The simple answer….because we keep buying them. Believe it or not, there is very little legislation that addresses the type of products that can be sold and advertised as “baby products”. Welcome to the overwhelming world of baby gear – there a lot of products that you will not need. Some of them helpful, others that are innocuous, some that can be harmful.
Bumper pads no longer have a function in today’s contemporary world of “safety approved” cribs. Bumper pads were used to prevent baby from escaping through the crib bars, or entrapping a body part between the rails. All newly manufactured cribs have to have corner posts, slats, spindles, or rails that are not more than 2 3/8 inches apart. (Download Federal crib regulations 2001
) This concept of preventing “escape” or “entrapment” is no longer an issue.
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