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Hmmmm. I'm not sure how I feel about this. The fact that there's no way to reach into the crib is sort of unnerving. It seems sort of like a fire hazard having to worry about the clips.

I don't have twins though... so I'd like to see what parents of twins have to say!

I'd worry about air flow. Doesn't seem like a lot of air can get to either baby (especially the bottom-bunk baby). In the summer or winter, a baby who's uncomfortable, temperature-wise, might wake more often than she would in a traditional crib.

Also, how does either baby pull up and stand in this crib? All the baby-development books talk about how important that milestone is, but looks to me like any baby who tried it in this crib would get bonked on the head. I can't see any 18-month-old being comfortable in here, but most babies aren't ready to part with their cribs at 18 months. What do you do at that point, before they're ready for big-kid beds?

But then again, I have plenty of space and only one (no-longer-in-a-crib) child.

Hmmm...I really kind of think I hate this. Like Daffodil said, what about the airflow? Maybe if the sides were bars as well, it might help. It looks even more cage-like than a traditional crib.

I think I like the idea but not this particular product. I can see why it might be a good idea for parents of twins in small spaces, though.

This is a thumbs down for me too. Can you say claustrophobia? I agree with the comments about airflow. I just don't see the benefit to this, particularly when you consider the potential downfalls. It's also pricey for an item with limited use.

Babies are supposed to have visual stimulation and this is a box with bars on one side.

ok i must be the only one to actually love this! probably bcoz i have a small place. However, i agree with the airflow. I would buy it if they upgraded it with more airway. but the concept is genius!

Baby jail!

I think I hate this too! As a parent of twins, just looking at it makes me think 'no way, not ever!'. If space is really a problem, there are other ways around it - a lot of twins share a crib when they are really small, until 5 or 6 months old, and then you could use two smaller than standard size cribs (such things are available). There just seems like so much possibility of a baby falling out of that top crib, and like others have said the space looks very cramped and claustraphobic and peraps with poor air circulation. All of it screams 'bad idea' to me!

Airflow? What about a fan or air filter in the room to circulate air?

Visual stimulation? You can put up some nice black-and-white graphics in there on the sides. Hang a mobile for the top bunk. Add more B&W graphics to the "ceiling" of the bottom bunk. Or strip and repaint the whole thing with graphics to your liking.

I like the idea of this bunk crib, but this particular design needs refinement for safety reasons first.

This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer has the Japanese guys sleep in dresser drawers.

This reminds me of my childhood church's nursery. They updated it in the 90s, but the old style had a whole wall of these for the babies. It literally was a wall of babies. They would only be in there if they got tired and during the service, so it was for a very short time if at all, but I always thought it was really strange.

I had forgotten about these in the church I grew up in until just now! There were two walls of them with about 12 total. I was too young to remember anything about use of them but they were fun to play hide and seek in after nursery hours! (My dad was the pastor so we were there a lot!)

YES, I remember these from our Lutheren church nursery when I was little, a wall filled with these bunk style cribs. As a child I thought it looked like jail; as an adult I still think they look like jail.

But...if you have two little babies and are in a very small space, if this design was tweaked a bit I suppose this could be a good solution...

My twins had cribs that lined the back wall of their room. Once they could stand they would look at each other, babble to each other, and throw stuffed animals back and forth to each other. They had a blast. It would be sad to take that away from them. Their room was small and space was an issue, but we made it work.

I was thinking of church nursery too--they looked just like this.

My old church had them in their nursery too! These are not a new thing.

looks like the animal shelter.

my friend who has twins always talks about how twin babies tend to talk to each other and look at each other and even hold hands between their cribs at night. I think it would drive them crazy to hear the other twin nearby and not be able to see him/her. It cuts down on bonding.

my church nursery growing up had these too, and they always looked creepy.

heh. i've seen this before. baby jail! my boys have a small room, that's for sure, but nothing could convince me to put them in something like this. in theory, it may seem like a good idea, but not in practice. creepy!

This seems like a great idea in theory, but I side with those who hate it. Air flow isn't just for comfort; overheating is a risk factor for SIDS, which I've noticed hasn't been mentioned. While it's true that you might be able to make these work with fans, why would you risk it? I can see its application for very short stretches in a church, but not every night, all night at home.

But it preps the kids for a future life in a Navy submarine.

dying to know the psychological effects it has on kids on the top versus bottom.

seriously, the bottom bunk looksl ike a cage, probably moreso from the inside.

Have to agree, looks like something you'd see at the Humane Society or a farm, not for your babies. Also, besides seeming way claustrophobic and kind of creepy looking, how safe is this? The opening between the "cage" siderail top and bottoms look just big enough for a baby to get a head, arm or leg stuck. Save on crib cost (nearly $1,000!?!)and the future psychotherapy bills and just get 2 portacribs if space is such an issue.

I was thinking kennel too. Small space or not is it really that important to have more room than to put your children in that thing?! Let them play in the rest of the house they don't need a lot of room in their bedrooms. It reminds me of something you would see in a 3 world country orphanage.