2007-09-28 03:28:16 · 17 answers · asked by Holy Macaroni! 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My sister went to something to help prepare you for a baby and that is what they told her. So I tried it with my 4 month old at the time. Just about every night for a week his legs were stuck in the bars of the crib. After that week we put it back on. They might say to do it but I won't try it again.
2007-09-28 03:32:34 · answer #1 · answered by crazy_cat_lady 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have a very active baby and not having bumpers causes a problem make sure they are the thin firm ones sold now, not the big fluffy ones we had when my kids were little. Also make sure they are wide enough to fit all the way down between the mattress and the bars of the crib so the baby can't get her head caught underneath them. If you don't need them don't use them
2007-09-28 11:53:28 · answer #2 · answered by EC Expert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am currently taking a developmental psychology class in college and we have been learning a lot about SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). Using bumper pads in cribs has been known to cause SIDS in infants. Daycare centers in Michigan are not even aloud to place blankets in cribs when children are sleeping. I think that your child should be fine with bumper pads as long as you make sure they are placed in the crib VERY tightly.
2007-09-28 10:40:39 · answer #3 · answered by beyonce' 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The new recommendations are to avoid any items in a young baby's crib that could impair air flow. This includes bumper pads, stuffed toys, pillows and large fluffy blankets. "Once baby is rolling around you may want to use the bumper pads to prevent your little one from putting arms and legs through the crib rails!
2007-09-28 10:34:47 · answer #4 · answered by Tricia T 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There are all sorts of things you are told you should not do, including bumper pads in a crib. (Suffocation risk). However, if we did not have bumper pads, our son would have maimed himself by now, or worse. He sleeps on his tummy (another thing 'you should not do' - unless your baby is a reflux baby, like mine), and extremely restless. He crawls commando style (and has since 2.5 months) until he reaches the side of the crib. We find him with his head shoved up against it every morning.
Babies who are mobile like that can hurt their heads, break their arms if they catch them between crib railings, etc.
Parents just have to study up on all of the facts, and make decisions for ourselves as to what is right for our sons and daughters. For us, a bumper pad is necessary.
2007-09-28 12:00:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure they are tied securely with fairly short ties. But you need the bumper pad to keep the baby from getting something important stuck between the rails.
TX Mom
not an expert
2007-09-28 10:36:28 · answer #6 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard anything from they suffocate to a child being able to pull themselves up can use the pads as a "step" as a means to get over the rails. I kept mine in the crib for the longest..but recently took it out when I realized my 2-month old wouldn't sleep in her crib because she couldn't look around--it was blocking her view! I'm going with the mesh blocker someone above me mentioned as soon as she starts getting mobile.
2007-09-28 11:45:14 · answer #7 · answered by Krista B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reccommendations are constantly changing. So you really never know WHAT to do. I have heard that it is a SIDS risk. But I didn't hear that until my son was already about 4 months old. So we took them out. He ended up screaming his head off because he was sticking his legs through the rails. And he didn't know yet how to move them.
So after seeing how distressed he was, I immediately put them back on. And he was calm again.
He already knew how to roll over, so I figured that he would be able to handle rolling over if he had his faice up against the bumper. And they were tied tightly.
As soon as he learned to stand up, he did start stepping on them. But he's not tall enough or able to use them to climb out just yet.
And I have toys in there too. They say not to have toys, but he uses them to help him sleep and when he wakes up, he plays with them until someone comes in to get him ready for the day.
I do check on him several times throughout the night to make sure everything looks ok.
You just have to know what your baby is able to do and not able to do. If you are not sure, always err on the side of caution.
2007-09-28 12:11:58 · answer #8 · answered by Proud Momma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you using it? (Or thinking about using one)
If it's because otherwise your baby is getting arms and legs stuck in the bars and hurting him/herself (not just because someone told you he/she might), then...maybe. I never used one and my babies never got tangled in the bars.
If it's just to make the crib look cute, then don't. Why do anything that's an extra risk? It's not like your baby cares whether their crib has matching accessories. Cribs are required by law to be perfectly safe, without bumpers. They're a modern invention to get parents to spend more money, not a necessity.
2007-09-28 10:45:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Babies r us sells a mesh bumper pad that is breathable and baby won't get limbs caught between the bars. My youngest was getting caught in the bars at 6 weeks old, have no clue as to how she was getting over to them either!
2007-09-28 10:50:13 · answer #10 · answered by Tina B 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋