Crib bumper

irenewslee · September 2014

Now that a lot of our LOs are starting to roll around, what kind of protection are you using in the crib? I like the tradition padded kind but people always talk about risk of SIDS. The mesh is breathable but will LO ends up with bruises?

nunzchucks · September 2014

I view bumpers as more of a protection from getting limbs stuck so a little bonk here and there doesn't bother me. We use breathable.

Abenedict2011 · September 2014

SS bc: I don't have anything right now. Tried traditional the first couple times her legs got stuck, but I was too afraid of SIDS to leave them on. I may put them back up when she's older and able to move around a lot better.

steprozz · September 2014

nunzchucks said:
I view bumpers as more of a protection from getting limbs stuck so a little bonk here and there doesn't bother me. We use breathable.

^this.

mattanda2011 · September 2014

We never used any kind of bumpers with DD (still don't at 20 months), she burrows her head right up to the crib slats and is just fine.

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cas889 · September 2014

We had the padded kind in our daughter, but pushd pretty far down between the mattress and the crib, it was honestly more to keep her from accidentally pushing her pacifiers out. I didn't get the matching bumper for my son's room, so we'll either buy a mesh one or go without.

AandJ28 · September 2014

We have the mesh bumper and without fail every morning LO wakes up with the imprint on her head from being pressed up against it. The imprint is much better than the screaming from her leg being stuck between the slats.

AandJ28 · September 2014

@nelleebelle‌ - mine is a stomach sleeper (yup, call dcs) and moves like crazy. She has started flipping from belly to back but just this past week... Of she were on her back like she's supposed to be, then she most likely wouldn't be moving around.

flerlgirl · September 2014

Nothing until she's older and then mesh

Taymiller · September 2014

@nelleebelle‌ - mine is a non moving lump.

lest12 · September 2014

LO doesn't roll over, but he does rotate!

I will likely get a mesh one if/when the need presents itself.

diagonalley · September 2014

I'm in the I'd rather have a kid with bruises than SIDS camp, so, when LO actually sleeps in his crib, I'll look into mesh if he needs something.

katekat8721 · September 2014

Nothing at the moment but I think we'll have to get something soon. These babies be crazies. I'll get the mesh if that's the case.

irenewslee · September 2014

My LO rotates as well and attempting to roll over from front to back starting yesterday (no success yet). I don't think she will hit the side or get stuck in between the bars anytime soon but I want to start researching and see what works best.

MrsAy · September 2014

SS. My LO is still on the PnP but she rotates so much I'm sure we are going to have to get the mesh ones once we move her into her crib to avoid her legs getting stuck between the slabs. She started rolling over this week so I guess she's gonna have imprints and bruises on her head every morning but I can live with that.

tbmadeamistake · September 2014

Charlie doesn't move much right now, so nothing. We probably won't get anything once he does move. C used to do acrobats in her crib and end up in crazy positions, but only twice did she get stuck. No bumpers for her either.

kks4471 · September 2014

We have a mesh bumper, but I'm not putting it in his crib unless he needs it. He's not rolling or moving yet.

emslade982 · September 2014

I've heard it's the padded kind that pose a bigger SIDS risk than the mesh, so even though I'm not using a bumper, if I had to, I would go with a mesh one just to be safe.

jaybee11 · September 2014

I planned on using the padded kind, but my mom still hasn't gotten around to sewing any of the nursery bedding she offered to make. Since the girls love to rotate all over the place in their cribs, I bought mesh bumpers after they both started getting limbs stuck between the bars. If my mom ever finishes the others, I'll put them up. Maybe flame worthy, but I find a lot of the SIDS paranoia a little over the top.

H&H2014 · September 2014

What does SS stand for?

curlylocks3 · September 2014

Nothing. I don't buy the idea that mesh is breathable enough. Hugsy is up against the slats all the time and I would worry if there was anything there.

Read247 · September 2014

Suffocation =/= SIDS. Just want to remind you that the two terms are not interchangeable.

ElTrain5 · September 2014

Read247 said:
Suffocation =/= SIDS. Just want to remind you that the two terms are not interchangeable.

This!

ElTrain5 · September 2014

I think I Wrote this on here before, but my mom did extensive "research" on the breathable mesh bumper before she felt comfortable putting in my Neices crib (she provides daycare for her). This was achieved by wrapping the bumper tightly around her face and attempting to breath for about ten minutes or so. She said it was quite easy to breath, so she felt ok with it. Good enough for me.

ricecakes1216 · September 2014

ElTrain5 said:

Read247 said:
Suffocation =/= SIDS. Just want to remind you that the two terms are not interchangeable.
This!

I was about to type this. Drives me crazy.

H&H2014 · September 2014

Omg I've been trying to figure that out for months... Never would have guessed it.

Thanks!

jaybee11 · September 2014

Read247 said:
Suffocation =/= SIDS. Just want to remind you that the two terms are not interchangeable.

Agreed. That's a big part of what makes me stabby about all the so called measures to prevent SIDS.

diagonalley · September 2014

jaybee11 said:

Read247 said:
Suffocation =/= SIDS. Just want to remind you that the two terms are not interchangeable.
Agreed. That's a big part of what makes me stabby about all the so called measures to prevent SIDS.

True, they are not the same, but I said it because it is one of the recommendations given to help prevent SIDS. In general the more knowledge people have about doing what they can to prevent an infant from accidental death is the key. (I know accidental death and SIDS are not the same either)

coffee89 · September 2014

I picked SS. Our crib slats seems pretty wide and I've had no concern about him getting stuck in there (especially since he is so long and skinny), but he has recently been wiggling around and smashing his face up against the side. I may get a breathable one to prevent him from that, and from chewing on the slats (this morning he was licking them)

I'm also tired of having to move the crib to fish out pacifiers so a bumper might be introduced later for my laziness.

kriati03 · September 2014

Haven't even thought about it! LO is still in his bassinet (just barely). But it will either be nothing or mesh.

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