Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Oh, what to do?
I am having a little trouble with the girls plastering themselves to the sides of the crib. No matter how I lay them down to sleep, and then readjust them appropriately before I go to bed, they continue to scoot themselves up the mattress like little caterpillars. At 3am Leah (more often than not) has made her way to the top of the crib and gotten her head right against the slats. We bought those breathable bumpers so now they can't put their limbs through, but they still wake up when they touch the sides. We have debated about buying the big fluffy bumpers, but to be honest, all the SIDS stuff still scares me. (Not that I think anything would happen, but if it did how could I forgive myself when I have been warned so incessantly?) Plus they would still get right up next to it and I think that would tick them off just the same. So as it stands right now, I go in their room 2-3 times a night to move them down in the crib and they somehow manage to scoot back up. I try to get to them before they really wake up, and for the most part I am successful. It's still aggravating though. Any advice?
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hey allyson, thanks for the encouraging post on my blog months ago. Just had a minute and wanted to see how the twins were doing. Since John doesn't work with Matt anymore I don't get updates. I can't believe they are 6 months old. They are so very cute.
About the bumper stuff I had ?:
1. Are they rolling over both ways by themselves.
I think for the most part once they roll over both ways the chances of sids are drastically reduced. It seems those little darlings just want something to cuddle with. You might want to consider the soft and comfy bumpers. Brady was all over the bed at night but always up against the bumper pads and usually he had his face buried.
Gracie was the same way when she was little. She had thin bumpers, but they were fabric and I would find her in them almost every morning. I pretty much just did the same thing that you are doing now, which is to check on them once before going to bed and then once during the night.
Just to note, Gracie is now in a big girl bed with a side rail and she still sleeps as close to that silly thing as she can get.
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