don't waste your money on crib bumpers

They are pretty, they are chic, they match with everything else, but really, they're pretty useless and quite dangerous. Think about it, if you put your newborns in a crib, they are usually swaddled in the first 8 weeks of their lives. After 8 weeks, they become little escape artists: no matter how tight you swaddle, they still free themselves. By the time you decide that swaddling is no longer an option, babies are old enough to roll over every which way and at that time, bumpers are quite dangerous. Babies can get caught in between the matress and the bumper.

So, save your money and invest in other cutesy stuff. The little bumps that your baby will experience by rolling around is not enough to cause brain damage.

Yoo hoo, where are you?

If you want to find your crawling baby/babies where you left her, it is absolutely essential to get a play yard. You don't want the heart attack-like feeling that comes with not finding your baby where you expect to find her.