Quote Originally Posted by luckies4me
As far as the bumpers go, I'm sure it's very very rare that something actually goes wrong if used properly. They are made for a reason. My oldest got his legs caught in his crib one too many times, so I used them until he learned to pull himself up...they can use them as little climbing ladders to climb out of the crib. The breathable crib bumpers are awesome. I just bought a couple (two different colors) from One Step Ahead. www.onestepahead.com

I use a "leash" for Kai's bink and it works wonders.
Yeah I was worried about her legs getting caught if I took the bumper off but knew I would never get any sleep again if I left them on after finding her face so close to it one time lol.

I think the breathable ones are the way to go for us. She moves around A LOT so I don't want her getting her legs caught but don't want her smooshing her face into it either lol. At least this way if she decides to cuddle up with it I won't have to worry about it.

I guess it sounds silly to some people that I am even worried about it... I know tons of mothers have used them and never had a problem... but some mothers have used them and lost their babies. it's just not a risk I am willing to take no matter how ridiculous it sounds to anyone else.

PLUS... those puffy bumpers I had are SUCH a pain when it comes time to change the sheets and stuff. lol they are so big and bulky it's almost impossible to maneuver around them and a pain in the butt to undo all the straps everytime lol. Even when I would take the one side of the crib off... because they were so bulky it was hard to get the mattress back in.