2 questions about sidecarring a mini crib..

[johanna84]

After much reading/looking/agonizing, I've decided that sidecarring a mini crib to our bed in lieu of an arm's reach is the best way to go for our bed setup.  I am still confused though--will any mini crib that you can remove the fourth railing work, or does it specifically need to be a convertible type?  I've seen mini convertible cribs that convert to twin sized head boards, and then mini cribs that convert to toddler day beds as well.  I (maybe falsely) assumed when we originally were going to sidecar a full sized crib that it needed to be a convertible crib that converted specifically to a day bed, so that the crib would be sturdy enough to stand with three sides.  Will we be ok just getting a mini crib that's not necessarily labeled as a convertible crib?  Also, do I need to worry about a mini crib not being high enough to sidecar to our bed without any sort of modification? The top of our mattress appears to be 27".  Most of the mini cribs seem to be between 38-42" high.  Thanks!

[ZombieMama]

I don't have any experience with a mini crib, but we sidecarred our regular (non-convertable) crib just fine, using these instructions: http://www.freewebs.com/sidecarcrib/

Good luck!

[KayPea]

I don't know what a mini crib is, but we chose a crib that converted to a toddler bed for sturdiness (an IKEA crib). we switched out the legs on our bed, and raised up the crib mattress on blankets in order to achieve the right heights.