I've recently read 2 people post about
these. What's the harm in using them?
Ava still has hers and I probably won't
take them down. She likes to cuddle with
them or put her back to them and I
couldn't imagine her with her back against
the bars.
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Mommy35
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3165 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 02-24-08 21:43pm
I have always had them in Jaylon's crib
too. I tucked them in and left just a
little bit out when he was really little.
At every appointment with the doc he
stressed not using them. I can't stand to
hear him bumping his head off the side of
the crib.
I don't understand why they sell them if
your not supossed to use them. Unless
people have decorative cribs in their
house for show?
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Idony
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Posted: 02-24-08 21:49pm
i used them up until about 2 monthes ago
when val tried to jump out of her crib by
bunching it up and standing on it lol...if
she hadnt done that i would still be using
them
i dont know, a lot of people would say im
in the wrong because i have val sleep on a
boppy (its for her reflux, so she stays
elevated, i had a pillow under her matress
until recently when she climbed up on the
"hill" and almost jumped out AGAIN!)
i think its supose to have some POSSIBLE
connection with sids (but what doesnt
these days, its almost as bad as cancer
EVERYTHING causes it) i think its
something like the air doesnt circulate
(which i dont understand, they have all
the room above them to circulate air
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 02-24-08 22:26pm
Well, Ava has no clue that she could jump
out thank GOD!
I'm nervous that one day she'll realize
it, but I highly doubt she could even with
the pads. Her matress is really low.
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Bridget
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Posted: 02-25-08 08:45am
finn loves to climb so i'm waiting for the
day i hear a THUD from his room. he
doesn't have bumpers, i think one day
he'll just hook his leg up over the side
and go over. he's crazy like that!
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Idony
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Posted: 02-25-08 09:43am
bridget im so worried val will do that
too, she is such a little monkey and she
HATES to be confined....i know one dleray
soon she will figure it out....thats why
im gonna try getting her in a toddler bed
at around 15-18 months (are you putting
finn in a toddler bed before esme gets
here or are you buying another crib? you
too betsy, just wondering what you all are
planning on doing lol)
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OctoberBaby06
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Posted: 02-25-08 09:59am
I still have Kaylee's bumpers in her crib,
I said in another post that she sleeps
better with them in because I think she
feels safer. She's a crazy sleeper so the
couple nights that we tried it bumper
free, she was banging her head & legs
on the sides. I don't think she'd be able
to use them to jump out because we have
her mattress down as low as it will go
& the bumpers are real soft. As long
as nothing comes up before then, we'll
probably keep them in until she starts
sleeping in a toddler bed.
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Bridget
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Posted: 02-25-08 10:05am
alicia, we're getting finn a toddler bed
soon. unfortunately the one i have my
heart set on is out of stock! i want to
get it as soon as we can so i'm not just
kicking him out of his crib one night. i
want him to be able to see it and climb in
and out and just get used to it for
awhile. esme will be in a pack n play
bassinet in our room for about 3 months,
then she'll be moving in with finn. if
he's still not ready to get out of the
crib she'll just keep sleeping in the pack
n play until he is. i think he'll love it
though since he's mr. independent.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 02-25-08 10:05am
I haven't used a bumper pad since Oni was
2 months old.
And I refuse to use em for Nya.
They don't serve any purpose BESIDES
decoration.
Once babies get mobile with rolling and
sliding/scooting, they're SERIOUS
suffocation hazards.
Yes, they protect baby from getting a limb
stuck, or from slightly knocking their
heads if/when they roll over. But, in the
long run, they can/will do more damage
than good.
Here's some breathable mesh bumpers that
are recommended if you want bumpers.
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Posted: 02-25-08 10:54am
BridgetHeartsFinn
wrote:
alicia, we're getting finn a
toddler bed soon. unfortunately the one i
have my heart set on is out of stock! i
want to get it as soon as we can so i'm
not just kicking him out of his crib one
night. i want him to be able to see it and
climb in and out and just get used to it
for awhile. esme will be in a pack n play
bassinet in our room for about 3 months,
then she'll be moving in with finn. if
he's still not ready to get out of the
crib she'll just keep sleeping in the pack
n play until he is. i think he'll love it
though since he's mr.
independent.
thats awsome, that is the exact same thing
im planning on doing with val, i actualy
got her toddler bed from walmart for $100
when she was like 5 months (they were out
of stock so long and i really wanted one,
so once they got them back i snatched one
up, and i havent seen them again since so
im SO glad i did, its a spiderman 3 one
with a bed a table and chair set and a 9
bin organizer lol) im giving her the "new
room" as her 1st birthday present (shes
still gonna sleep in her other room
though) then about 15 months im gonna try
to make that her nap room, then about 18
months i wanna try to make it where shes
in there for all sleeping...i wanna try to
go real slow lol......sometimes i really
think val and finn were like seperated at
birth, she is SO independent too lol
EDIT: what kind do you want bridget? can
you post a link?
i have my heart set on black. the crib and
dresser are oak and i don't want anymore
oak taking over that room. the black will
match his little rocker and barn
bookcase.
they have the same one on the babiesrus
site but it has a different name and it's
$30 more, it's also out of stock.
i'm going to wait a little while longer
and then i might break down and get it in
white or a different black one that i
don't like nearly as much.
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Idony
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Posted: 02-25-08 11:13am
that is beautiful bridget....and they do
look exactly the same.....babies r us is
ALWAYS more expencive lol
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 02-25-08 21:36pm
babymajic0506
wrote:
I haven't used a bumper pad
since Oni was 2 months old.
And I refuse to use em for Nya.
They don't serve any purpose BESIDES
decoration.
Once babies get mobile with rolling and
sliding/scooting, they're SERIOUS
suffocation hazards.
Yes, they protect baby from getting a limb
stuck, or from slightly knocking their
heads if/when they roll over. But, in the
long run, they can/will do more damage
than good.
Here's some breathable mesh bumpers that
are recommended if you want bumpers.
Ava just started sleeping in her own bed
at 9 months, so we never had a bumper pad
problem before. I guess it's not a
problem now. She moves so much, she's
never with her face against it or
anything.
I still can't imagine Ava in a toddler
bed. She'll be in her crib until she's 3.
I asked my co-worker about her little
girl and she said that she just moved her
at 3 1/2 and wouldn't have done it any
sooner b/c all she does now is go find
them at night and they have to let her
fall asleep with them and they bring her
back in her bed.
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jenniek
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Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 692 Location: Salina
Posted: 02-28-08 08:45am
We would still be using bumper pads if
Brayden hadn't figured out his can use
them to climb up. We have his matress the
lowest it can go but with the bumper pads
I'm just afraid he is going to fly out
like the other girls are! So we took them
off about 2-3 months ago
