10 Best Baby Cribs in the Philippines 2025 | Buying Guide Reviewed by Pediatrician

Below, Dr. Joey Cuayo-Estanislao answers some of the internet's most-asked questions about cribs!

Yes! If the crib meets all safety guidelines, it should be safe even for your newborn. More crucial than the actual crib is your baby's sleep environment. Avoid putting things in your child's crib, no matter how tempting it is or how cute they look with all their toys, pillows, and beddings. 

Safe newborn sleep is where your newborn is sleeping on their back on a firm mattress with no loose items around them (including pillows, bumpers, blankets, and toys!), and they are not over or underclothed.

There is no hard-and-fast rule for when a toddler is ready to move on from the crib, and little ones generally make the switch any time between 18 months to 3 and a half years old (usually before 3 years old). Another helpful guideline is that if your child is already about 3 feet tall (about 90 cm), they should start sleeping in a bed already.

There's no one best way to transition your child from crib to bed. Some parents would simply put their child's crib mattress on the floor to help ease the transition. Other families find using toddler beds, which are generally low on the ground and can accommodate an existing crib mattress, helpful, but they're not necessary. 

You can always install a removable guardrail on a twin bed to keep your toddler from falling out. Making a bed more appealing for your child by letting them pick out their sleeping accessories (from the patterns of their mattress and pillowcases to the pillows and stuffed animals they'd like to have with them while sleeping) can also help encourage them to use the bed.

There should be nothing in the crib except your baby. It's very tempting to put toys, pillows, and blankets in your little one's crib, but these can all pose a suffocation risk to your child. 

Another tempting addition is crib bumpers, but there is actually no evidence that bumper pads can prevent serious injuries, and they may also pose a risk of suffocation, strangulation, or entrapment. 

In addition, older babies can use these items to climb out of the crib. When setting up your baby's crib and sleep space, the dictum that less is more (and is much safer) really holds true.

Before making a purchase, there are a number of features all families should check to ensure the safety of their baby's crib.

1. Do not use cribs with drop rails. These were popular a few decades ago, but have now been deemed unsafe and are no longer recommended.
2. More than the size of the actual crib, check its components. The crib bars or slats should be no more than 6 cm wide (about the width of a standard soda can), and none of the bars should be damaged or missing. The top of the crib rail should be at least 26 inches from the top of the mattress. The ends of the crib should also have no cutouts.
3. Corner posts should be flush against the crib's end panels and should be smooth (without knobs or other parts jutting out of it). If the corner posts are not the height of the rest of the crib, they should be very high, so that nothing can catch on them by accident.
4. The paint of the crib (if any) should be nontoxic. If you're using a hand-me-down crib, always check if the paint is lead-free (paints made before 1978 may contain lead). If the paint is peeling or cracked (even if it's lead-free), the crib should be repainted or refinished. Teething babies, in particular, may tend to chew on the crib's railing, so it's important to make sure that the rails are safe even if your baby gnaws at them.
5. Again, like with any of your child's things, always check for wear and tear.

A crib isn't the only piece of equipment you'll need to take care of your baby. As a parent, there are plenty of things to take care of. That's why we've taken the time to find the best baby gear on the market. Check out the top 10 pillows, swaddles, high chairs, and bouncers for your little one below!

Our buying guide was carefully researched and crafted by the mybest team of writers and editors, in collaboration with the expert featured in this article. We used the buying guide as a basis for choosing and ranking the product recommendations, and we looked at reviews and ratings from different E-commerce sites like Lazada, Shopee, and more.