the park as a blanket for the ground or as a car seat cover. Schottis - Pleated ShadeThese baby safe blinds give you peace of mind–and they are cute too. Stuva - Changing Table and DeskThis changing table converts into a small desk when your little one isn’t in diapers anymore.

Skotsam - Changing PadThis changing table pad can coordinate with the Stuva or be used independently on a dresser or desk that you already have. Dromland - Diaper StackerKeep those diapers close at hand with this convenient diaper stacker. Lockig - Children's PottyAfter diapers comes potty training!Abe’s crib is the Sundvik crib from Ikea. As I’ve mentioned before, this selection was motivated primarily by price. The crib is $119, and I like the way it looks just fine. It has clean simple lines that fit in well with the nursery. It’s not flashy or exciting, but it does its job without drawing attention to itself. I wasn’t interested in spending more on a crib for a few reasons: 1. Cribs rarely excite me, no matter how much they cost. I just….don’t care that much about cribs. They aren’t like chairs. 2. I had no idea whether Abe would actually USE his crib much at all. Ari loved the crib. Milo hated sleeping, but didn’t much care where he was doing it.

Gus HATED the crib with a fiery passion and slept in bed with us until he was three. So, you know, I’m pretty open minded about baby sleeping arrangements. I just want everyone to sleep; I don’t care where it happens. 3. Even if babies sleep in cribs, they don’t do it for very long, relatively speaking. Abe’s my last baby; he and some kid from Craigslist are the only ones who are going to use this thing. I’d rather save my money for something that will stick around longer. So those are all my reasons for buying the crib to start with. When we put the crib together, my only concern, looking forward, was that the directions made it look like we’d pretty much need to take the whole damn thing apart again to lower the mattress down once Abe started pulling up on things. But, of course, at the time, that seemed too impossibly far off to even worry about. But then, somehow, he got bigger. Big enough to start trying to pull up on things. So, a few weeks ago, we had to undertake the daunting task of lowering the mattress.

I thought I would report back on this process to make my Ikea crib analysis complete. Turns out it was pretty easy. We didn’t have to take the whole crib apart; we just had to take one end off and then slide the bottom that the mattress rests on out and put it back in the lower position. When we went to this, we learned that we had brilliantly thought to store the instruction manual AND the allen wrench under the mattress so that we’d be able to find them when the time came to lower the mattress: Our minds were so sharp back before we had a fourth kid! We opted not to put them back under there once we lowered the mattress, by the way, lest Abe somehow figure out a way to pry up the mattress while sitting on it and pull the choking hazard tools out from under there. Better safe than sorry. (note to future self: they’re in the top drawer of Abe’s changing table/dresser) We turned it on its side like so. Unscrewed all these little things. And put the bottom back in at the lower position (there are only two positions).

This part–fitting the little things into the little thing places–was the hardest part. I would say the whole process took the two of us 20 minutes? With a baby crawling around distracting us. The sad part is that we had to retire the crib skirt I made to match the curtains. I was going to just use heavy duty double sided tape and tape it farther back on the mattress board…but once the board was lowered the gap between it and the side of the crib was too tight to wiggle the fabric through. I might have been able to do it had I been willing to spend more time and get more frustrated. Instead, I’m thinking of making a couple of pillows or something. I took this picture of it all folded up to commemorate it: So my take on the crib after eight months of use and after the arduous mattress lowering? Yep, still good with it. And I can even still reach to put Abe down when he’s asleep. I was worried I’d have to just drop him the last half a foot or so. And that might wake him up.