| My youngest brother was born when I was ten years | | | | them up and put them away in the closet. Though I still |
| old. I remember quite clearly the trip to the store we | | | | think crib bumper pads are useful, I know that they can |
| made to buy his crib. Because he came along so | | | | also be dangerous. There have been many babieswho |
| much later than my other brother and I did, my mother | | | | have gotten their heads caught between the pads and |
| had to start from scratch. This was quite an | | | | the rails, or perhaps gotten the pads wrapped around |
| expensive endeavor for her at the time, but she had | | | | their heads, and this has lead to injury and even death. |
| fun choosing things for her new baby. One thing that | | | | Once this happened, many companies and doctors |
| she bought that many people will not buy today is a | | | | advised against using them. |
| set of crib bumper pads. Though they were a good | | | | I think you can still buy crib bumper pads today. They |
| idea then, many people know that they are not safe | | | | do look really great in a crib, and I can understand why |
| today. | | | | some parents want to have them. However, I would |
| Crib bumper pads were originally introduced to keep a | | | | personally rather have my baby bumped his or her |
| baby from bumping his or her head against the rails on | | | | head a few times than to have them become |
| the crib. These were quite practical, and I can imagine | | | | strangled or suffocate because they got their head |
| that they did do what they were intended to do. The | | | | caught within the crib bumper pads. SIDS has become |
| set of crib bumper pads that my mother purchased | | | | a very serious problem, and there are certain guidelines |
| was tied to the rails of the crib all the way around the | | | | you should follow to help prevent this from happening |
| inside. My brother was quite active, and I'm pretty sure | | | | to your baby. If you have crib bumper pads in your |
| they saved him from bumping his head quite a few | | | | baby's crib, perhaps this is the time to remove them |
| times. | | | | for good. In the end, it is far better that your baby |
| Today however, many people refuse to buy crib | | | | bump his or her head a few times than to take a |
| bumper pads. When my daughter was an infant, | | | | chance with their life. |
| someone gave me a set of these for her crib. I rolled | | | | |