Crib bumpers....yay or nay?

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We just got an amazing crib from my MIL and a few weeks ago a friend gave us her old crib bumpers. I love them because they go with our Winnie the Pooh theme but I hear bad things about crib bumpers and SIDS. Anyone have some advice? Also, the directions on the crib say you shouldn't even put an infant under six months in it....why?! We have a basinet but the crib is so nice I'm kind of excited to use it. FTM here. Help! Thanks, guys 💞

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We talked to the pediatrician about them and they said that you can add crib bumpers when the baby is older and starts moving around the crib and needing them. They will have the head control to not get stuck and suffocate. So we are going to use them, just wait till later.

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I'm upcycleing mine into a pillow for my rocking chair and a book holder. They seemed way to cute to not use but I really didn't want to waste them. PINTEREST HAS SO MANY GREAT IDEAS

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So the issue with bumpers and SIDS is that they say baby doesn't get even airflow. Putting a fan in the babies room will cut down on the risk of SIDS by 70%....that's huge! I had bumpers for my son but I didn't use them till he got a little older. Once he could roll around I put them on because he would wake up in the night crying because his foot or arm would be stuck in the slats on the crib.  The bumpers saved that from happening. I also always put his ceiling fan on low. And be careful not to bundle baby up too much. They actually run hot!

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Yeah no bumpers for me. Better saafe than sorry. I saw it on Dr.  OZ, got a flyer from the hospital,  and my midwife spoke about it. The crib shouldn't have anything iin it beside the matress coverered with a fitted sheet.

Wal-Mart has some breathable bumpers if you must. I might get one not sure yet

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We have Winnie the Pooh theme also we opted for the mesh breathable crib liners

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Bumpers wouldn't cause SIDS. They can cause suffocation, but not SIDS. SIDS will happen no matter what precautions are taken; it's not preventable. So as long as you're doing what you think is best, that's all you can do.

I'm so sick of people calling suffocation SIDS.

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I used it with my son. Never had a problem. When he was young he had to be swaddled, so he couldn't move at all..lol as he started to roll over and move, the swaddle became more of a suffocation risk then the bumper. I weaned him from the swaddle and he never slept through the night till he was 15 months old..so I had plenty of opportunities to check on him or move him if necessary. I already have it in my daughter's crib. She'll prob sleep in her pack n play for the first few wks before I put her in the crib. I'll see how she does. If she's like my son I'll keep it in.

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Nay. Not worth the risk.

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I threw the bumpers away, not worth the risk of suffocation.

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I used the mesh ones.. got mine at target. Even tried it on myself and held it to my face and tried to breath and I felt it was fine. Although I didn't put them on my daughters crib until she got her foot stuck between the rails

Crib bumpers....yay or nay?

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