Crib bumpers no longer considered safe

Though crib bedding can be adorable, complete with comforter, bumper pads, and sheets, child safety experts are urging new parents to resist the urge to buy them.

Crib bumper pads, which many parents use to keep their infants from bumping their heads on crib rails, were responsible for 27 accidental deaths between the years of 1985 and 2005. Infants can get caught in the bumpers or their ties, and older babies can use them to climb out of the crib. A safer crib is one with no soft objects, but simply a crib sheet and a baby. It may look bare at first, since we're all so attuned to the well-dressed crib, but it's much safer for baby.