Question about lowering crib/crib bumpers

Ryan&Kristin062009 · April 2012

Hey ladies..

We recently had our son's 9 month well visit He's just starting to crawl and has tried pulling up to a stand a few times on the couch and in the bathtub, so our pedi said it's time to lower his crib. Have any of you done this? Also..do you still use the crib bumpers (we have breathable)? or how long are you supposed to use them? My concern is he has found the ties and tries to put them in his mouth..

thanks for any help!

landosmommy · April 2012

Yes, we have lowered his mattress & we still use his bumpers. He does play with the strings every once in a while, but we've never had a problem with it. I don't see much harm in the strings....maybe I'm just naive?

scuba2011 · April 2012

We lowered our crib to the lowest setting because she is pulling herself up. We took out the front/side panel of our breathable bumper because she was climbing on it. We left the back one in because there is an outlet behind the only spot we have for her crib. We have the safety-kid proof plugs in the outlet but now with the mattress at the lowest level it is visible and I don't want her thinking it is a toy. We are moving in a month and have already made sure the crib location can be on a wall without an outlet in the middle of it!

craxyrae · April 2012

We lowered our crib a while ago, but never used bumpers. When he started crawling, I was concerned because he kept bumping his head in the corner, but he started pulling up shortly after, and now I have a greater concern of him using it as a step.