Savannah Mom Concerned About Crib Recall

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- After the deaths of four babies, parents all over the country are taking a closer look at what should be a safe place for their kids -- their baby cribs. One Savannah mom has one of the recalled cribs and says this isn't the first problem she's had with it.

More than two million cribs are being recalled because of a suffocation risk. The cribs are made by Stork-Craft, some with the Fisher Price logo. They were sold at Target, Wal-mart, Sears, JC Penney, Kmart, and some online retailers.

Carissa Palmer has had the crib for a year, and this is the second recall she's experienced. She found out about the recall after watching NBC Nightly News Monday.

"Definitely frustrating, and even more so because they had all my contact information from the first recall and knew that I had the same model number crib and everything, and I heard about it from the news instead of from them," said Palmer.

Palmer said it's unnerving that she was putting her eight month-old son Grayson to sleep in a crib that could've put him in danger.

"You go through everything to try to keep them safe, baby gates, and everything you can do, and then you find out the things you're buying aren't safe for them," she said.

Casey Welsh, co-owner of Just for Baby in Savannah, said damaged parts or incorrect installation caused most of the problems. She said parents should check all cribs immediately.

"Either headboard or on the... one of the side rails, there will be a sticker on the bottom that will tell you the manufacturer, the date, the model number," said Welsh.

She said many manufacturers, including the ones they sell, have stopped making the drop-side cribs.

"Instead of doing the drop-side on the traditional-style cribs, they're doing all standard sides where nothing... there are no moving parts whatsoever," said Welsh.

Palmer is trying to get a repair kit for Grayson's crib, but she said she only gets a busy signal when she calls Stork-Craft.

"We don't have anything else that we can use right now, so our bed, our bed will be full," she said.

If there's something wrong with your child's crib, experts recommend that you always order repair parts only from the manufacturer -- that way the part is sure to fit correctly, and you don't run the risk of potential problems.

For a complete list of recalled cribs, visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10046.html