Will you be using a crib bumper?

firegirle1 · September 2011

This is kind of a SP of my last question. Will you be using the crib bummper? Why or why not?

FinallyMrsM · September 2011

No. I personally will not be, I do not think they are safe for infants. That is My opinion. I went to a safe sleep class when I was PG with DS and it made you think.

MrsKujawski · September 2011

Yes I will be. DS won't be in the crib for several months (he will be in a co-sleeper in our room) so I will set it up so that it goes with the theme of the nursery. I feel like I would rather my child roll and hit the bumper than roll and get a limb stuck between the rungs. Am I nervous about using the bumper... absolutely... the last thing I want to happen to DS is for him to roll over and suffocate.

I'll try and use it with DS when he starts sleeping in his crib, and if it works and he's ok, then great... if it doesn't work or I find I'm more paranoid than I thought I would be or am, I'll take them out and store them for when he's older.

Kflie83 · September 2011

Yes. We used one with DS with no problem. We put a ceiling fan in the room which decreases the chance of SIDS by 70%. We also swaddled DS until he was 9 months old! He had a better chance of rolling over and suffocating on his cheek fat than making it over to the bumper!

sweetky_06 · September 2011

I'm going to use a breathable bumper like these:

https://www.breathablebaby.com/category/bumpers.html

BritanyV · September 2011

Yes we will.

LaurdaJean · September 2011

Yes we will

jason&robin · September 2011

I won't use one right away. Once I feel comfortable that baby can roll away(both f2b and b2f), then I will probably put it in. We already have one from DS(it's blue but I want to use if for DD anyways) so I am not buying a new one. Baby will be in PNP for a number of months anyway since DD is still in the crib

aeshipley · September 2011

No we will not use. For this reason:

Health Canada does not recommend the use of bumper pads in cribs because they pose an entanglement, entrapment, strangulation, and suffocation hazard to infants.

bigbear · September 2011

We will be using one. Well at least we'll try. If we see potential trouble we'll take it off

BabyLuvBug4 · September 2011

sweetky_06:

I'm going to use a breathable bumper like these:

https://www.breathablebaby.com/category/bumpers.html

I like that...I think thats what i will look into

luckylindy · September 2011

It's on the bed right now because it goes with the theme of the room. Since there's no baby in there now, not a big deal. I'm on the fence on whether or not I will be using it once LO is born though. I like the idea of having them there so he doesn't put limbs through the slats, but at the same time I am nervous about him rolling and smothering.

CalMum_Momma · September 2011

Yes, just like we have for DS since the day he strated sleeping in his crib.

jasieandry · September 2011

sweetky_06:
I'm going to use a breathable bumper like these:
https://www.breathablebaby.com/category/bumpers.html

Thank you! Just put one of these on my registry

chigirlinaz · September 2011

I will once DS is a few months old and comfortably rolling around on his own. I always hear how these are "so dangerous" but I've never once heard of an actual incident of bumpers causing suffocation. Like with drop side cribs, there were always news stories of kids getting injured or killed. I obviously don't want me kid to be the first, but I also don't think that bumpers are as dangerous as they are made out to be.

May524 · September 2011

sweetky_06:
I'm going to use a breathable bumper like these:
https://www.breathablebaby.com/category/bumpers.html

Ditto this. We used a breathable bumper for DS.

Mrs.Dec06 · September 2011

We took it out until our son was more mobile and moving all over the crib. By that time, he was starting to get his limbs stuck and could easily roll away from the bumper or turn his head away if necessary. This was probably around 6 months, if I remember correctly. We didn't use it for the first several months to allow for more air flow in the crib, but as a previous poster said, for the first couple months, our swaddled little one wasn't really going anywhere. We could have put it back in the crib to add to the nursery decoration, but chose not to.

Most people I know used a bumper despite the warnings. If it is another thing that will keep you up at night, I'd skip it.

miababy · September 2011

No. I didn't use one for DD and I won't use one for this LO. I figure, why risk it just to make a room look cuter. Also, DD has never so much as gotten a bruise from not having one and she rolls around like a wild child in her crib!

shear22 · September 2011

I've registered for a breathable bumper that I plan to use.

VABride2008 · September 2011

No, it takes too long to change the sheets in the middle of the night when you have to take the crib bumper off first.

SoonToBeMsP · September 2011

We will use a breathable bumper. I have heard that kids can (and often do) get their legs/arms stuck in the crib, and I'd like to prevent that without worry of SIDS (the reason I've seen not to use them).

NiniJ55 · September 2011

Yes I will. DD will be in the basinett in my room for the first 4-5 months (longer if she has not reached the weight requirement by then) and then she cill transition to the crib. I also plan to use a sleep positioner in the basinett.