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All the way round bumpers
Hi, My DD is almost 8 months old and is very active in her sleep and throws herself around.
I know you aren't supposed to use cot bumpers these days but she was flinging her head against the bars so i bought one, she now wriggles down to the bottom of the cot and is doing the same again.
When i went in to get her from her nap the other day her head was pressed right up against the bars she was still sleeping and hadn't cried when she looked up at me there was an imprint of the bar across her head and it was bright red
I had it checked out and she was fine, so now i have got one of those all the way round bumpers and everytime someone hears me say that they are shocked and say don't you know the risks blah blah blah but i don't know what else to do risk her hitting her head again or risk the bumper. Just after some opinions/advice please?
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[Modified by: SeeSee on 27 August 2010 10:01:34 ]
I know you aren't supposed to use cot bumpers these days but she was flinging her head against the bars so i bought one, she now wriggles down to the bottom of the cot and is doing the same again.
When i went in to get her from her nap the other day her head was pressed right up against the bars she was still sleeping and hadn't cried when she looked up at me there was an imprint of the bar across her head and it was bright red
I had it checked out and she was fine, so now i have got one of those all the way round bumpers and everytime someone hears me say that they are shocked and say don't you know the risks blah blah blah but i don't know what else to do risk her hitting her head again or risk the bumper. Just after some opinions/advice please?
x
[Modified by: SeeSee on 27 August 2010 10:01:34 ]
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i use a cot bumper for my 10 month old, and have done since he has been more active (from about 7 months) he did the same as your lo, throwing himself about, and bumping head etc, and the bumper has really helped, as for the safety of them, babies from about 6 months old can move their head, if for example it was pressed against something stopping them breathing properly, they would know to turn their head. i would ignore peoples comments, you know what is best for your lo, and if you feel it is helping by having a bumper, then keep it.
ashy xxx
My DS is almost 7 months now & is a proper Mr Wriggles. We're always finding him in strange positions in his cot and he was always getting his legs stuck in the bars and getting jammed widthways bless him.
I think its great & would recommend it. It makes me feel better knowing that if he does wriggle & get himself stuck widthways his little head isn't jammed against the hard cot bars.
I got mine from Amazon.
Hope that helps! xx