Parenting after a Loss

SIDS and bumpers???

I know there are many people here who are not big fans of bumpers because of the SIDS risk. Has there ever really been an incident of this???

Frankly I really like my bumper. DD would be banging her head all day on the wooden slabs without it. And I do not really want to spend the money for a breathable bumper. I already spent a fortune on this one before I heard anything about it not being safe. Why would they sell them if they weren't safe? She moves a lot in her sleep and likes to shimmy herself over to the bumper and cuddle in. My bumper is from PBK and is not very puffy or anything. (pic in siggy) Personally I don't see how she could ever suffocate in it.

Obviously DD's safety comes first though. I'm just trying to figure out how real of a concern this is. Thanks.?

Re: SIDS and bumpers???

  • its the rebreathing of her own air when her mouth is up against the bumper that is related to SIDS.  This is why blankets and belly sleepings are sids risks as well. Suffocation is a seperate issue.
  • I bought a breathable bumper after DD wiggled her way out of the positioner and was in the corner of her crib. She belly sleeps so she can move her head from side to side with no problems at all. If she were to face plant into the bumper she could move her head to the other side (I have seen her do this when she goes off the side of the positioner). Altough i havent put it on yet.

    As far as the re-breathing air (co2 is the issue with this), you can put a fan in her room. This helps prevent this issue.

    Overall you need to go with your gut and what you are comfortable with

  • Loading the player...
  • I am a big fan of the breathable bumpers.  It provides some padding from DD bonking herself on the slats, I don't worry about SIDS and when she started to pull herself up I didn't have to worry about her using it as a stair step.  The breathable kind collapse when they put their weight on it.  In the end you have to do what feels right for you.


    image
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • Sorry, I know it's not what you want to hear but I put it in the "very unlikely but I don't want to spend the rest of my life beating myself up over the fact that I could have avoided it" kind of event.
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
  • I've done so much research on it that I'm sick of it honestly.  We use a bumper and while Kailey moves around a ton in her sleep, she has not once ended up with her face anywhere near the bumper.  She doesn't like her face to be up against things and so thus far, it hasnt' been an issue. For the week I left it out, she got her legs all caught up in the slats and woke up crying several times in the night...so for now, they are staying in.
  • We don't use a bumper. 

    The nurse instructor at our baby care class said a bumped head or even a broken leg can be recovered from.  There's no recovery from SIDS.

    Sorry, but I don't want to feel guilty about having a bumper if something happened.

    You can turn your bumper into other things like a window valance.

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
  • I fall more on the side of dr. g.  Bumpers don't seem necessary to me, so we don't use them, breathable or not.  Just doesn't seem to me like a worthwhile risk and it would keep me up at night.  Then again, there are plenty of people who use them and babies who do fine. 
  • I believe it...but I too would like to see the research..
  • I agree with Dr. G. Plus, it's not about the baby's face even being up against the bumper. The bumper itself causes a restricted air flow. Ceiling fans can help, but we just aren't using a bumper. DD has started to bump into it, so we are looking at the breathable ones. Before, we didn't use anything in her crib. A fitted sheet and DD was all that was allowed.
  • AAP recommends not to use crib bumpers b/c of the risk of SIDS.  That alone was enough for me, but I did more research than that and everything I found said not to use them.  It just doesn't seem worth the risk to me.  If I find that I need them in the future, I'll get the breathable kind.
  • imagedr.girlfriend:
    Sorry, I know it's not what you want to hear but I put it in the "very unlikely but I don't want to spend the rest of my life beating myself up over the fact that I could have avoided it" kind of event.

     

    Ditto!

    It's just not worth the risk.

    image
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"