Every doctor, every book, every pamphlet, strongly recommends not having anything in the crib with a baby due to an increased risk of suffocation. This includes the ever cute and ever popular bumpers that go around the edge of the crib. I had a variety of thoughts when it came to purchasing, or not purchasing, one for Max's crib. Sure they looked cute, but that was about the only positive I could come up with at the time. There was the issue of suffocation if Max made her way over to it and shoved her face into the material. (lets face it, if you know Max, you KNOW that was a possibility) Then there was the restricted air flow thru the crib. (our crib thermometer already said it was 80 degrees every night!) We can't forget the adventurous little ones that like to climb bumpers and fall out of the crib. (luckily we aren't there yet) I could go on but the point is the negatives outweighed the positive, so we planned on not using one. The other night we ended up losing, not one, but TWO pacifiers over the edge and down the back side of the crib. (note to self: they are still stuck back there) Sure a bumper probably would have prevented that, but oh well. So I was still satisfied with not having an expensive piece of potentially dangerous material surrounding my baby girl while she slept. Things changed when I saw this..... she was at the opposite end of the crib, flipped over on her tummy, with her legs hanging out thru the slats. Call me paranoid, but I don't want her to get fussy, start flailing, and break a leg! So after some research, I found a great bumper that should satisfy our needs and eliminate the worries. It is made of a very fine mesh material that is completely breathable. So even if Max managed to completely smash her adorable little face into the bumper, she can still breath; it does not restrict airflow thru the crib; and it collapses with pressure so little feet cannot use it as a springboard out of the crib. Arms, legs and pacifiers will no longer be venturing outside of the crib. And to top it all off....it's green with polk-a-dots!
Sep 18, 2010
Time for a bumper
Every doctor, every book, every pamphlet, strongly recommends not having anything in the crib with a baby due to an increased risk of suffocation. This includes the ever cute and ever popular bumpers that go around the edge of the crib. I had a variety of thoughts when it came to purchasing, or not purchasing, one for Max's crib. Sure they looked cute, but that was about the only positive I could come up with at the time. There was the issue of suffocation if Max made her way over to it and shoved her face into the material. (lets face it, if you know Max, you KNOW that was a possibility) Then there was the restricted air flow thru the crib. (our crib thermometer already said it was 80 degrees every night!) We can't forget the adventurous little ones that like to climb bumpers and fall out of the crib. (luckily we aren't there yet) I could go on but the point is the negatives outweighed the positive, so we planned on not using one. The other night we ended up losing, not one, but TWO pacifiers over the edge and down the back side of the crib. (note to self: they are still stuck back there) Sure a bumper probably would have prevented that, but oh well. So I was still satisfied with not having an expensive piece of potentially dangerous material surrounding my baby girl while she slept. Things changed when I saw this..... she was at the opposite end of the crib, flipped over on her tummy, with her legs hanging out thru the slats. Call me paranoid, but I don't want her to get fussy, start flailing, and break a leg! So after some research, I found a great bumper that should satisfy our needs and eliminate the worries. It is made of a very fine mesh material that is completely breathable. So even if Max managed to completely smash her adorable little face into the bumper, she can still breath; it does not restrict airflow thru the crib; and it collapses with pressure so little feet cannot use it as a springboard out of the crib. Arms, legs and pacifiers will no longer be venturing outside of the crib. And to top it all off....it's green with polk-a-dots!
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I love the photo!
ReplyDeleteI guess she likes kicking off the edges too much. I always see her trying to push off of them. The bumper should help at keep her from getting stuck. I like them so far.