How To Put On Crib Bumpers?

As a new parent, you become more cautious than usual when it concerns your baby. You have also checked for any faulty in the room where you are planning to keep your baby. But you are always having second thoughts about the baby’s crib. The parents who don’t know or never heard of a bumper crib, we have mentioned a detailed guide about crib and how to put crib bumpers.

Steps To Install Crib Bumpers

Crib bumpers are supposed to secure the surrounding of the baby’s crib so that the baby’s little arms and feet don’t get stuck between the cribs. They also protect their head from banging to the crib.

But to ensure that it is providing a sense of comfort you need to properly fit your baby crib bumper set. Let’s look at the steps we have given below which will ensure proper set up of crib bumper-

Tools:

• Hooks
• Mattress
• Loop

Materials: NA

Steps To Put On Mesh Crib Bumpers

There are two ways to put on Mesh crib bumpers-

Four-Sided Slatted Cribs

1. At first start with placing the long panel piece back up against the back slats of the crib.
2. Place the bumper on the inside of the crib and then slide it down slowly to the mattress height.
3. Next you have to make sure that the ties of the bumper are facing outward and are placed on top.
4. Then start covering the corner ends by placing one end of the bumper behind the back corner slat. Then follow it by placing it behind the next corner slat on the short side of the crib.
5. After that pull, the bumper along the slats inside the crib tore the front posts.
6. Repeat the same steps for the opposite side at each end of the crib.
7. Then you need to take the end of the long corner of the bumper and wrap it properly behind the first crib slat next to the front corner. Don’t forget to choose the proper slats that fit your crib size.
8. Secure the long panel along with the crib by pressing together the top and the bottom edges of the panel by using the hook and the loop.
9. Make sure the bumper is very tight to prevent any looseness and repeat the same on the opposite side of the front corner of the crib.
10. Locate the three ties on the outside back of the crib and centre the ties so that all three ties could be tightened to make them secure.
11. After securing the long panel you need to find the short panel and place it along the inside slats. It is located in front of the crib. And repeat the steps in the same way you did for the long panel.
12. After you are done with the steps check if it’s properly done and if required use your hand to slide down the bumpers and tuck the bumpers between the mattress. This keeps your baby’s arms and legs safe inside. Then you are done with the installation of the bumper on four slatted cribs.
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Solid-Back Cribs

1. Begin by placing the long part of the bumper covering the front slats of the crib.
2. Then place the bumper inside the crib and slide it down slowly to the mattress height and check if the ties of the bumper are facing outward and are on the top side.
3. Then cover the corner stand of the crib by weaving one end of the bumper behind the front corner slat followed by placing it behind the next corner on the short side of the crib.
4. Next pull the bumper along the slats inside the crib toward the back corner posts.
5. Repeat the same steps for the opposite sides at each end of the crib and take the end of the long panel to wrap it behind the first crib slat.
6. In this crib also you need to choose the proper slat size that fits your crib size.
7. And then secure the long panel around the crib by putting both the top and the bottom edges of the long panel by using the hook and the loop.
8. Make sure the bumper is very tight to prevent any looseness and repeat the same on the opposite side of the front corner of the crib.
9. Locate the three ties on the outside back of the crib and center the ties so that all three ties could be tightened to make them secure.
10. After securing the long panel you need to find the short panel and place it along the inside slats and repeat the steps in the same way you did for the long panel.
11. After you are done with the steps check if it’s properly done. If required use your hand to slide down the bumpers and tuck the bumpers between the mattress to keep your baby’s arms and legs safely inside.

Steps To Add On Up Crib Bumpers

It involves some simple steps which we have mentioned below:

1. Remove any toys or items from the crib before installing the bumper
2. Secure the short end of the bumper panel to the crib sides so that it fits snugly inside the crib.
3. The cords should be tied to the outside of the crib and the back section of the bumper should be fastened tightly along the rails.
4. After you have secured the back corners, tie the center back of the bumper.
5. Both the ties from the short end and those from the front should be secured.
6. When tying the cords, make sure they overlap to prevent gaps.

Is It Safe To Put Crib Bumpers?

Most parents majorly opt for Crib Bumpers because they believe it increases the safety of their children. But child safety agencies pointed out several risk factors for using crib bumpers such as suffocation, strangulation, and even falls. Below we have given a pointwise explanation of the same:

SIDS: It is an acronym for sudden infant death syndrome. Child safety agencies believe that some babies are exposed to SIDS due to biological factors. They also stated that we cannot consider only one potential cause of SIDS as we don’t know if the baby is exposed to SIDS due to biological factors or not. So, it’s very necessary for a child’s safety to remove all the potential hazards including the use of crib bumpers.

Strangulation: Babies can get entangled with the ties of the bumper or can get between the crib and the bumper. A study from Washington University stated that 27 children under the age of 2 died due to strangulation.

Falls: Bumpers can be often risky for babies as it could provide a grip to jump out of the crib. Babies can also use it to climb out of the crib which may result to falls and injury.

Final Talk

Well choosing the right crib bumper can be an overwhelming task for parents. But if you are able to get the proper crib bumper it will bring comfort and it will also protect your babies from getting any injuries. And it will also give a sense of relief to the parents knowing that their baby is having a sound sleep and there is no chance of falling from the crib. We hope that this article will give you a clear understanding of how to choose the right bumper and how to set the bumper properly by ensuring that the ties are properly tightened.