“The one my daughter got had beautiful butterflies all over it, and you know, you want to install it,” Duckworth told Ms. Initially, crib bumpers were created and sold for safety purposes, but research has shown it actually is harmful and can cause suffocation. Those sets included crib bumpers, a product that line, and often pad, the perimeter of the crib. She recalls being gifted bedding sets for both of her daughters’ cribs. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a mother of two, vividly remembers this experience. One of the biggest items on that checklist is the crib where the baby will sleep. The bill will need to be voted on by the House of Representatives - which approved a related bill last year - before it can head to President Biden’s desk.įor parents getting ready to bring a new little one home, there can be a long checklist of considerations and products to get. PT: On Wednesday, the Senate approved a bipartisan measure banning the sale of crib bumpers. Crib bumpers were marketed as a way to mitigate those concerns. But research shows an increase in the number of infant deaths related to crib bumpers. Parents were concerned their child’s head or limbs would get caught in the slats, or that the infant could fall out. For years, cribs were manufactured with a wide distance in between each slat.
