My son recently started chewing on his crib. Not that I’m surprised and as much as I would prefer that there are not teeth marks on the wood, my feeling is that’s all apart of having a child. My concern started when he scraped up some wood shavings with his teeth and then started gagging because they got stuck in the back of his throat. Not cool! My husband and I both went running into his bedroom and obviously went to his aid, trying to figure out what the heck was going on, when I noticed the damage to the crib rail. That put me in the market for a crib teething guard. I tried two other products before I fell in love with Trend Lab’s Crib Wrap Rail Guard.
The first product I tried was the Kidkusion Gummi Crib Rail. The concept is good but the adhesive sucks. The adhesive strip is very small and once your child works the side or end up, due to chewing and their saliva, you can’t get it back down. I think if the adhesive was on the entire gummi strip, that would be a great benefit to this product. Also, if you were wondering, it did not take the finish of the crib when I removed it. So, since that was a bust, I then tired the Prince Lionheart Crib Rail Teether. That didn’t work either, just because it plum didn’t fit the width of the crib rail. My sister-in-law also purchased this crib teether for her little one and it fits her crib just fine and she is very happy with it. Her child has not pulled them off and he is nearly 12 months old. It obviously needs to sit snug on the rail so if your rails are greater than 3/4″ in width, don’t buy these.
Finally, my last stop was the Crib Guard by Trend Lab. This works great! It is made of soft fleece with a waterproof barrier, easy to install and washable. Can’t ask for anything better. Since my crib is one with sloping sides, the crib toys can only hang on one side and since my son has two crib toys hanging on the rail, I purchased the shorter Trend Lab Crib Guards. I put one on each of the smaller sloping sides and one between the two toys. PERFECT FIT! Since the smaller guards come in a package of two, my Mom took the other smaller guard and purchased a long rail crib guard for her crib and did nearly the same thing; put the smaller guard between the two crib toys on one side and the long guard on the other (the sides of her crib are higher so there is no need for protection there). She thinks their great too! So, if you are one of the lucky ones who has a teething crib eating toddler, I would recommend skipping the plastic crib teething guards and purchase the crib rail guards by Trend Lab. I think you’ll be very happy with your purchase and won’t have to worry about wood shavings in your little one’s mouth.
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