Comments on: Bloom’s Alma Crib vs IKEA’s Hermelin Crib

By: Chistian

Chistian — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:50:03 +0000

My daughter got a IKEA’s Hermelin. Cause here up in Germany there is no way to buy a Bloom’s Alma .

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:55:01 +0000

I went to the store to look at the Ikea crib in person, the Hermelin one, and it looks pretty good. It doesn’t look cheap to me. Honestly if I didn’t know the price of this product, I would assume it’s just under $300.

I saw the Alma crib in a magazine and went online to check it out, and yes it’s very attractive, and yes it folds down to nothing, but there is no way we would ever spend that much money on a crib. We can afford to, but still it is a bit much, when you gotta get all those other things to complete the crib. I am aware that for some this is not expensive, some people spend $1,000 or even close to $2,000 but for that money I can decorate the whole nursery and still have leftover money to buy baby clothes.

Anyways me and hubby will be buying the Hermelin for sure! We are in the dark when it comes to baby’s gender (we want the surprise) so we are working on a gender neutral fun nursery.

By: alli

alli — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:26:27 +0000

the ikea crib is amazing. for the price i love it. it is durable, stable and handles my twins perfectly.

By: NEmom

NEmom — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:36:51 +0000

We have the Alma, and it is a wonderful, wonderful crib. Pricey, yes, but incredibly solid, zero assembly, moves around easily on casters, just an all-around amazing product. Of course, my son refuses to sleep in it! That may change, but he’s currently in the bed with us (never thought I’d be a co-sleeper, but you gotta do something when the kid screams bloody murder every time his little butt touches the crib mattress). So we spent $600+ total on a crib/mattress getting zero use. Sigh. But I’d still recommend it over IKEA. He has a wonderful IKEA (Hemnes) chest of drawers, though!

By: Paige

Paige — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:44:32 +0000

My almost-3 year old has had an Ikea crib since birth (the Hensvik). It’s VERY durable (she likes to jump, need I say more?). I can see that thing lasting through multiple kids. True, some Ikea items can be cheap, but that has not been my experience with the Hensvik crib (and changing table/bookcase/hutch). I’ll be purchasing Ikea’s Hermelin for the next one (since he’s a boy and boys need blue!).

By: Oscar

Oscar — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:57:04 +0000

In buying something for infants/kids, quality must always be the priority.. It doesn’t matter whether it is expensive as long as the baby will be safe at all times.. And especially in cribs, babies will spend most of their time in it so why risk on getting a cheaper one?

By: diane

diane — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:57:19 +0000

Dr Moz, I love your engaging on this.
Hi, I am interested in this product, do you have any agency info in the Asia region?

By: ee

ee — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:49:51 +0000

I think that based on the specs… they are pretty much the same. Neither one comes with the mattress, Ikea will always be cheaper, so if you are on a budget (like most of us are) Ikea seems to be the way to go.

By: cf

cf — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:28:53 +0000

The Ikea one is great and affordable but I would rather buy the Alma one because I wouldnt want to risk the quality. Ikea products tend to fall apart quickly and you may need to spend double so why risk it!

By: alli

alli — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:05:35 +0000

the ikea cribs i use are amazing. i have twins that are almost three so the cribs have been through a lot of abuse and have stood the test of toddler time. i would definitely recommend them to others, especially for how affordable they are.

By: jodi

jodi — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:38:04 +0000

I don’t think I would buy the crib from Ikea, they make things too cheap!

By: raumedes

raumedes — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:22:47 +0000

I always buy in IKEA because the prices are amazing!! but no real quality.