Crib Bumpers: Pack n Play
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Pack N Play or Co-sleeping
Asked by L.S. from New York
on December 6, 2009
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Hi All Mommies,
My brain is on overload right now with all the products out there for babies. This is my first baby, and with so much info..........HELP Please. My ba...
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- hi L. pack n plays are great if you have a 2 story house and want a place for the baby on both levels or you will be traveling overnight often. Otherwise if you are ...
- My son slept in his crib from day one. We have a door separating our bedrooms which we kept open so he was actually very close to my bed and getting up to breast feed...
- You're going to get tons of advice on this one, and ultimately will do what works best for your family once the baby arrives. Get ready now-- even the best plans can e...
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...
Crib Bumpers
Asked by K.M. from Philadelphia
on August 31, 2008
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I have heard that you are supposed to remove the bumber within your child's crib when they are 5 months old. My baby is now 9 months old and I recently removed the bu...
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- With both my kids they had their bumpers in the their cribs all the way up until they were out of their cribs. I, too, was originally worried about when to take it ou...
- I still have the bumpers in my (almost) 10 month old daughter's crib.
- I still have the bumper on my 15 month old's crib for the same reason. I actually didn't have it in the crib for the first 6 months (b/c it's such a pain to change the...
Crib or Not Question
Asked by H.J. from Minneapolis
on October 27, 2009
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O.k. please don't think of me as a bad mom for debating this but...we pregnant with our third and have already gotten rid of all of our old baby things because of a lo...
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- check out this website if you are still feeling bad about wanting to use a pack n play. This is a NATIONAL organization and pack n plays are what they use. http://www....
- I know quite a few ladies who use a pack n play exclusively. Lots of them just don't have room and its hard to justify the extra expense sometimes. As long as your kid...
- If you do not have the room for a crib, then don't buy one. My sis-in-law had a crib, but ended up using the pack-n-play with her last b/c they did not have room eith...
Blanket in Crib?
Asked by J.D. from Buffalo
on February 24, 2011
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My 10 week old son has just starting sleeping through the night in his pack n' play...which he has slept in since birth. We have now transitioned him to his own room a...
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- If he is sweating, then he is too hot. I never heard of no blankets. Can you turn down the space heater? Or put a temp. guage in the room and see what the room temp is...
- i have always had a blanket in my daughters bed since birth, i also put her in a blanket zipper sleeper with a onesy on under it when she was still that little and a l...
- Have you tried the Halo Sleepsack. At 12 weeks, my daughter was in the 87% height range and still fit comfortably in the small Halo Sleepsack. I did notice with the ...
Crib Bumper
Asked by A.J. from Boston
on March 22, 2011
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When should I put in or take out the crib bumper? I have a 7 week old who is moving from the basinet into her crib. I've heard different thoughts about bumpers and a...
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- We used the breathable bumper - kept things from falling out or limbs from getting stuck but wasn't the SIDS issue like a regular bumper. My kids were both squirmy sl...
- My son loves the bumper. He is 2.5 and is still using it. I cant imagine the crib without it. I would be nervous his leg or arm would go thru the bars. Just get a ...
- My daughter never had one. There are risks with them, and they are not really necessary at all. They are a decorative item mostly. The slight risk that your child m...
Issues About Crib on Vacation
Asked by M.C. from New York
on June 9, 2008
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My husband and I are going away with our 7 month old. She will be 8 months by the time we go. We are flying and staying in a hotel which only has metal cribs. I am ...
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- Take the pack n play. I got one from Graco that folds down in to it's own carrying case. We made the mistake of using one from a hotel(once) and it was really old an...
- First of all...ask the hotel about getting bumpers..use lysol on them. If not, ask for extra sheets and weave the sheets in and out around the bars. will be long enou...
- M., Babies R Us sells "breathable bumpers". They are packaged pretty small in comparison to regular bumpers. You can always take it out of the package and roll th...
Crib Sheets
Asked by A.S. from Davenport
on January 4, 2009
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I am looking for suggestions on larger crib sheets. We bought a crib mattress and it ended up being slightly larger than the standard. We just made sure it met the min...
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- I had a mattress that was unusually small. I pinned the sheets tight underneath so they wouldn't move or cause breathing problems. I don't know just how big it is, b...
- You may also want to look up the manufacturer's website of the mattress and see what brands they recommend. If you don't get anywhere with that, call Babies R Us and ...
- I think they call them like "jersey knit" sheets or something like that, while they're hard to find, I found some at JC Penney last summer. They're stretchy, so they'r...
Moving to Crib....
Asked by C.D. from Los Angeles
on May 28, 2008
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Okay Mom's out there...need some help. I have a 4 month old little girl that sleeps like a dream! She is down by 8 and wakes up at 5 to nurse and then goes back to sl...
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- I had my son in a moses basket, until he outgrew it at 3 months old... then we put him in the crib, which was in our bedroom. My son transitioned fine. I know ther...
- Hi Cristina 1st of all congratulations on having such a wonderful sleeper! My son is 9 months and still wakes up 2-3 times a night As far as your question I don't...
- Is the crib near your bed? If not use a baby monitor. You will sleep light enough to hear her I am sure. What lucky children to have such a nice mommy.
14 Month Old Bumping Head on Crib Rails
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on May 16, 2008
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my 14 month old baby girl has just moved from the pac n play that was in our room to a crib in her own room. she has always slept with her head pushed against the side...
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- Leave the bumper pad in the crib. Your child is big enough that she is probably not going to get stuck in the pad. My son sleeps pretty much the same way your daughter...
- I have had the bumpers on since the day they got into their crib, about 3 mos old. I always raised it up a bit so there was air about an inch below it in case their f...
- Hi Lisa, Bumper pads are the only way to go. At 14 months old she won't hurt herself, but will keep her head from getting bruises. M.
