WWYD Re: Bumpers

Nicole.

For a while now we've been using a breathable bumper in Jake's crib.  Lately though, he's been scooting all around in there (not quite sure how he does it though, since he's never done anything like that while he's awake) and banging his head up against the rails.  It wakes him up in the middle of the night and I'll just go in there and move him and he'll go right back to sleep.  I'm toying with the idea of putting his regular bumper back on.  WDYT?

choco_lab

I wouldn't.  Now that my DS can get around the crib a lot more he likes to jam himself into the corners and would definitely be putting his face right up to the regular bumper.  We still use the breathable ones.  I don't trust the padded kind in that situation. 

laura&dan05

Would you be comfortable with a regular bumper in the crib? I know a lot moms on this board are anti bumper (or at least anti regular bumper.)  I've had a regular bumper in the crib from day one and we've never had an issue.  Dd moves all over at night and at her age I'm not worried about her suffocating from the bumper.  I am worried about her bumping her head and getting her limbs stuck in the slats of the crib if there wasn't a bumper.  Of all of the things I DO worry about a bumper in the crib has never been high on my list.  I know I'm a minority but I'm sure I have some other weird worry that most people don't have:-)

LVBlvd

laura&dan05:

Would you be comfortable with a regular bumper in the crib? I know a lot moms on this board are anti bumper (or at least anti regular bumper.)  I've had a regular bumper in the crib from day one and we've never had an issue.  Dd moves all over at night and at her age I'm not worried about her suffocating from the bumper.  I am worried about her bumping her head and getting her limbs stuck in the slats of the crib if there wasn't a bumper.  Of all of the things I DO worry about a bumper in the crib has never been high on my list.  I know I'm a minority but I'm sure I have some other weird worry that most people don't have:-)

this exactly. Paige has been in her crib since she was 6 months and her regular bumpers have always been there. Even when she rolls into them I don't worry.

navyandviolet

LVBlvd:

laura&dan05:

Would you be comfortable with a regular bumper in the crib? I know a lot moms on this board are anti bumper (or at least anti regular bumper.)  I've had a regular bumper in the crib from day one and we've never had an issue.  Dd moves all over at night and at her age I'm not worried about her suffocating from the bumper.  I am worried about her bumping her head and getting her limbs stuck in the slats of the crib if there wasn't a bumper.  Of all of the things I DO worry about a bumper in the crib has never been high on my list.  I know I'm a minority but I'm sure I have some other weird worry that most people don't have:-)

this exactly. Paige has been in her crib since she was 6 months and her regular bumpers have always been there. Even when she rolls into them I don't worry.

 

Yup, this, my DD had them from day one to just last week when she switched to a toddler bed.  And actually she loved to snuggle against the bumper at night, freaked me out at first but she was fine.