to think that 'banning' cot bumpers is a bit OTT

[gotnotimeforthat]

I recently saw a facebook page with a petition to ban cot bumpers because sadly a 9 month old died after suffacating by the cot bumper wrapped around his neck. I can't even begin to imagine what the parents must be going through but still i can't help but think that the petition is OTT.

This is because:

1. with double knots i struggle to get the bumper of the cot myself, it took me 15 minutes to take it off this morning so i could wash it. I check every night that it is secure.
   
   
2. I personally use a bumper because i don't want my DS to put his arms through the bars, if he grabs hold of something he wll pull at it until he reahes at it so he can stick it in his mouth, he then slings his head forward over and over ( he's breastfed so he does this to me a lot too, he's saying he's hungry) I would prefer my baby not to be headbutting the wooden bars of the cot. with a bumper he has nothing to grab onto.
   
   
3. I think blankets have a higher death rate but as far as i am aware there is no petition to ban those.
   
   So AIBU?

[TheRealAmandaClarke]

Yes yabu
And insensitive.

[TheRealAmandaClarke]

Tbh. Who the hell picks this as an AIBU?

[iwantgin]

There were warnings about this 17 years ago when I had DS.

So it isn't new news.

I didn't use them - and Ds slept fine - didn't get his arms stuck through the bars, didn't get cold.

[petswinprizes]

YABU. It's your choice to put dangerous things in your cot with your baby. Maybe after reading this one person takes the bumper out of their cot and prevents a death. YABU to try and prevent people warning others about a very real danger.