Anyone Else...Bumper at 6 months?

MrsDrCook · August 2011

Now I know all of the risks associated with bumpers at the beginning concerning SIDS and also when they are mobile and sitting or pulling to stand on their own...but what about that in between time? LO is just over 6 months and she now sleeps on her tummy but will often stick her arms/legs through the slats of the crib and wake herself or become frustrated. So I bought a regular bumper but am now a bit paranoid that she is going to smoosh her face into it and suffocate : s... Is anyone else dealing with this?

AimeeL85 · August 2011

We put ours back on yesterday...he had his face near it briefly a few times but moved. Unfortunately it's a moot point here anyway because we had to take them off today just to change his crib sheet and it takes forever to put them back on so they may just stay off, I can't imagine taking them on and off every time we have to change his sheet!

jess1984 · August 2011

My ds used a real bumper from 5 months until the time he could climb out of the crib at 14 months (not aided by the bumper, it was scary how much of a monkey he is)

I plan on putting dds in on the long weekend now that she's starting to stick limbs out and not like it. I'm not too worried, she has a blanket stuffy in bed with her that she rubs her face on.

scotiaprincess · August 2011

I am ready to put my bumper back on because DD keeps getting her legs stuck in the slats and then she wakes up pissed off. I was also wondering if others had put theirs back on because I am getting fed up with no nap time.

Lucky_Dragonfly · August 2011

we still have the bumper on DD's crib. She is barely moving around in the crib. I will continue to use it until she really starts moving at which point we will then put on a breathable bumper. I don;t want to deal with stuck legs and arms.

OctGirl80 · August 2011

We don't have a bumper and this morning we were up butt early because K stuck an arm out and couldn't pull it back (hint: unbend elbow Sad ).

I used one of her swaddling blankets and wove it between the slats and tied in a knot. She always scoots to the same spot so I figure this should work for tonight. Of course now that I've said that, she's going to do a 180 and go to the other end.

ETA: I do plan to go to the store tomorrow and get an actual bumper. This is just for tonight.

cathy_o · August 2011

We just put ours back on over the weekend. He kept waking up at 4am because he was scooting around in his sleep and ramming his head into the corner of the crib. I did realize after putting in on that I am going to have to take it all off to change the sheet like pp said. We will see how long I want to deal with that!

StephanieA36 · August 2011

I know you can get breathable bumpers, those would work and be safer?

AimeeL85 · August 2011

So now I need to know how you all change your crib sheets with the bumpers on...or do you take them off each time??

Wufroggy79 · August 2011

We have only used breathable bumpers all along. To me, it just was never worth the risk if it was something that I could avoid. We really only use them to help keep her feet from getting stuck since she moves all over the place.

citychicks · August 2011

StephanieA36:
I know you can get breathable bumpers, those would work and be safer?

Breathable bumpers. Buy one. Wink

violaplayer · August 2011

Breathable bumpers have stopped my guys. They both were doing it.

FrenchieToast11 · August 2011

nbeseau:
We have only used breathable bumpers all along. To me, it just was never worth the risk if it was something that I could avoid. We really only use them to help keep her feet from getting stuck since she moves all over the place.

I have a breathable and a regular. I have never used the regular because they would have to be taken off to change the bedding and because I was worried about suffication. The breathable is thin enough we just pull up the mattress to change the sheets. I just make sure the bumper is down lower than the mattress so limbs don't go through the slats between the bumper and the mattress.

lgoodenow · August 2011

I'm am hyper paranoid about putting things into the crib with my little one, I took her real bumper out when she started sleeping in her crib full time, she was swaddled at first, but when she got out of her swaddle stage, she slept fine, she likes to put her legs/feet out of the rungs of her crib, and has only got stuck a couple times... If you are wanting to use something to keep her limbs inside, I would use a breathable bumper

Amazon.com has a whole bunch!

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_17?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=breathable+bumper&x=0&y=0&sprefix=breathable+bumper

OctGirl80 · August 2011

Didn't I friggin jinx myself!! I knew saying last night that she scoots to the same corner was trouble.

Lo and behold, I get up this morning to K turned the short way in her crib with her head against the front. ::sigh:: Bumpers here we come.

momofmanyinthemitten · August 2011

At 5 mos, she got her legs stuck twice, but then at 7.5 mos, she started smashing her face while rolling. Needless to say, we got a bumper-a regular one. I'm not too worried about it because she she sleeps with her face buried anyway-be it a muslin blanket, her mattress, my chest/armpit, or the bumper.

girllennon · August 2011

We put in bumpers around 5 months because LO was sleeping with his legs poking out of the crib slats. He rolls around like a mad man, he has been practicing trying to crawl in his crib and is always slamming down into the sides of the crib back first or feet first. He's loud, too, so most times it sounds like a mosh pit.

The bumpers haven't bothered him at all and will scoot over in the middle of the night to sleep with his back against them. Never had an issue where he smushed his face against them.

I also do not have to remove them when I change his sheets. With the way his crib is, I can just slide the bumper up the slats, change his sheets corner by corner and push them back down against the mattress. I always check the ties and re-tighten them as needed.

starsmaycollide · August 2011

We use a breathable bumper, and have since he started moving around in the crib. Also, you can change sheets without removing it.

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