Bumper or Airwrap??

ScottishGal456232

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Latest post on 06 September 2012 - 02:12

Making the final purchases for LO's nursery and I can't decide if I should go with a airwrap or bumper. I have read the info that states airwrap is safer but I can't see why there are so many bumpers for sale if it's not safe.
Would love to know what everyone is using..
Thanks

flydiver1136092

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 23:29

I asked the midwife in oz about what to dress my baby in when we stopped swaddling. She said if the room was a comfortable temperature just onsie PJs, then a gro bag if it was cold, or also once he started to move around a lot. It worked for us. He still loves his grobags, and is moving into the 18-36month one now. Also stops him from climbing which is fab :)

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kiwispiers15400

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 21:24

no [b'>loose[/b'> bedding, because basically the bedding can end up over their face, so you can use a sleeping bag or swaddle (but you must swaddle securely). http://www.sidsandkids.org/safe-sleeping/safe-wrapping/ If you want to put a blanket over (which you don't generally need in addition to a swaddle) then you should use an air-cell type which basically has a weave that is open enough that should it somehow cover their face they could still breathe through it. You don't want your baby to either overheat (much more dangerous than being too cold) and you clearly don't want their breathing impaired. Hats, pillows and quilts are all no-nos. Interesting NadiaK, totally the opposite to what they are currently saying in the US and Australia. Is it a recent revision? I would imagine the number of babies killed/injured by bumpers is very very low, but personally I see no point in taking any risks, when they really serve no useful purpose besides maybe looking pretty. They used to be necessary to stop arms and legs getting stuck out the side but nowadays cots are made with closer slats. The only reason I even got the airwrap tbh is to stop my sons dummy falling out the sides and ending up on the floor (meaning I have to get up and retrieve it for him)

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 20:12

[i'> The AAP recommends that infants sleep on a firm surface without any soft or loose bedding. Pillows, quilts, and comforters should never be in the infant's sleep environment. Specifically, these items should not be placed loose near the infant, between the mattress and the sheet, or under the infant [/i'> Im really curious about this. Does it mean that when a newborn is put down to sleep it is only in its clothes and no other bedding or blankets at all? How does swaddling fit into this which seems the opposite extreme to what is describe above.

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 19:38

I had DS in a co-sleeper up until the age of 3 months and then moved him into a cotbed sized cot with full surround bumpers. People have been using cot bumpers for years so I don't see the harm in them as long as they are used and fitted correctly !!!! Pregnant mothers smoke and drank 20-30yrs ago...likewise did kids ride in cars without being strapped in or put in car seats. Did it make it safe? Times have changed and so has RESEARCH! Airwrao without a doubt!

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shellly8228

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 18:03

I'm pretty sure you can get them at Bumble Bee in Dubai Mall or at Festival Centre...

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Mmmmmm

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 17:48

Can anyone tell me where you can get Airwrap pls?

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shellly8228

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 17:40

Definitely Airwrap, without a doubt, IMO. I'm sure millions of mums have used the other ones without problems, but why take the risk?

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flydiver1136092

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 17:32

Air wrap. Why take the risk? No one is really in their room other than you and them anyway, so does it really matter what it looks like?

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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 16:58

FSID (the UK cot death charity) say that: [i'>In the past, there were concerns that bumpers might make babies too hot, increasing the risk of cot death. However, research has shown that they have neither good nor bad effects. Take it out when your baby can get up on her hands and knees so she can’t climb out. Make sure there are no trailing strings or ties.[/i'>

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Latest post on 08 September 2012 - 13:54

I had DS in a co-sleeper up until the age of 3 months and then moved him into a cotbed sized cot with full surround bumpers. People have been using cot bumpers for years so I don't see the harm in them as long as they are used and fitted correctly - I personally prefer Mothercare ones that are quite stiff with good ties. Because they are quite tall you can also tuck them into the sides of the mattress and still have a good height around the cot. There is so much advice about what to do and what not to do. I say go with what you think you want. If you do use them just watch how your baby is with them. If your baby is a mover in his/her sleep then you might feel its best to remove them for a while until older. Once your baby starts trying to escape from the cot then take them out so they can't be used for climbing. The co-sleeper I used was a very well-known american brand with padding on the sides. If I had been using a cot for the first 3 months I would probably have used the bumpers to protect DS from the airconditioning blowing right on him and placed him in a sleep positioner to keep him away from the sides. But I couldn't imagine putting him in a cot straight away because even tho he was a big baby he would have been dwarfed by the size of the cotbed cot!!!!

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Latest post on 08 September 2012 - 09:27

Air wrap, it's been fantastic and I don't worry at all if dds face is squashed up against it (of course i move her but i dont panic if i see her in that position) The bumper didn't seem a safe option for me from the outset.

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kiwispiers15400

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Latest post on 07 September 2012 - 21:28

where did you read that advice had changed NadiaK?, just last year the American academy of pediatrics updated its statement on safe-sleeping and emphatically said that bumpers were not safe and should not be used. SG there are loads of unsafe products for sale, moses baskets that come with pillows and quilts etc even though its been know for years these should not be used. Why put your baby at risk for the sake of a pretty nursery. Buy the airwrap or nothing at all. From the report: [i'>The AAP recommends the arrangement of room-sharing without bed-sharing, or having the infant sleep in the parents' room but on a separate sleep surface (crib or similar surface) close to the parents' bed. There is evidence that this arrangement decreases the risk of SIDS by as much as 50% The AAP recommends that infants sleep on a firm surface without any soft or loose bedding. Pillows, quilts, and comforters should never be in the infant's sleep environment. Specifically, these items should not be placed loose near the infant, between the mattress and the sheet, or under the infant [b'>Because of the potential for suffocation, entrapment, and strangulation and lack of evidence to support that bumper pads or similar products that attach to crib slats or sides prevent injury in young infants, the AAP does not recommend their use.[/b'> The German Study of Sudden Infant Death, the largest and most recent case-control study of SIDS, found that exclusive breastfeeding at 1 month of age halved the risk of SIDS (adjusted OR: 0.48 [95% CI: 0.28–0.82'>). At all ages, control infants were breastfed at higher rates than SIDS victims, and the protective effect of partial or exclusive breastfeeding remained statistically significant after adjustment for confounders.244[/i'>

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Latest post on 06 September 2012 - 08:24

I also umm'd and aah'd about this as I'd heard that bumpers weren't safe but then when I looked into it the advice had changed (again) and they now say there's nothing wrong with them so I bought the bumpers.

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