Idea to elevate baby crib height ?

Mama’s,
I have this IKEA crib for our LO which has only two height settings. I needed to bring it down as my LO started to stand up holding the crib rails and could fall. Now this last level is soooo low I am not able to reach down to transfer her once slept in my arms. She wakes up :(. It’s only been two days we made this change and she is not sleeping there any more. Any idea how I can elevate a bit so that it’s not too low and I can easily transfer her ? One thing that crosses my mind was to get another mattress and use it as cushion. Like how we use box spring for our beds. Attached before after pictures of the crib in comments. Thanks !

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I have a similar crib from Ikea and at first I was unsure how I'd transfer to such a low height. I considered the two mattress thing but basically I almost put my whole torso into the crib when putting him down. And sometimes I'll hold his sleep sack with one hand to lower him like a spy movie 😂 whole supporting his head and neck/back
He did get used to after a few tries tho!

you are strong 😃. Mine’s 9 mo now and getting heavier. No way I can hold her in one arm.

Haha one hand on the sleep sac one under his back! He's 9.5 m now, its definitely not ideal, also contemplated a step stool. It's super annoying the Ikea cribs don't have a middle height for adjusting the mattress!!

I want to do that too with my LO but she screams and cries her lungs out if I put her awake in the crib :(. Another thing is that up until now (she is 9 mo) she BF’s for her naps and night sleep. Very rarely she will go to sleep in my arms without a feed. Now I am torn between “she still too young to self sleep” and “I have a spoiled her” :(.

How will a step stool help ? 🤔

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