To buy or not to buy..........cot bumpers.

[babylove123]

Hi,

Ok, first time mum here who has had a lot of people doing the "this is what we did....." thing to her. Cot bumpers......have heard good and bad things.....help!

Do they have a particular use? What are they for (i am asuming some form of protection from the bars) but are they more of a "pretty thing"?

Have had many people say that they are bad because they restrict the air flow in the cot.....

Please help me! Am finishing my nursery off for my baby due in Nov and i've hit a stop sign on this part!

Thanks!

they do work with a dropside cot - the rails slide through the tied loop, iyswim, though we don't ever bother dropping the side.

I don't really get the overheating bit, if you've got a newborn I heard that you're supposed to put them at the bottom of the cot rather than the top, so the bumper wouldn't be there anyway???

I had to buy a dropside cot.....i'm too small! At the highest mattress point, i still couldnt get to her without dropping the side! It sucks being 5'2! DP on the other hand who is 6'6 doesnt get my problem!!!

It will be comfortable for you to hold your toddler's hand though, babylove123, and your partner will be breaking his back.