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   forestgirl | Sep 03, 2003 08:21pm | #1

   Rich, I found a site that specializes in cradles (and rockinghorses).  Their oversized cradle for twins is 25" wide x 29" high x 41" long.

   Here's the link:  http://www.childwoodproducts.com/cradle.html  Look down just below the wood samples for info on extended-size cradle.

    

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   richh | Sep 03, 2003 11:51pm | #2

   Thanks for this information.  It's very helpfull

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   forestgirl | Sep 04, 2003 07:43am | #3

   Me and Google aim to please!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   ian | Sep 04, 2003 02:27pm | #4

   Rich

   Think VERY LONG and VERY HARD before building a cradle to hold TWO babies.

   Friends with twins had to place them in separate rooms after they were about 4 weeks old 'cause as soon as one woke up, it's snuffling would wake the other.  Placing two babies in the one crib would be even worse.  It would look good for the a photo but never be very practical.  I suggest a matching pair of cribs - if you're feeling creative the end panels could be book matched - or alternatively a contrasting pair say one in walnut the other in cherry.

   (John Arno don't go and jump on me about the how kid friendly or not the suggested timbers are.  I'm merely trying to suggest a contrast.)

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   johnhardy | Sep 06, 2003 12:25am | #5

   And if the twins are already born you need to get crackin'. Cradles aren't safe after 3 to 4 months ... once the little ones get to sitting up, they need to be in more secure surroundings.

   I just built two cradles for friends who were having their first children and I warned them that the cradles would only be good for that period of time. I'll be posting pictures once my son sends me the digital images (interesting that I'm a retired IBMer ... a computer geek ... and don't even have a digital camera ... but that's another thread).

   John