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Baby's Legs Between Crib Slats
Asked by K.L. from Shreveport
on November 9, 2006
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My 13 month old has been sleeping on her own now for four months. She was fine at first, but lately she's been rolling and tossing around so much at night that she wak...
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- Hi K. My husband and I avoided the crib when our son was born because we were worried about the slats. I polled many of my friends and found out that a lot of them a...
- I don't have any advice for the crib situation. However, I have a little girl who is about your little girl. I am looking for a playmate, and someone to talk to every ...
- try attaching the bumper pads on the outside of the crib. I never had that problem but maybe the leg wont go through if the pad is there to block it from the outside.
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 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 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...
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.
To Bumper or Not to Bumper?
Asked by L.G. from San Francisco
on August 12, 2008
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Hi, My almost 7 month old is very active in her crib. She rolls over and moves around quite a bit during the night. Generally she does not, or cannot, roll back over o...
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- Dear L., I never heard about removing bumper pads when the baby becomes mobile. It always seemed to me that's when they were the most necessary. You want to make sure...
- Hi L., My daughter is 3 yrs old, still in her crib WITH bumpers. She isn't a climber so our pediatrician said to leave her in her crib for now. She is also an active ...
- Talk to most mothers, and they will also tell you that their babies/toddlers got their arms and legs stuck between the slats after removing the bumpers, my daughter in...
Crib Bumpers
Asked by R.S. from Sacramento
on June 17, 2008
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When exactly do you remove the crib bumpers from the crib? My son is 10 months old and only finds them enjoyable to climb on....
Thanks
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- Recent recommendations are for NO crib bumpers due to suffocation hazards -(see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070918165353.htm)
- Now is the time, if he is climbing on them. I think the general rule of thumb is 5 months, but I didn't take mine out either until mine started climbing on them....th...
- If he's climbing on them they've got to go.
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 Bumper Safety
Asked by M.L. from Chicago
on May 18, 2007
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I'm wondering about the safety of crib bumpers. My daughter loves to snuggle up next to her bumper and go to sleep, but should I be worried about her getting too close...
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- In the continuing education hours I receive about SIDS prevention as a family childcare provider, we are told that nothing, including crib bumpers, should be in an inf...
- We have 2 daughters currently, one on the way in October...Our 3 yr old, still in crib uses them and always has and our 18mo old uses them and always has...never had a...
- Hello, My daughter never got stuck under the bumper, but she got her face right up to it. We took it out when she was able to scoot around in her crib. If you are w...
To Bumper or Not to Bumper?
Asked by W.W. from Los Angeles
on August 13, 2008
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My 6 1/2 month old gets her legs (up to her thighs) stuck in between the slats of her crib. It only happened ocassionally, but now it's every nap and morning time. I...
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- Hi W.! I kept both kids in my room until they were 6 months old and then moved them to their rooms in their cribs WITH the bumpers. I figured since they could roll o...
- Hi W., i had the same problem with my first baby, but he was a little older. The bumperpads are actually more for small babies so when they start scooting they don;t h...
- W., I am a bumper mom too, but I finally had to take mine out. My son was using it to help him climb out! Anyhow... I just saw a solution in a catalog. www.onest...
