Baby Bumpers?
We registered on Tuesday evening at the local big baby emporium. It was one of the most confusing things I have ever done, but it was fun to use the little gun to zap bar codes (I am easily amused). We spent a lot of time in the stroller/carseat/travel system section utterly clueless about what we needed. Thankfully they had people there who seemed to actually know what they were talking about and were not there to push the most expensive item. We also found out about the great bassinet/pack-and-play debate. The pack-and-play won.
One thing that I am still confuesd about are crib bumpers (never thought I would write that sentence). One of the helpful helpers in the store said we needed at least two sets in case of late night projectile poopsplosions and stuff. I went onto the registry this morning to add another one, and I saw in the comments that several people consider crib bumpers to be pastel pythons of infant death. Who’s right?
Opinions on this baby stuff seem almost as contentious as the Mac vs PC religious debates. The stakes are a quite a bit higher, however. It’s scary to know that a product you purchase with good intentions could be dangerous. It’s also frightening not to know what these dangerous products are, and who is full ‘o crap in their opinions about them becasue, good gawd y’all, there sure are a lot of strongly-held opinions out there.