Ok, so I have done all the research around the crib bumper issue and decided to give one a whirl. Turns out we need something a little more industrial for my 4 month old. The kid rips the thing down, manages to get his arms and legs stuck through the bars beneath the bumper no matter how low we tie it and other wise attempts to use it as a climbing device. Is there anything I can put below his mattress that would come up the sides and tie off quite a lot higher? It doesn't need to be padded per se just prevent him from waking up screaming because he has pinned one of his appendages through the bars. This kid thrashes like all get out in his sleep and has even turned a summersault! Any ideas are appreciated!
Breathable bumper. It doesn't tie. It's velcro and even if it slides down (intended, to prevent climbing) it's easy to pull back up. We had it on DD's crib the entire time (2.5 years) and it NEVER came off. We got it because DD would get her legs out of the bars and get upset and it worked perfectly.
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we use a breatheable bumper
Why not just get rid of the bumper? I had bumpers for both of my kids and they both got their hands and feet stuck, it didn't really matter if I had one in there or not. Experts actually say to not use a bumper because of suffocation risk or climbing risk. There are ones that are made of a very thin transparent fabric that you weave between the rails of the crib, but they probably wouldn't provide much cushion if your son is thrashing around. I think babies r us sells them. I would just get rid of the bumper all together though.
Here's an idea. It's a crib tent- even though you might not need the tent (yet), it has mesh that goes all the way up the sides of the crib which solves the problem of the regular mesh bumpers getting scrunched down and not being very helpful at preventing arms and legs from getting stuck and waking the baby up.
http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId...
Good luck :)
Babies R Us sells mess bumpers, same thing as a bumper, just mesh instead. It is to keep them from getting chunky little legs and arms stuck through the rails. Suffocation isn't a real danger with these because they are mesh and have little holes everywhere, lol.
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Have you looked at a crib tent? Ours is made from a mesh fabric with a tension dome roof (like a small camping tent) and it goes in the crib first, then the matress into it. It comes up all the way up and over the crib with lots of room to stand once they can. The open side can be zipped up later to foil escape attempts. There are velcro straps to attach it on the long rails and more velcro staps for the short side to keep it taught and in place.
I have seen them at babies r us and got mine in a 2nd hand shop (it is washable). It does not provide padding, but no legs and arms will get stuck between the slats nor will binkies exit the crib.
Hope this is helpful!
D.
I've heard great things about a crib tent. But next time, if thrrr us a next baby, they make cribs with no bars on the footboard or headboard side, ideal for no bumper. Some doctors claim it's safer that way anyhow.
I got the breathable bumper at BabysRUs too. I like it a lot, but have to pull it back up between sleep periods as they sometimes pull it down. After 4years of use (between two kids) we've only had one incidence of a child getting stuck between the bars, although my daughter purposefully pulls it down and sticks her arms and legs through (makes me think it's time to take it off now that she's 2!). The snug fit of the Velcro does make it slide less than the tie kind, though. Good luck.
I also have the breatheable bumper for my youngest!
The consensus seems to be the breathable bumper, huh? The first thing that came to my mind is why is he thrashing around so much? He could very well just be a restless sleeper but have noticed if he seems well rested when he gets up? Do you think he's getting enough sleep or could his restlessness be interfering with his sleep? Just some food for thought. Both of my boys move around their fair share during the night and we've had a trapped appendage or two but yours sounds like he's much more active. His wife will love that some day. :-)
