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January 2011 Moms
crib bumper poll
let's talk about bumpers.
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Re: crib bumper poll
I did finally decide to do with the breathable bumper...I found a great site https://www.breathablebaby.com/
My mom just rolled her eyes when I told her we were not going to use the bumper that comes with our set!
I confess- I think they are super cute, and I bought my bedding because of the bumper. And we were already planning on using an Angelcare monitor.
Wondering if I should scrap the bumper based on all the scary stuff I read online about kids smothering in their bumpers though. If I do I might as well return the entire bedding set as you already can't use the quilt in the crib either...is the baby industry just shamelessly fleecing us with things that we don't need, or is some of this uproar a little trumped up?
When they became popular , people did not at first consider the bumper to be a SIDS risk. Obviously a lot about SIDS is unknown. Now that we know if that any soft bedding in a crib (whether it be pillows, big blankets, or anything else) is considered a SIDS risk, it makes sense to consider bumpers as part of that 'soft bedding'.
Simply put, the safest way to put a newborn to sleep is on their back in the crib, without anything covering them. Of course stores still sell big thick pillows, quilts and blankets that look cute in a nursery, but that doesn't make them safe to use in the crib.
Yes. I actually know someone whose baby suffocated against a bumper. They were able to revive her with CPR, but they only found her right away because they heard a gasp sound on the monitor then nothing.
I will definitely NOT use one.
My parents and family members also roll their eyes and they would make fun of me putting DD in an empty crib (no blankets, no bumpers, no toys, etc) until she reached 1.
I know many people disagree, but the AAP, my pedi, my OBs and MWs, my doula and the RN that did my birthing classes all recommend NO crib bumpers and putting a baby on their backs to sleep with nothing else in the crib. I would feel irresponsible going against that because I thought a bumper was cute.
I know many people who chose to use their bumpers and their kids were fine, and every parent has the right to make their own choice. I also teach developmental psychology and I talk all about SIDS things that place babies at higher risk.
Every baby is different, but DD rolled over easily shortly after she was 3 months of age and she rolled from one side of the crib to the other throughout the night by the time she was 4-5 months old.
My dd at 4-5 mos old rolled under her bumper. My dh found her between the rail and the bumper. The bumper was on right and tied as tight as I could get them. After that we switched to breathable bumpers because they are taller then the normal bumpers and went about half way down the mattress so she could not roll under them.
Probably a little from column B, and a whole lot from column A. I mean, why would they sell you a single fitted sheet which retails for $20 max when they could sell you a $200+ set, especially when the latter is more marketable.
Next time you go into a Babies R Us, see how much floor space is devoted to necessities (bottles/BFing stuff, diapers & wipes, carseats) and how much is devoted to crap they think they can fool you into needing. It's pretty eye-opening, especially when you realize that all the necessities are on the perimeter, while the crap is in the middle and you need to walk past it to get to the necessities.