Maryland is the 1st state to ban crib bumpers
- Thread starter JeJeTe
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Sweet 16
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I was wondering the same thing and what everyone's opinion on using them, or banning them, is. My friends and I all used them without incident and I took them off once my son was able to move around a lot and stand up in his crib. Maybe we were just lucky. :shrug: Thank God we have MOM to take care of our children since we're so lousy at it apparently.
KDENISE977
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We had breathable bumpers, how could they possibly harm any child, it was like mesh?
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Obviously your governor could not figure a way to tax those darned bumpers, so off they go, those useless things!
You still have your kids or did the Gestapo come take them?
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twinoaks207
Having Fun!
JFC! Does he want to come and hold our hands while we cross the street, too?
puggymom
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JeJeTe
Happiness
These are banned too if I'm not mistaken.
JeJeTe
Happiness
The proposed ban does not apply to vertical bumpers that wrap tightly around each individual crib rail or mesh crib liners. However, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene does not endorse any product for use as bumpers in infant cribs, the release continued.
Read more: Maryland to ban crib bumper pad sales
drivingdaisy
New Member
I don't think they even know if bumpers are really bad... just that more SIDS deaths occur when there are bumpers (or babies are on their stomachs). They really know NOTHING about SIDS. They just guess based on percentages.
NorthBeachPerso
Honorary SMIB
Anyone wanna bet that in a couple years that reports of head injuries among infants will rise and no one will be able to figure out why?
MarieB
New Member
I don't think you would see head injuries. You will just have more babies waking up
I seem to recall that there were questions about some 50 deaths (whether they could be attributed to bumpers), but i think that was over a 10-15 year period. Some of them were caused by infants? getting caught up in ties. I think it's more a question of improper use.
I think an outright ban is ridiculous. I guess I'll have to sell my crib set in another state
