Would you use a bumper bonnet?

My husband used to joke that he would get one of these for our daughter. There was a three month period when she was crashing headfirst into everything, as all babies do. We got through it, and as tempting as the idea was (what parent doesn't want to protect that little noggin?)it was over quickly- They just need a few months to get coordinated and balanced. Nolan sounds absolutely fearless!

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I understand

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Not just no, Hell NO! Poor kid looks like something out of a Mario Brothers video game. Get a grip people. Normal kids fall down, bump their heads, cry a little and suffer no lasting effects. You can't keep them in a bubble for ever.

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...what Jason said...

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We went through this stage with our first. (Turns out an ear infection might have made a little worse, due to affecting her balance).
I called the pediatrician (neurotic new mom that I was) and said "how will I know if she has a concussion?!"
She said something very reasssuring: a fall from their own height, unless they hit a sharp edge, will virtually never result in a concussion.
Sharp edges and falls from furniture can be a different story, but if they're standing there, and they topple over and whack their head (oh, how that sound still stabs my soul) they are probably okay.

A friend of mine likes to say "babies are made of fiberglass"

I say no helmet. Plus, good luck getting the kid to leave it on!

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My son has mild hemophilia and even I said no. The hemophilia clinic ordered us one, but he only wears a helmet (and it is a regular one) when on a bike or something similar. For a child without a bleeding disorder or neurological concern it seems a bit excessive to me.

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Kids fall down. They run into things. I can understand worrying about falling from something - that's why we keep an eye on them or try to.

The normal bumps and bruises of childhood? A serious injury would be extremely rare and a bump once in a while is a great physics lesson (irrestible force and immovable object). They learn quickly.

We can't keep them in a cocoon and I don't know why we'd want to.

Last word. That thing looks like it affects peripheral vision. So they're safe from running into the kitchen table but not from the toy right beside it they trip over?

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weren't these invented for kids who are headbangers. The kids who bang thier heads on the wall or crib for hours and the parent can't get them to stop because the child has health issues?

I would never use one. Kids fall, they get hurt, that is how they learn to be careful.

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Well, I worked with a kid who wore one, but he was hemophiliac. A bruise could have killed him. So if you see a kid in one, please don't judge.

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Definitely over the top for most, though I didn't consider those with medical issues such as hemophilia. Good point.

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We saw that in this issue of OneStepAHead and bust out LAUGHING! That is the MOST STUPID thing I have EVER seen! Babies are suppose to bump their heads and stuff, it is a part of LIFE! That kid looks like Special Ed of Crank Yankers. The ONLY people I have EVER seen wear a helmet that was NOT on a bike or motorcycle was the mentally challanged or a hemophiliac!

HELL NO!!!

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Mentally challenged and hemophiliac are NOT the same thing. Just to be sure that if my son were wearing his (which he doesn't, ever, but would if I felt it were necessary), no one out there would question his intelligence. Not a very sensitive comment, really. How would you like to have to outfit your son in such a lovely contraption in order to prevent a head injury which could possibly lead to becoming "mentally challenged?" Sensitivity, please.

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I never SAID they were the SAME thing!

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This is not a modern invention, it is a "pudding cap" they used them in the pioneer era probably because houses and farms were much less safe. They also do not have to be as bulky and silly.

Do what you think is right. Some people put mitts on their babies when they sleep so they can't scratch themselves. I don't for many reasons (mostly because no thumb equals screaming at the top of his lungs) but you do what you want. Of course he has a HUGE scratch on his nose right now that I am not to happy about, but what are you going to do?

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I never said you did, however, think about how some of these comments make a mother of a child who might wear one feel. I know plenty. And no one likes for their child to look like a weirdo.

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