Are crib bumpers considers safe?

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I’m a first time mom, and bought a mesh breathable crib bumper at a yard sale a few weeks ago  like the one pictured below. However, I have read conflicting opinions on whether crib bumpers are considered safe these days. What are your thoughts/ opinions? Have any of your OBs recommended yes or no breathable crib bumper?

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No. You shouldn’t have anything in your baby’s crib beside a well fitted crib sheet. Once they are around a year old, it’s more safe to put other things in the crib.

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Even 'breathable' bumpers aren't guaranteed safe as they aren't regulated. Anything inside your baby's crib isn't safe.

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This is morbid but I work for a coroner and obviously have learned some things I'd rather not have known. the safest baby crib is a mattress with a fitted sheet and nothing else. I know it doesn't look as cozy or as welcoming but it's what I will be doing. ♥️

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They are not safe. Not even the “breathable” kind. They can increase the risk of suffocation.
There are tons of things “every baby in my family has done for years” that have been proven unsafe now. Smoking while pregnant, having baby sleep on their stomach, etc.

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I got one of these for my daughter because for a while my son didn’t have one and I went in to check on him while he was taking a nap and his leg was stuck between the rails. We got him out but his leg was pretty bruised.

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My mom layed my baby down for literally 2 minutes to grab something and I heard him screaming and ran in to find this. I then got a breathable mesh crib bumber because I don’t want him to break an arm and a leg!

Hanging out in the crib playing

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What about these?

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Bottom line, as of right now, they are not recommended by crib safety guidelines. This is fact. Do people still use them? Yes. I use them myself. My son is six months old and they’ve never been a problem. I’m four months pregnant now and plan to use them for this baby as well. That doesn’t go to say that someone else may have had a close call or infant death in tandem with bumper use. 
Ours are cushioned. Breathable is ‘safer’ than cushioned. None is safer than breathable (for suffocation purposes, I’ve seen open slot railings lead to broken limbs.) 
In the end, you will find what feels right for you and your baby. Good luck. 💕

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No need for crib bumpers at all!

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I’ve read on a lot of stuff that it causes SIDS due to the lack of air traveling where the bumper is. I’m not sure about that one though

Are crib bumpers considers safe?

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