bumpers - few questions, head banging!

[munz]

we've had to put the boy's matress on the lowest setting as he can pull himself up and the bar was basically half way down his middle so was obviously dangerous, the thing is on the bottom setting the bumper is either about an inch shy of the matress (which I don't like cos I feel it's dangerous for him) but on the other hand when we took the bumper off he kept banging his head (still asleep) on the headboard, which obv caused some bruises. (I worry ppl will think i'm hitting him - which I'm not nor would ever hurt my child)

so what else can I do re the bumper really - (i'm not entirely sure on how long it should stay ont here for) if I take iot off waht else can I use to protect his head cos I know he can't have a pillow yet. but likewise I don't want to put the bumper down on teh abrs cos it slides down and cruumples at the bottom - which to me is dangetrous as well cos he might suffocate. so waht's the best course of action? (he noramlly sleeps in the middle of his cot but invertiably more about in all directions but seems to settle with his head right at the top - he has a sleeping bag over him to keep him warm.)

and is just over 8 months btw.

[Indi28]

My DS2 does exactly the same thing and prefers to sleep at the top of the cot with his head up against the cot bumper. I tie the ties on the vertical bars and try and tuck the bottom edge into the mattress - but it does come out. If you are still not happy the early learning cenre have got things called cot pals that are cuddly animals that go on the side of the cot - but you could try fixing them to the end - they probably have more padding than the bumper too. I think the key is to try not to worry too much - by 8 months he would be able to get himself into a position to breath - or if he was having difficulties he would be able to let you know about it.

[munz]

griff - i've tried that but they slide down, (it doesn't help boy likes to pull/tug at them as well! lol.

I think i'll try the longer ties thing and see how we go - failing that I'm assuming teh towel rolled up would be safe under the sheet? - I wouldn't be happy about it outside the sheet thou - althou i'm probably being a worry wort.

[griffintribe]

We have a cot bed and our bumpers go along the bottom fine. Instead of tying them to the top rail we have tied them to the vertical bars, its fine as long as they are tied tight

[Macdog]

Someone gave me advice once to try a rolled up towel under sheet at ends of bed as a cushion, but I've never tried it

[MrsBadger]

was about to suggest fluffyanimal's solution - longer ties.

[fluffyanimal]

We are about to face a similar problem as we need to move our cotbed mattress down, but DS still needs his bumpers as he wriggles all over the bed in the night. So I have bought some tape and will be replacing the ties with much longer ones so that I can still tie it over the top bar of the cot and tuck the bumper behind the mattress.

[munz]

not sure they do them for cotbeds do they? we have a bumper for a cot which is not wide enough but we manage with it. (think i'll have to get the old sowing machine out then and make a type of bumper thing.)

[Quootiepie]

can you get a bigger bumper?

[munz]

he's banging his head on the head board, and with teh gap i'm worried it will go over his face cos he likes sleeping right at the top. evne thou he starts off the otehr end.

i'm sure ppl will think i'm hititng him or something cos of the bruises, I didn't realise he did it until DH sat up and heard banging which turned out to be DS and the headboard

he obviosuly needs something there but what can go there to protect his head but still be safe iycwim??

[Quootiepie]

ummm... the gap seems OK... what could he do?

[munz]

[munz]

any ideas?