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Bumper safety question

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Are you opting not to use the bumper for safety reasons?
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Re: Bumper safety question

  • mss1226mss1226
    Yes.  We are not using it per the recommendation of the AAP and suffocation concerns.
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  • war_eaglewar_eagle
    Yes. ?Sucks b/c I keep getting sucked into cute bedding sets, but when I picture them without the bumper, they hardly seem worth it. ?I plan to get a custom sheet and skirt off of Etsy.
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  • **Gretchen****Gretchen**
    Mostly for safety yes. Also, I think they'd be a pain in the ass to deal with when having to change the sheets after a 3am blow out.
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  • *KC*luvs*RJ**KC*luvs*RJ*
    Yep.  I'm using it as a wall decoration or maybe as a valence.
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  • lkichlkich member
    A friend is giving me a bumper that she isn't using (she was given 2). I guess it just depends on if I really like it or not. If it's breathable that would be a + but I don't think I really care about a bumper either way. They are used for such a short time.
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  • alikat07alikat07 member
    I'm getting a mesh/breathable bumper so she doesn't get her legs or arms stuck but it is still safe.
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  • Spring_07Spring_07 member
    We will be using one until the baby starts to move. Once movement starts then we'll take it out.
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  • Mrs.JHowardMrs.JHoward
    Our Child Safety class (with infant CPR course) said NOT to use them ever.
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  • lovesazzielovesazzie member
    We will be using a bumper at least for decoration... but we may take it off once our LO starts actually sleeping in his crib. Seems silly but it comes with the set and I think it looks nice.
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  • febgirlfebgirl member

    imageSpring_07:
    We will be using one until the baby starts to move. Once movement starts then we'll take it out.

    this.

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  • AlilivAliliv member

    Nope.  They are purely decorative and serve no other real purpose.  They are more of a hazard.    I don't want my child to be part of the statistics that deem them unsafe.

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  • CanadianCoupleCanadianCouple

    No bumper..!

    House is so stuffy that even DH and I can't sleep w/out a fan..?

    I'd hate to put her down to sleep without proper air circulation.

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  • BeeLoveBeeLove
    I just think most of them are unnecessary and ugly but them not being safe is also playing a part.
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  • howa0155howa0155 member

    imageSpring_07:
    We will be using one until the baby starts to move. Once movement starts then we'll take it out.

    This.

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  • meg1974meg1974 member
    I'm using a breathable mesh one for safety reasons.


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  • amber_tynanamber_tynan member
    imagehowa0155:

    imageSpring_07:
    We will be using one until the baby starts to move. Once movement starts then we'll take it out.

    This.

    This.  Then I'll put in a mesh bumper.

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  • wwsurf81wwsurf81 member
    We are not using one.  I wanted to make my own, but DH read about the hazards so we decided not to use one.  I don't think babies need one.  I mean, seriously, how hard could an infant possibly bump his head on the sides.  They aren't that strong.
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  • ShawnaDanielleShawnaDanielle
    We got a breathable bumper.
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  • jackie.couturierjackie.couturier
    breathable bumper if we have one at all.
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  • Jenny3Jenny3 member
    imagehowa0155:

    imageSpring_07:
    We will be using one until the baby starts to move. Once movement starts then we'll take it out.

    This.

    Ditto

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  • stacyanstacyan member
    We are not using a bumper.
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  • penguinempenguinem member

    Yes- we are not using a bumper per recommendations of books and child birthing class. I may consider it if I have a very active older baby who is capable of escaping a suffocation situation, but then you begin to get into, once they can stand, the baby using the bumper as a way to climb out of the crib.

    I am just curious; how will those who are planning to remove the bumper once movement starts know when this will be? What if it begins in the middle of the night one night? I am not sure about the purpose of a bumper before movement..... I am a nervous nellie though. :)

     

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  • Traycee1242Traycee1242 member
    imagehowa0155:

    imageSpring_07:
    We will be using one until the baby starts to move. Once movement starts then we'll take it out.

    This.

    Please do your research! It is more important that baby not have bumper in the bed when they're NOT moving... when SIDS risk is the highest (newborn to 3 months) they should not have bumper because it keeps air from circulating right where they are breathing.

     

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