Crib Bumpers-pg113384065918
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Hi, we are in the process of moving our daughter to her crib. She's 2 1/2 months. Our crib is brand new, and we talked to the ped. about the crib bumpers because there is so much controversy over using them. Well, she is so active that we agreed it might be a good idea to use them, because she likes to push her head right into the walls of her bassinet. So we bought the bumpers and just tried to put them on, and they will not get tight! The spot where the slats are do not line up enough to tighten the sides when the strings are tied as tight as possible. The head and footboard of the crib are solid wood, so the corners are not an option. I hope this makes sense to you. My question is if there are different lengths of bumpers? I bought these at the same place as the crib (Babies R Us) and this was the only brand they sold.
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 | sam - December 5 |
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bumpers are generally the same length...some have the ties in a different place to accomodate different types of cribs though. however, you might have to have something custom made. know anyone that can sew?
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Get some ribbon and sew it on to make extra ties. She might not need them anyhow, there's a lot more space in the crib.
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Can you alter the one you bought? If you sew on extra ties, it could pull it tighter. But I'm not sure of the different sizes that they make for crib bumpers. I actually had to remove the crib bumper from my sons crib. One day I found him, and he had wiggled himself to the top of the bed and got his head caught under it, and it was stuck under his chin. I was so panicked, that I took it off immediately! He moves around alot, and sometimes I'll find his arm or leg hanging out between the bars... but a broken limb to me, is a lot better then a suffocated baby. Dont want to scare you Brandy! I used bumpers for my first child, had no problems.
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My step-mom made a bumper for my brother when he was a baby; but, here's an idea...could you perhaps just kinda weave the bumper through the slats, instead of tying it? would protect arms and legs and prevent suffocation. And, in a segue, why don't they just make lattice-type cribs? Why the vertical slats, anyway???? If it was criss-crossed like lattice, you'd still get airflow, be able to see, and could keep the openings too small for an active infant's limb!!
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Thanks for the suggestions. Chelsey, that's why the ped. told me to make sure it was really tight, so she can't get underneath it. My MIL was supposed to make a comforter, curtains, and bumper pads. She has had the material since July. I finally got the bedspread when she was 6 weeks old. It's cute but not usable. Due to the size it cannot be tucked in but it is the length of the crib. So it looks nice when she's not in it. (or she is laying on top of it. :)) I got so irritated that I finally went out and started buying my own stuff - she doesn't know yet. I will mention the suggestions to my husband. Either we will try to custom make them, or just do without them completely.
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This is just my opinion, but if you are just now getting it up, I wouldnt worry about buying extra stuff to get it on. I would just put her in and see how she does, if she does try to escape through the slats or still bang her head on it then maybe look into getting some more ties for it, I also am not sure how attatched you are to the crib, but you could use velcro, put a stirp of velcro on the foot board and head board and then sew the opposite piece into the bumper and stick them together. Good luck!
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