Bumper pads? Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

Question

My son (6 months yesterday) rolls so much in his sleep and has started to regularly it his head off his crib and his arms and legs stick out. He rolls, hits his head, wakes up screaming, and we do this all night long. He had a little mark on his head. Totally don’t want to do bumper pads but I’m not sure what else to do?! Thoughts? 
PS he always sleeps with jammas, I just set him in here after his bath real quick while I go to the bathroom 😝

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I put baby in a sleep sack and that stops the legs from getting stuck. As for the head, my LO did that for a bit but it didn't last long.

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The mesh ones can be a strangulation risk and they don’t do anything to prevent bumps and bruises, just stops them from sticking an arm or leg out. 
My son went through this stage too, but it was short lived. Sure he got a few little bruises but nothing serious. He figured out his limitations pretty quickly.

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The mesh ones are just as dangerous. I was reading last week about a 15 month old little boy who died by getting tangled in them at night. They had tied in a knot around his neck and strangled him.

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I did the breathable mesh pads for the same reason. I saw some mamas say they were against these, too, but it helped my babe so much I didn’t mind🤷🏼‍♀️ She’s older now and could get her limbs out if she got them stuck so we don’t use them, but they worked for a time :)

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I bit the bullet and did bumpers because our LO’s legs kept getting stuck in the sides of the cribs. She’s 1 now and is doing fine. Totally a personal decision.

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Mesh ones. My little one did the same when I first put her in her crib. I got mesh ones and it’s totally safe Nd she doesn’t get stuck

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we used mesh ones. they where a life saver!

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I used mesh and they worked fine. My son never hurt himself and never got his leg stuck in between the bars again. Worth it in my opinion.

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I have the same issue with my 6mo old! I found these on amazon last night and I think I’m going to try them!

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I used bumper pads with my first once she started running into them with her head and waking up screaming every night. She was around 7 or 8 months old so I felt like it was fine

Bumper pads? Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

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