Crib Bumpers- Use them, breathable bumper or none?

fitnessmk · March 2011

I bought the breathable bumper but it is so ugly and doesn't look right. I am not sure I am going to keep it. I was thinking about just taking them back or using a regular one.

hopeful34 · March 2011

I use the breathable ones and honestly i don't think they look bad with our cribs. If you don't like them i wouldn't use any.

SoldiersGreenBean · March 2011

I'd skip the "real" bumper. They're a SIDS risk (isn't everything?), and they make it a huge PITA to change the sheets.

We use breathable bumpers because I'd rather something look ugly but be functional than have to remove a baby from the slats every night.

AlishaMay · March 2011

I've never used a bumper at all and it's never been a problem. I think each of them got a leg stuck once and cried, but they never did it again after that.

bkjcwedding · March 2011

We use the breathable ones. Also good at keeping binks in the crib.

OrangeSmoke · March 2011

We just put the real bumper back on - the boys are moving around pretty well now and started to bang their heads on the sides of the cribs.

Haven1 · March 2011

I put the breathable bumpers up the day after they got a leg stuck. I was up enough and didn't need another reason for them to wake. Honestly, I don't care one bit how it looks if it keep them safe and asleep.

MeL2185 · March 2011

we have the sage green breathable bumpers from bru.

they look really good with all our decor in the nursery. i don't mind them at all, i mean i hate that we spent and our parents spent alot on the bedding but we do plan to use it again eventually but for now its not even a little worth it.

we continue to find our dd's heads up against the bumpers every night which makes me so grateful we have the breathable ones. too too risky otherwise. i personally think you need some type of bumper b/c otherwise my girls would be banging their heads on the slats every night.