Realizing I Know Nothing
IKEA Mammut Crib
As I mentioned earlier, we looked at a lot of safety reviews and recommendations before we made any purchases. It was a tedious process, but one we felt worth it in the name of safety. A trip to IKEA derailed the whole process on what was probably one of the most important purchases we needed to make that truly needed to be safe.
We went to IKEA in search of another crib that made the recommended list on ConsumerReports.org. In walking around we came across the IKEA Mammut Crib. At the time, we didn’t know if we were having a boy or a girl and IKEA had two choices — blue or pink. We went with blue since the room was already blue with our thought being that the blue was more water blue in a general topical setting than “boy blue”.
We both saw this crib and fell in love with it for its cartoony flair. Most cribs we saw were more on the formal side with dark woods and pastel colors. Although there is nothing wrong with decorating in this manner, or home is already full enough of this theme. We wanted the room to be fun and whimsical — more for a child than for a grownup. It’s been almost a year and I still love our choice. The room is just fun.
The crib is great so far — although outside of dropside cribs, I’m not sure what makes a crib bad or good. It is not dropside and converts into a toddler bed, so it is multifunctional. Although there are many things in the crib for the pic — none of it made it for game time. In fact, the small comforter has never seen the light outside of the closet. Putting our son in the crib for the first time was stressful enough, so we didn’t want anything in there but him. He was in his crib the first night home and we haven’t looked back since.
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Carry on my wayward son
about 3 years ago - No comments
about 2 years ago
I’m not sure when this article was posted. I’m looking to decorate my baby room in the Ikea Mammut collection. The website has everything except the crib available. I was wondering which Ikea location you purchased the crib from. Thanks!
about 2 years ago
Hi — we got the crib in Conshohocken, PA, but I am sure they have it at most stores. At the time we purchased, it wasn’t on the site, we stumbled across it in the store in search of another crib that was highly rated. I can say that 18 months later it is still in mint condition and there have been no recalls (fingers crossed) — plus it converts into a toddler bed.
Good luck!
about 2 years ago
Hello!! I was wondering what mattress you ended up purchasing for this particular crib. One from Ikea or another brand? Any information would be greatly appreciately. My husband and I purchased the crib and brought home a Sealy mattress today, only to find it’s too short for the crib. Thank You!!
about 2 years ago
We got one from Babies R Us. I took the measurements and checked out “right sizing” for mattresses (read a lot of articles about making sure there isn’t a gap between mattress and crib). The mattress we got fits snugly — not to the point it is hard to get in, but slides against all 4 sides as you push it down. I will look to see if I have any more info on the mattress itself and let you know.
And 20 months later — we still love this crib! Shows no wear and, fingers crossed, our little guy hasn’t crawled out of it…yet.
about 2 years ago
I actually used this review when we bought the Mammut crib. We love it, however our 7-month old is now pulling up and I’m afraid he is going to climb out. Note that we did use a non-IKEA mattress from our first child which is not perfect and much thicker than the IKEA mattress. My question is- am I correct in that you cannot lower the mattress in this crib? I think it goes straight to the toddler bed. Did anyone have problems with a child climbing out with the IKEA mattress? I’m wondering do we 1) buy the IKEA mattress or 2) use my other child’s crib and hang on to the mammut for a toddler bed?? Any advice is welcome. Also, I too noticed the Mammut collection is now gone from the IKEA website!
about 2 years ago
Hi Jill -
We didn’t use an IKEA mattress either — so we are in the same boat. You can drop it down to where it would be as if it was the toddler bed — the pic in this post has it high up (where you probably have it), and we now have it at the lowest level, which is just above that bottom rail. I can say that our son is 20 months and stands up, but doesn’t pull himself out — but he isn’t a climber — and honestly, if your 7 month old is a climber, I don’t think it will matter what crib you use!
I would check the instructions just to make sure — but knowing how low I have to go to put him in when he is asleep, I think you will have no problem using this until you turn it into a toddler bed.
Hope this helps!
about 2 years ago
Hi…we came across this crip inIkea and we are eaning to it…we would get pink since we are having a girl..my question is..how did you decorate the room..I dont want the room to look extremely pepto bismal pink so i was just curious as tohow I can make it work….DId you get all the other furniture also? like the dresser and bookshelf? Any suggestions wouldhelp!
THanks!
about 2 years ago
First — congrats on expecting! We bought the crib, some bright green carpets and the three drawer dresser to round out what we already had for the room — we had the Expedit bookcase (Ikea) and the curtains (Ikea) from other rooms, and they all just happened to work together (the rocker is on loan from family, so that’s why it doesn’t match
). Here are a couple shots of the rest of the room: http://thedaddyblogger.com/blog/tag/ikea/ .
We didn’t know what we were having — but knew that we could accent the blue room with other colors either way. We had painted it just prior to finding out we had a little one on the way and liked the color, so boy or girl, it was staying. To add more color, we got the colored crates for the bookcase and they serve not only as color infusion but as storage (and a lot of it!). My thought would be to go with a warm color you like on the walls and accent it with pink and other colors (like brown): (this site is an example of how they work together). The Mammut crib by itself will infuse the room with a lot of pink — and if you get some of the other pieces, even more, so you can focus on the complementary colors.
If you are stuck — just head out to the mall or the paint store — you can get great ideas on color combos in clothes, in stores and on those little paint cards at the paint store. In the end, we just wanted the room to be relaxing and fun (relaxing for sleep, fun for day), so we went with solid wall colors and fun accents.
Good luck!
P.S. It has been two years and the crib is still in great condition, so I still recommend it!
about 1 year ago
hi i have this in pink and the wardrobes drawers etc .. my daighters now 1 and i was looking to sell and buy a toddler bed but i notice this and a few other sites say this is a cotbed ?? is this true lol ?? thanks
about 1 year ago
Hi Lauren,
You can remove one side of the crib — there should have been another rail in the package that you can use to replace the side. If you have it against the wall, it makes sense, but if you have it in the center of a room or away form the wall, it might not look right since it essentially is now a crib with one side of rails and one side without. I checked and Ikea does now have toddler beds in the Mammut line: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19837491#/S99837492/
As always — make sure to read the instructions!
about 1 year ago
Hi, we just picked up this crib that we accidentally came across when we went to Ikea to look at other cribs. We also fell in love with it for its whimsical look. I wanted to know about the changing table in the picture above. Did it also come from Ikea? We didn’t see any changing tables that we liked there but yours seems to match the style of the crib well.
about 1 year ago
Hi Fumi,
Unfortunately, it is not from IKEA — and I am not sure where it came from since it was a hand-me-down, but I would guess Target or Babies R Us. Good luck and I will assume congrats if you are purchasing a crib!
P.S. We are just converting this to the toddler bed and it is STILL in great condition, so I recommend it even more! And no, I have no ties to IKEA
about 1 year ago
My daughter bought two pink mammut cribs for her twin daughters two years ago. Now she is ready to sell them but unfortunately the rails have teeth marks and a few chips. We were going to get paint to fix them and upon closer examination found this is a kind of mac tac material. How the heck do you fix them when you can’t find the material? I emailed Ikea and they were no help at all. It’s too bad as they are great cribs and apart from this are in very good condition. Quite disappointing really as they are not cheap at $300.00 each.