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Anybody not using the bumper for their cribs?

lisamarcolisamarco
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We had a boy 2.5 yrs ago and we are now having a girl.  I want to buy new bedding but not sure if I just want to buy the bed sheets seperately or have them hand made .  Or do I want to spend more money and buy a whole set that includes the bumper.         We did use our bumper for ds but then shortly after that there was alot of talk bout how unsafe they are.

I haven't heard anything but is anybody not using/buying one,? Any other alternatives?           I think they are realy cute and add more punch of color to the bedding but if it's unsafe I rather not.

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Re: Anybody not using the bumper for their cribs?

  • hawkeye21hawkeye21

    We're not going to use one because I'm a neurotic first-time mom.  This is what we registered for as a sort of compromise.  

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  • amiseripamiserip member
    Im not using a bumper since it poses a risk for SIDS.  Not using the breathable kind either.  I will add a punch of color with the sheets and cribskirt only.
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  • K.a.T.eK.a.T.e member

    Most of my friends don't use bumpers. 

    There are mixed reviews on the safety of bumpers -- do your own research and make a well informed decision based on what's best for your family.

    I will not be using a bumper -- just crib sheet and crib skirt.  

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  • mlkwmumlkwmu
    Not planning on using one either.
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  • cittycatcittycat
    not using one
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  • Sept1799Sept1799 member
    I have the breathable bumper...I got it for 10 at TJMax and not really sure if we are going to use it or not but for 10 I couldn't pass it up.
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  • xtencornfieldxtencornfield member
    We just got a cute crib skirt, sheets, and a breathable bumper since a set just didn't make sense when we weren't going to use half of it.
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  • MWoodsideMWoodside member
    We are not using one.  If we find we need one later b/c LO is getting limbs stuck we will use a breathable bumper only.

    DD1 born 5/24/10.

    Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.

    DD2 born 5/14/13.

    Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.

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  • daisyterpdaisyterp member

    We did not and will not.  DD slept in a bassinet until she was 4 months @ which point she was rolling around like a champ. 

    She was pulling up @ 6 months.  I was a climber.  I climbed out of my crib and broke my collar bone @ 17 months? using the bumper and stuffed animals in my crib.  

    IMO it's not worth the risks (both the suffocation risk, and the risk that the kid will use the bumper as tool to get out of the crib.) 

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  • smashley2244smashley2244
    Nope, we're not using one. We bought a set that came with the bumper for fairly cheap, but I actually prefer the look of just the crib skirt and the cute sheets-plus there's no added risk of suffocation. And I agree that when they're bigger they'll just use it to try and climb out of the crib. Not worth it IMO.
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  • groovygrlgroovygrl member
    No bumper here (although I did buy a set that had bumpers but I have them set aside in case I need them later, and I did put one around the bottom of our coffee table as a temporary protection from the babies rolling into it).  I'm glad I didn't use them b/c both my babies like to roll up to the side of the crib & it would freak me out if the bumper was there. I did end up putting a breathable bumper on one side of each of their cribs b/c they kept dropping their pacis down the side and I was always crawling around looking for them...
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  • sweetie645sweetie645 member

    I also used the bumper for my first child and felt uncomfortable using it with #2.  I got a breathable bumper for him.

    His bedding set came with a bumper, so I came up with some other uses for it.  The bedding set is MIGI Splash with fish and circles on the bumper.  I cut out some of the fish and hot-glued them to plain white lampshades.  I also cut out some of the dots and glued them on the wood wall letters spelling DS's name.  I still have a lot of the bumper left, so I plan on making a couple of small pillows or toys or something from them.  I LOVE how the lampshades turned out and how it coordinates the room even more!

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