https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 20:57:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-530781 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:59:23 +0000 betsyboop 530781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amelieisme: Aww that's kind of cute! Your LO must be a GREAT sleeper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-530760 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:38:08 +0000 T.H.O.U. 530760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: I agree with you, but I think as they get older sometimes all they need is that little .5" advantage to get over the side of the crib. </p> <p>We have had a breathable one on her crib since day one. I love it. Nothing falls out, her legs/arms stay in, I don't worry about suffocation, and I don't think she can use it to climb out. It was the perfect compromise for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-530671 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:01:27 +0000 ChelseaRose 530671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just got breathable bumpers because his swaddled feet (inside a swaddleme blanket) were sticking out of the slats. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-530343 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:51:48 +0000 mrs. wagon 530343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use a breathable bumper too! Prevents pacis / loveys from falling out of the crib and arms/legs from sticking thru. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-530266 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:15:17 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 530266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amelieisme: hahhahahahah omgosh! So cool how he stayed asleep despite his positioning :)</p> <p>We use a mesh/breathable bumper. It def does the job and is safe too.<br /> We do own a padded bumper but I wouldn't use that until he was a lot older...maybe like 10m? That is if his movements become so aggressive that I fear he may hurt himself. By then I guess his ability to wake himself up (if breathing was restricted) would be better since he is much older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-530137 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:40:07 +0000 Mrs. Train 530137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had them for my older sons because the AAP hadn't released that they were bad yet. We had them in my daughters in the beginning for looks when she was still in her bassinet. Then took them out. They come with the crib sets which now seem silly since we didn't use much of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-530131 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:28:45 +0000 Weagle 530131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People keep talking about how LOs use them to climb out of the crib, but I don't see how that works in practice. In theory, yes. When LO actually stands on the bumper they just compress down to mattress level. They give her a maybe .5 inch advantage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-530059 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:50:31 +0000 HLK208 530059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amelieisme: oh no!</p> <p>We have a breathable bumper that keeps DD from getting her arms and legs caught. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-530012 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:36:59 +0000 Amelieisme 530012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope... AAP recommends against them for SIDS and you have to take them out once they can pull to stand so they don't use them to climb up the side of the crib. It just didn't seem worth the $ for the short amount of time they can be used. BUT this is how we woke a few mornings ago... </p> [attach=2553/13/mhaoxo.448x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529998 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:24:13 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 529998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep I do. It's pretty necessary now, she is wild in her crib.</p> <p>I guess I'm in the minority. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529955 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:46:08 +0000 lomom 529955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I registered for the mesh bumpers because I'm afraid of him sticking his limbs out between the slats of the crib... and I'm too afraid of the regular bumpers to put those in his crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529938 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:24:33 +0000 Crisark 529938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, have both time before and will this time as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529880 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:55:32 +0000 bunnylove08 529880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'm going to look into breathe able bumpers dd is too long to sleep the short way. Would breathe able bumpers cushion her head . I hear her squeal when she flips over and hits her head </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529867 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:33:40 +0000 mediagirl 529867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I could never get them to work on my crib so, no bumpers. After a while, she stopped bashing herself into the bars. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529860 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:25:18 +0000 bushelandapeck 529860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS just moved to his crib last week and sleeps the short way as well. So far we haven't had any issues with him waking up because of this, but I'd only consider a breathable one if we were to use them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529857 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:21:22 +0000 Bao 529857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do not use a bumper... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529853 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:18:55 +0000 Thenetexan 529853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is almost 14 months we bought bumpers, but took them out before we put LO in crib for the first time. He has slept many times with an arm dangling out or his head pressed up against the rails. It doesn't bother him. I would rather not have to worry that his head was pressed up against a bumper. I also like that it has better airflow in his crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529810 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:17:49 +0000 Weagle 529810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do. A thin padded one. She was getting her arms and legs stuck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529809 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:17:25 +0000 heffalump 529809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use breathable bumpers. Even at 18 months we keep them in, LO still gets her limbs stuck in there if we don't. She has a sleep sack on so I'm not too worried about her trying to climb out and falling over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529805 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:09:46 +0000 regberadaisy 529805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use a breathable bumper. I was/am uncomfortable with the thought of a padded bumper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529794 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:45:06 +0000 lavender 529794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started using the reg bumpers at 4 mths and when she was able to use them to hoist herself up I lowered the crib. I was hesisitant at first but she has had no probelms with them and now doesn't get limbs stuck between the rails. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529789 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:29:35 +0000 littlecasita1122 529789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had mesh bumpers and never put them on - I can only think of one or two times when my LO got an arm stuck. And he never sticks out his legs since he's in a sleep sack. We did have to deal with paci's falling out constantly, though - that was annoying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529785 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:22:48 +0000 Rubies 529785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started using bumpers for this reason when LO was 5 months...And took them away at 8 months when she started standing in her crib and using the bumpers to hoist herself higher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529784 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:15:30 +0000 matador84 529784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just took the bumper off because DS is all over his crib but afraid he'd smoosh his gave and not roll back over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529778 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:54:08 +0000 MaisyMay 529778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't yet and aren't planning to, but if LO ends up hitting her head a lot or sticking various limbs out, we'd go with the mesh ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529770 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:39:35 +0000 cyndistar3 529770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used a bumper for both of my lo's because they always stuck their little limbs out and get stuck :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529752 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:52:06 +0000 autumnlove 529752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used a breathable bumper for several months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529749 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:28:36 +0000 lovehoneybee 529749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No but we were talking about it last night. We put E in his crib for the first time and he sleeps across the short side and I'm worried about his head. And his limbs when he's napping and isn't in a sleep sack. </p> <p>What I mean: </p> [attach=1866/13/mh9tzo.600x450.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529726 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:35:11 +0000 PrincessBaby 529726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I are thinking about getting one of those mesh bumpers...H wiggles to the side of the crib every night and occasionally I spot a hand hanging out through the slats so I have to keep moving her back to the middle... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumpers-do-you-use-them#post-529710 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:04:22 +0000 Running Elley 529710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnylove08: Subscribing :) I have the same question! E is almost 4 months and he rolls over to where his face is right against the slats and his legs go through the holes. </p>