https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 05:32:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161950 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:29:03 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2161950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: they could push the bumper up, wedge themselves between the bumper and crib rails and then have their neck stuck over the top of the bumper. There's a picture of that type of example in the full text of the article I posted (sorry, it's behind a paywall for those who don't subscribe).</p> <p>Lots of weird things can happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161944 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:26:46 +0000 Anagram 2161944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: yeah, that article Mrs. Jacks posted with the pictures shows how--lots of babies find ingenius ways to hurt themselves. The picture of the baby with his head up under the bumper is terrifying.</p> <p>And once babies are old enough to stand, and they can push the bumper down with their feet, they will become loose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161942 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:25:52 +0000 ShootingStar 2161942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Our ties are really short. I have to try really hard to get them tied with a bow. I guess if I just wanted to make a knot (and never get them back off) it would be easier. And each section can be slide up and down the rails where it's tied, but I'm still not sure how they'd get strangled by that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161937 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:24:05 +0000 snowjewelz 2161937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: I think it's when people don't tie them tight enough so they're loose? Or the ties themselves are loose and they can strangled with the ties?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161932 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:23:28 +0000 snowjewelz 2161932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: Yeah I just bought crib sheets, I don't even have a crib skirt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161915 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:18:33 +0000 ShootingStar 2161915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a regular bumper starting at 7m. He kept hitting his head so we went out and got one. And now it helps keep his pacifier from falling out. I wouldn't use one with a newborn or non-rolling baby. But by the time we transitioned out of the PnP bassinet in our room to the crib, he was able to get himself away from them. And I really have no idea how a baby would get strangled in ours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161904 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:13:39 +0000 wrkbrk 2161904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Yep, DW"s mom said the same thing - but you need a bumper so he doesnt get hurt! Nope. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161900 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:12:45 +0000 Anagram 2161900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: I never did. Instead of a matching bedding set, I bought just two sheets and a crib skirt. </p> <p>My SIL tried to give me about 3 old bumper sets she had, and was horrified when I told her no thanks, because they aren't considered safe. She was *sure* my LO was going to injure herself on the crib bars in some way, but she never has and she's 22 months now. At most, LO has slept with her foot or arm through the bars but it didn't even disturb her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161890 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:10:25 +0000 wrkbrk 2161890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: So people just dont do them period? Got it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161889 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:10:05 +0000 snowjewelz 2161889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: Oh good!</p> <p>I think I'm just gonna buy nothing if anything only works for a while anyway! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok/page/2#post-2161887 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:09:27 +0000 Anagram 2161887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: I feel like at that age, there'd be no use to them anyway. Plus, then your LO will be standing, and trying to stand on them, which pulls them down, making for a bigger hazard.</p> <p>I know they are pretty for decoration, but I don't see how they are useful at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161878 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:07:55 +0000 Greentea 2161878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I agree.</p> <p>No bumpers, I thought that was a rule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161850 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:01:32 +0000 Mae 2161850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I considered bumpers when my LO was just learning to sit up and kept falling back and smacking her head and screaming. But it didn't seem worth the risk and that stage only lasted like 2-3 weeks. They figure out how to not bop themselves pretty quick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161838 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 09:58:30 +0000 wrkbrk 2161838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Random question - are bumpers ever ok, like when the baby turns one? Or just never? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161657 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:17:13 +0000 snowjewelz 2161657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Yeah! There are still soooo many out there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161654 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:16:06 +0000 snowjewelz 2161654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sapphire: She either never moved or was able to move her head so I wasn't worried about her face down suffocating herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161557 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 05:41:11 +0000 ValentineMommy 2161557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Totally agree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161537 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 00:53:51 +0000 lamariniere 2161537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: same here, I feel like a sleep sack can help keep legs out of the slats. </p> <p>We have never used bumpers for both of my LOs. Occasionally one of the kids bumped their head, but it's really no big deal. My MIL used bumpers when babysitting my nephew (after we had discussed that we would NOT be using them). One day she found my nephew napping with his head wedged under the bumper that had come loose. That could have gone really bad really fast and she finally removed the bumpers after that incident. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161481 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:26:14 +0000 MrsF 2161481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not worth the risk to me! M went through a little phase where she was banging into the sides but she figured it out quickly and in 2.5 years she got her leg stuck once which we got unstuck quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161470 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:12:33 +0000 Charm54 2161470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never had bumpers and never had an issue. Once or twice I found her napping with her arm or leg sticking out the bars of the crib but haven't had that happen in months. She has never hurt her head or any other part of her body. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161460 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 21:05:16 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2161460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not worth the risk to me! J had plenty of head bangs and getting limbs caught in the slats but he was always fine and it was never a big deal. I'm surprised that bumpers are still on the market considering the strong medical support rallied against them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161387 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:48:24 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2161387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: oh gosh, wow! I'm so glad to hear that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161373 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:29:48 +0000 Foodnerd81 2161373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never needed them, and C has always been a mover in the crib. I would have considered the mesh ones if it was an ongoing problem of limbs getting stuck, but it really has never once been an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161372 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:28:58 +0000 hummusgirl 2161372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second the sleep sack suggestion. My LO was in one of those forever and never had any issue with getting stuck or anything. We didn't use bumpers at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161368 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:23:46 +0000 twodoghouse 2161368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Thanks for posting this. We have the mesh bumpers because I thought the risk was in suffocation. We're going to remove them asap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161315 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:57:44 +0000 Tanjowen 2161315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did the breathable velcro mesh bumpers for about a month when our LO was getting stuck. It made me nervous, but at least there were no strings to worry about and we wrapped it around the outside of the crib so he couldn't get stuck inbetween (if that makes sense) - I found them at Babies R Us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161299 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:37:08 +0000 plantains 2161299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has always been in a sleep sack. We never had an issue with slats. She figured it out pretty quickly and she is definitely a baby who moves around. I don't think bumpers are worth the risk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161294 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:29:28 +0000 FannyMae 2161294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the airwrap brand of mesh bumpers and thought they were awesome while LO was still young enough not to be standing up. Once she started standing up and hitting her head on the actual rails, I temporarily put her in a travel cot in her bedroom til she got over it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161279 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:09:45 +0000 Anagram 2161279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never had bumpers and never needed them because we use a sleep sack, so LO can't get her legs in the slats anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/non-breathable-bumpers-ok#post-2161262 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:44:51 +0000 catomd00 2161262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD has gotten stuck to the point of needing rescued twice and bumped herself falling once. Not worth the risk for us but everyone has different comfort levels. </p>