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Aibu knee pads for crawling baby?

46 replies

CharlieMumma · 20/06/2013 23:34

Surely the most pfb thing ever or am I wrong?someone on fb asking if anywhere sells baby knees pads as there 10 month old stops when he gets to edge of rug or carpet?!? Only started crawling a week ago, is 10 months! I nearly choked on my tea! People are plain mad surely??

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BegoniaBampot · 20/06/2013 23:53

I like the idea of knee pads - also for older kids. Hate to see these skinned knees all the time. have actually spent time thinking about this and wondered if there could be a market. Also for my baby/ child velcro headband. You stick a headband round their noggin and it velcros to their car seat to stop their head falling forward when they sleep.

Realise I will have to name change after this admission.

Kasterborous · 20/06/2013 23:59

Sometimes it would be nice to have a Velcro suit on my very active 15 month old DD and a Velcro wall to stick her to, so I could have a quick cup of tea in peace!

janey223 · 21/06/2013 00:10

You get them on eBay! I got them for DS because I thought my laminate would be really uncomfortable. Apparently it was because he only crawled for a month but he wouldn't wear the pads.

Cuddlydragon · 21/06/2013 00:12

Jojo maman bebe sell them.

jacks365 · 21/06/2013 00:14

I want the velcro headband for dd4 now can someone invent something to stop her taking headbands off.

I credit her early walking to having either polished floorboards or tiles on every floor downstairs or should that be blame.

BegoniaBampot · 21/06/2013 00:17

My little delight loved crawling. But he loved crawling on his bad knees over gravel and stones - weird child! I'd pick him up, put him on the nice soft grass and he'd make a bee line straight for the rough gravel.

BegoniaBampot · 21/06/2013 00:18

'Bare knees' even!

MadameDefarge · 21/06/2013 00:27

the end is nigh. verily.

jacks365 · 21/06/2013 00:29

Dd4 refused to crawl on grass. She'd sit crying if I dared to put her on it. She refused to touch it with her hands.

elQuintoConyo · 21/06/2013 00:29

We have tiled floors throughout our (Spanish) house. Didn't think of knee pads - never saw them, didn't know they exist, woukdn't have bought them.
However, ahem we did buy a wee crash helmet! Well, when he was learning to crawl, like all LOs, he'd keel over and thwakah and he was 5mo, such a soft noggin Sad
He walked early and the helmet came right off - although it was designed to protect baby's head from tables etc when they learnt to walk!
Would love carpet, how nice and soft and bouncy!

PinkPepper · 21/06/2013 00:36

I get baby legwarmers love them. Teeny bit padded.

BegoniaBampot · 21/06/2013 00:37

Know what you mean. My youngest learned to walk overseas. Tiled flooring throughout - was so worried about his wee noggin!

LadyRabbit · 21/06/2013 07:52

MadameDefarge uh huh.
Little bitty knee pads to go with helmets.
OMG.

flatpackhamster · 21/06/2013 08:49

Perhaps you need an inflatable full body survival suit so ickle baby doesn't get a scratchy watchy on his skinny winny?

arethereanyleftatall · 21/06/2013 09:08

LOL, slightly OTT. I did attach dusters though to my DDs knees which a hair band so that she dusted our wooden floor as she went.

DowntonTrout · 21/06/2013 09:10

Hahahahahaha!

No.

mrsjay · 21/06/2013 09:11

a bubble thats what your baby needs like one of those zorb doodahs Grin and just roll around a baby is so not as fragile as you think honestly that is what knees are for to get scraped now and again

sparkle12mar08 · 21/06/2013 09:14

Oh puhleeeeeeeeze...

BrokenBanana · 21/06/2013 09:16

That's crazy! Although my grandma did keep insisting that I should get a helmet for ds when he started toddling around Hmm

absentmindeddooooodles · 21/06/2013 09:19

My ds crawled really early, but we just stuck to carpet for as little while. Does sound like wrapping them in cotton wool a bit, but depens on the circumstances i guess. Do understand the tile floors overseas etc. Couildve bloody used a helmet and knee pads though. He is literally the clumsiest child ever. Hes 2.3 and still walks into walls and has arguments with door frames on a regular basis. We are currently sporting 2 grazed knees and elbows, a massive bruise on the cheek and a golfball on his head. Disclaimer.....I am not a terrible parent, he's just so damn fast!!!!

Chunderella · 21/06/2013 09:21

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mrsjay · 21/06/2013 09:24

ke heels, on her knees. I guess that's her own version of knee pads? I just sort of assumed any part of the body that you're moving around on would toughen up by itself.

crawling babies are supposed to have tis an inbuilt knee pad Grin

VisualiseAHorse · 21/06/2013 09:32

Babies have soft kneecaps, so maybe it doesn't feel as bad as it would for adults?

Can we invent a cap for babies to wear during dinner time so they don't get food in the hair?

mrsjay · 21/06/2013 09:33

yes knees are squishy on babies I love squishy knees Grin

visualise you need a rain mate like the old ladies wear

Kasterborous · 21/06/2013 09:53

That sounds like a goo idea visualise we keep telling DD if you insist on wiping your hands and smearing food in your hair you will have to have it washed, which you hate. In fact an all over cover with only the head forehead to chin out would be even better for mealtimes!

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