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Baby A's nurse was telling me to be sure NOT to use bumper pads in her crib and said she didnt think you could even buy them anymore. I see them every day in lots of stores and haven't heard anything about them. Of course I will follow the nurses direction but it made me wonder if anyone else had heard this? Also she suggested I use a bassinett for Baby A, I asked about the bassinett sides being padded/cloth and she said that was fine? I dont understand, isnt that basically the same as a bumper pad?
another tid bit. One nurse says swaddle her, the other nurse says no she doesnt like to be swaddled. To swaddle or not to swaddle! ARG! lol
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We are not allowed to have bumper pads of any kind in our cribs. They are a SIDS/suffocation risk. I don't really understand how bassinet with padded and cloth sides is NOT. All I can say is that I have never had an infant in a bassinet that was able to roll or maneuver at ALL. They were only flat on their backs and swaddled. And I say give the swaddle thing a try. It can REALLY help with getting and staying asleep even if they don't "like" it right away. My daughter was premature and drug exposed and slept swaddled till about 7-8 months and then we had to wean her off! If you do use a bassinet I recommend using a fan in the room to help circulate air- I think that is a recommendation from our Dr about helping to prevent SIDS and to keep fresh air going into that slightly enclosed space.
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I say swaddle!!! I've done it with three kids and the difference in their sleep once I started swaddling was amazing. With one, we were doing it right away. It took us a while to start with the other two (various reasons) and in both cases I wish we'd started sooner so EVERYONE in the house could sleep better.
My son is 18 months and we have these in his crib.
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Without them, he gets his arms and legs stuck in between the rails and scares himself. He is really tiny for his age, so his limbs still fit through easily and he can't figure out how to get them back out.
I'm not sure I'd use them in prime SIDS risk age...but at 18 months they are a god send.
yes to swaddling, no to bumper pads.
around here they say, "dress the baby, not the bed."
at 18 months, the child is able to move away from the risk should he find his head in there. younger kids don't have effective get away skills if you will. little bitties basically wiggle themselves to wherever they go but don't purposefully move to or away yet.
check with your agency. be sure to ask about the bassinet, too. some like them, some don't.
I LOVE the babies R Us mesh bumpers! I will definately get some of those when the time comes.
The only reason I could figure she said a bassinet was because I could set it directly beside my bed and watch Baby A more closely. Speaking of that, has anyone used a Fisher Price Newborn 'Rock n Play Sleeper'
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I like the idea of it but it seems top heavy, like an accident waiting to happen.. maybe Im wrong though
I have always weaved the bumpers vs using them traditionally, they work better that way. We also use the crib tent (ok in our area)
Swaddling is great but our FS would not tolerate it, first baby I ever had that was worse with the swaddle than without. Try it but let baby decide, if baby is more irate with than without then you have your answer.
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I'm surprised anyone with babies is allowed to have bumper pads. Our cribs are inspected every time we get a new placement and the ONLY thing we can have in the crib is a tight fitting crib sheet and a receiving blanket. Absolutely nothing else. Anything other than the two items mentioned are major suffocation hazzards.
We can't put anything in the crib except for a fitted sheet. We can't use bumpers or blankets. Baby Boy sleeps in a cradle in our bedroom for now. He wears a onesie and a Summer's SwaddleMe to bed. When he is older I will need to buy him some sleep sacks. I love the Aden + Anais swaddle blankets. I love how thin they are for summer babies. I have found so many uses for them
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I agree with the Aden + Aneis - Target sells them.
My little guy hated being swaddled - he has also slept through the night since he was 10 days old so I would leave it up to the baby. He could wiggle his way out of any swaddle!!
We like those blankets because they are lightweight. When he got wrapped up, he would wiggle free and get the blanket on the side of his face to snuggle asleep...I worried less with those. He's 6 months old now and I can't stop him from burying his face in a blanket. So I feel much more comfortable letting him use those!
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I LOVE the babies R Us mesh bumpers! I will definately get some of those when the time comes.
The only reason I could figure she said a bassinet was because I could set it directly beside my bed and watch Baby A more closely. Speaking of that, has anyone used a Fisher Price Newborn 'Rock n Play Sleeper'
[url=http://www.walmart.com/ip/Fisher-Price-Newborn-Rock-n-Play-Sleeper/11149739]Welcome baby with a Fisher-Price Newborn Rock 'n Play Sleeper at Walmart.com. Save money. Live better.[/url]
I like the idea of it but it seems top heavy, like an accident waiting to happen.. maybe Im wrong though
I know a foster mom who swears by the "Rock and Play" as a good way for drug exposed babies with GERD to sleep...it really did work wonders. We used a "Papasan" type cradle swing for a while with our FS...(approved by the pediatrician and the caseworker, of course)...it helped, too...they like to swing "side to side" better, at least the drug exposed babies I have cared for do...We have the mesh bumpers now...but, we didn't have anything early on...and the cw approved them.Oh! And, our bassinet had mesh sides to help with concerns about suffocation...of course, by the time they can roll, move, etc..they shouldn't be in a bassinet anyway!
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No bumpers or crib tents herem, either. I wouldn't use them anyway now that I am educated about the dangers. Also, many of the drug exposed newborns we've had like to be swaddled a lot and swing front to back more than side to side. Every kid is different but that front and back swinging has been pretty consistant with our babies.