Customer Reviews

BreathableBaby Breathable Safer Bumper, Fits All Cribs, White

5 star:		(163)
4 star:		(79)
3 star:		(29)
2 star:		(13)
1 star:		(14)

 

 

This is the first review I've submitted (even tho' I buy on Amazon.com a lot). I think I first read about the concept of mesh bumpers in Consumer Reports. I was thinking maybe I'd just go without bumpers, but at about 5 months, my daughter started moving a lot in her crib, and I'd find her in the morning or in the middle of the night sleeping sideways in the crib, with her legs sticking out the side of the crib. At first, I thought it was sort of funny and decided it really wasn't dangerous, but one night, I found that she had used her new rolling skills to roll over onto her tummy. But she not only was on her tummy, she had her legs sticking out the side of the crib (almost up to her thighs) and thus was stuck on her tummy. This really scared me, as she wouldn't have been able to roll onto her back, and this could have increased her SIDS risk. I started using the mesh bumpers within days after that and I feel SO much better now. Legs and arms remain in the crib. I waited to submit this review a few weeks because I wanted to make sure that she couldn't get her legs or arms stuck in the bumper, but no, the mesh (altho' not 100% taut) has not presented any new hazards. It even works well with the drop-side (the dropside slides down with the mesh bumper still in place).

One thing to note: I never could tell from the online description whether this product had any cushioning. It does have some cushion to it, but if that's the main thing you need a bumper for, a traditional bumper would be better for that problem.

GREAT product.

When I was pregnant and shopping for the nursery, I was torn between what type of bumper to buy. One one hand I liked the softness of the Carter's brand bumper, but I liked the "breathable" bumper because my daughter was born in the beginning of summer and I wanted her to stay as cool as possible; so I bought the breathable bumper. When I put it on the crib, it looked very nice and while my daughter was little and imobile, it was very useful. As soon as she began to roll around, about 4 months, I would wake in the night to screams...her litttle arms and legs would get caught in the spacing of the crib, up and over the bumper! She would roll and turn while sleeping and apparently her limbs would lift over the bumper and the bumper would crumble under the light pressure of a babies arm. I have since bought the Carter's brand bumper and I am happy. It stands up to her limbs and no more limbs get caught. Great idea, but bumper needs work.

I appreciate the idea of this product since I wanted to protect my son from limbs stuck between slats but preferred a breathable surface. However I was frustrated to discover that he was easily able to slide the bumper down. It didn't keep him from getting his limbs stuck at all. A waste of $ in that respect. Now that he's older I switched to a "standard" bumper and am much happier with that.

Bought this bumper for my baby's crib which does not have a drop rail. It is designed for cribs with a drop rail and so it comes in two pieces - one piece for the moveable side of the crib (the one that drops), and a larger piece that covers the other 3 sides. So it leaves 2 gaps because the pieces don't come together completely. This makes it easier to drop one side of a drop-side
crib but is pointless if you don't have this feature and looks funny. Also, baby is always losing his pacifier out of these gaps. I was disappointed that it looks like one piece in the picture and doesn't show the gap or mention that it is a two-piece bumper. I ended up buying a new bumper and using this for the crib at grandma's house. I would have returned it if it weren't for the shipping cost. As for the breathability - the mesh seems to be good quality, just don't let the grabby side of the velcro attachments touch the mesh or it pulls and damages the mesh. The fit was somewhat loose on my crib and hard to adjust it to be tight. I am not terribly impressed - I wish it was tighter and also wish it was one solid bumper.

I love this product! My daughter loves to toss her binky and this helped keep it in. Her little legs always ended up using the standard bumper as a foot rest with her foot hanging out of the slats and this has stopped that so far. She loves to scoot right up to the corner of the crib too and with this bumper I do not worry as much about suffocation. It looks good and was easy to install. We have a slatted crip that does not have a up and down front rail. We lower the mattress as she gets bigger. I attached the long piece bumper to the short piece to make it go all the way around with no gaps and it works great. I would recomend this to all. If you are worried about length, there is enough velcro to stretch or tighten to your desired length.

This is a great product - I'm really surprised by the negative reviews. We've been using this for several months now and have had no problems, even though our baby is very "active." Before we bought this bumper, we had a cute plush one, but baby would sleep with her face right up against the bumper and I worried about the SIDS risk of re-breathing air. When we had no bumper our baby got her legs stuck between the crib slats. Now she sleeps just fine. This is the only thing that works for baby and gives me peace of mind. I can't understand why some reviewers found it hard to install or that it didn't stay in place - you do have to weave the bumper in and out of a few of the crib slats and pull it tight, but it's really very simple and ours stays in place just fine. There's a YouTube video of a woman installing one, if you want to get a better idea, but it really is simple. I'm going to make sure grandma gets one before we stay at her house again.

The whole reason we bought this bumper was so that my 7-month old would keep his limbs and pacifier safely in the crib, as we have come into his room to find him screaming because his legs are stuck in the slats, or pacifier has gone missing. However, while installing the bumpers, I see that the warning label says to not use this bumper if your child can sit unsupported or can pull himself to stand. I had to send the bumpers back to Amazon, as my son can sit up by himself now. I wish the product description had stated this warning, as I would not have purchased it in the first place. Unlike other reviewers, I had no trouble fitting it on our Pali crib, which is similar in style to the one in the photo.

I purchased this item because my 3 month old daughter kept getting her pudgy little thighs stuck in the crib and would wake me up screaming. (Something I am not used to since she has slept through the night since she was 1 month old) I would also find her crammed with her face up to the edge so I did not want to use the normal baby bed bumper. I read the reviews and the worst complaint was that it would slide down and I felt that I could live with that or use one of the suggested solutions of attaching Velcro loops. I pulled it as tight as I could and have not had a problem with it sliding down. It solved the problem and I would recommend it to anyone.

I was pretty determined to have a "naked crib" but our son started flipping himself while swaddled and we had to stop swaddling him. He's a rather long baby and went through a phase of jamming his hands and feet through the crib rails and becoming frantic because he believed himself to be stuck (he wasn't "really" stuck, but it freaked him out.) He would wake up several times a night screaming because of this.

This bumper basically prevented him from doing that most of the time. Not always, because it does slide down the crib rails and a determined baby can still get their arms and legs over or under it. But if you're having this problem, this might be a solution for you.

The "breathability" of the bumper is apparent and very reassuring. My son has slept with his face pressed up against it several times and even this anxious mother was not alarmed by that.

It is hideous, because it's basically a thick gauze crib wrapper, but that can't really be helped.

We've used it for about two months and will probably take it off pretty soon because my son has gotten good at sliding it up and down and now entertains himself that way. But it definitely served its purpose and was worth the money for that.

I got a "themed" crib set with one of those thick bumpers that you tie on. I put it on at first (before baby was born) and then realized that to change the sheets, I'd have to untie it every time. A friend told me that her little one used the thick bumper to stand on and try to escape his crib, so because of that and the warnings of suffocation, I removed it and never used the bumper when my baby was a new born. But then, when baby started to roll, his feet would get caught in the crib slats.

I am so glad I found this bumper. I don't need to remove it to change sheets, and baby's feet don't get stuck in the slats in the crib. Also, it works perfectly with our life time crib which has a solid wood back (the other bumpers don't work with this type of crib.) I'm really happy with this purchase!