Crib Bumpers: Infant
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Crib Bumpers
Asked by E.B. from Miami
on January 9, 2012
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Are Crib Bumpers safe for babies? I've never had one because I was frightened. But are they okay for infants to put around the crib?
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- Current advice is no, they are unnecessary and can be a suffocation hazard.
- Some say yes, with exceptions, it is controversial. Most experts are now warning to not use them at all, or to use caution when using them. Make sure there are no loos...
- I have a bumper in my daughters crib. I kind of have viewed it as the same rule as if she flips onto her stomach she is fine to sleep there. I still put her down on ...
Crib Bumpers or No Crib Bumpers???
Asked by S.B. from Seattle
on February 5, 2008
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Simply put, I am curious what you all think of the new reports advising us to not put crib bumpers in our baby's cribs?? My nanny said she saw on the Todays Show or s...
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- No bumpers. We never used them and never had a problem.
- Yes! He is old enough to use it as a step to climb out. For younger babies they are not recommended either as they pose a suffocation hazard when children roll over ...
- At 15 months you can remove the bumper, but then you have issues with baby loosing things thru the bars. What we ended up doing is getting a new, "breathable" bumper:...
Crib Bumpers
Asked by E.C. from Miami
on July 14, 2008
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Does anyone keep the crib bumpers in the crib while the baby is sleeping? I have this beautiful crib set and I really do not want to take the bumper off for several re...
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- Hi, I use the breathable crib bumpers as my daugther moves around alot and snuggles up to the sides of the crib. I feel much better knowing that she can breath wel...
- E., Everyone is going to give you different advice on this. I left the bumper in the crib with all three of my boys. What I did was tucked the bottom down in betw...
- I had my crib bumpers in my crib for all three of my children. Just make sure you put your child in the middle of the crib. I did not have any problems with my kids sl...
Bumpers or No Bumpers
Asked by K.J. from Chicago
on March 2, 2007
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Hell all,
My 3 month old daughter has been sleeping in her bouncy seat in the crib up until now. I think she is ready to finally give it up and go straight into th...
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- Although it may seem like she's hitting her head, think of how slowly she scoots around and at that speed (or lack of speed), she's not going to hurt herself if her he...
- I used bumpers with my two older kids, and plan on using them as soon as my 2 month old moves into the crib. As long as they aren't super thick, and won't fall on thei...
- Hi K.-- My son did the same thing, when we moved him to a crib at 3 months he would always end up in the corner with his little head smushed up against the wooden sla...
Crib Bumpers?
Asked by M.C. from Los Angeles
on February 25, 2011
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I keep reading crib bumpers aren't safe for babies, but our five month old is moving all around her crib and her arms and legs often dangle outside the crib. What hav...
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- I bought breatheable bumpers for my son's crib. They have holes in them so if your baby's face is against the bumper, she can still breath. You can purchase it at Ba...
- Breatheable bumpers. They fit our 4-in-1 crib just fine, and she stayed in but didn't get caught up in them or launch herself standing on them.
- Just because other people choose to use them in spite of the warnings doesn't make it safe. A baby can strangle in a bumper and die. Wouldn't you really rather she j...
Crib Bumpers
Asked by K.R. from Dayton
on May 1, 2008
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My husband and I are getting ready to transition our baby into her crib. We've been told by several hospital professionals at the NICU that bumpers are not safe, yet ...
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- We put our crib bumper in the bed until our boys could roll around. When they started sleeping through the and moving more, we took it out.
- I saved mine for visitors :) They were in a plastic container until visitors were coming...then the whole cribe set was put on the bed. I did have it in his bed at fir...
- I just had to have them with my daughter...I bought everything in the set! I used the bumpers until she could roll around. This is what I discussed with her pediatrici...
Crib Bumpers
Asked by M.W. from Scranton
on October 6, 2008
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Based on safety concerns we took the crib bumper out of our 4 month old's crib. However he's started to really turn, flip and generally wiggle around in his crib to t...
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- Just get the "Breathable Bumpers". They have them at Target & Babies R Us. They are not expensive, and well worth the piece of mind. I really can't believe some of ...
- If your baby is old enough to move around he is old enough to move his head away from the bumper. You may not know this, I didn't....that a baby is BORN the instinct ...
- I had the same problem with my daughter. I ended up buying a breathable mesh bumper and it's been great. I don't worry about her suffocating and her legs don't get stu...
Crib Bumpers?
Asked by R.F. from Dallas
on October 20, 2006
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I used to think crib bumpers were just for show, and possibly a SIDS hazard from all of the stuff I read. Now my 4.5 month old is starting to 'scoot' a lot in her sle...
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- HI Becca, When my daughter was old enough to pull the bumpers (vinyl covered) down to look out of the crib that was when I took them out. She is now 28 and a new Mom...
- I used a regular crib bumper that came with my son's bedding. He did fine with it. If you're still not comfortable, I found this breathable bumper for you. http:...
- We used crib bumpers for our daughter w/o any issues. We put them on securely and checked them regularly to make sure she could not get caught up in them.
Using Bumpers in the Crib
Asked by N.D. from Boston
on May 10, 2008
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Hi - I'd appreciate any advice on this. I have a 6 month old daughter and my pedi. told me not to put any bumpers on the crib because of the rsik of SIDS (new researc...
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- Hi N., I found some great bumpers on-line that are made of mesh. They let the air circulate through the crib and keep those tender arms and legs safe. I found them ...
- Hi N., I think at 6 months your daughter should be able to roll around freely in her crib. I used bumpers in the crib with both my daughters when they were newborns....
- We used fabric bumpers in the crib, I think they're fine as long as they're not too "puffy". You just need something to close off those gaps for a little while. Our ...
Should I Remove the Bumpers in the Crib?
Asked by C.C. from New York
on October 23, 2007
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The last few nights I found my 5 month old facing the bumper. His body was leaning against it. His face was in the bumper. It seems that he likes to cuddle with it....
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- I would say-yes but I was too scared to get a crib for this reason. We went with the pack-n-play. Very easy to put together and take away. It has extra padding o...
- Yes, remove the bumpers. You can't even buy crib bumpers in Canada because of the health risk. But guess what? I've seen great new bumpers that are mesh-like with hole...
- I wouldn't have any bumpers in my cribs. I don't think he will move around with enough force to hurt himself. They are too dangerous and most of the child health organ...
