[blparent] inflatable tub bumpers

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

If a child is going to hit his head, I don't think it would be on the inside 
of the tub.  Imagining the way a fall would go, the head would be more 
likely to hit a flat or protruding surface, like the flat edge of the tub, 
or the wall, or the faucet.  So I'd question whether the bumpers would be 
necessary, especially since you wouldn't want to leave a toddler in the tub 
for even a few seconds by himself.  If the bumpers make you feel safer to 
have, then by all means, get them.  But I would guess that a bath mat or a 
towel to prevent falls would do just as well.  Sometimes I think the baby 
industry really tries to see how much money they can get new parents to 
spend.

On a similar subject, I got one of those inflatable faucet covers at my baby 
shower from the church, and I found the silly thing downright useless. 
There was no way to secure it to the faucet, so it was always falling off, 
or getting pulled off, and it spent more time in the water than it ever did 
covering the spout.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends
on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic 
with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong.  Because someday 
in life you will have been all of these."--George Washington Carver, 
1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:00 PM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers

> I believe the bumpers go all the way around the three sides, not including
> the faucet side, so it wouldn't be easy for a toddler to remove in the way
> you're talking.  After the toddler years one wouldn't need this type of
> thing in the tub and that's when I could see older kids getting creative
> with the bumpers. GRIN
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Kate McEachern
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:21 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>
> This just sounds like a bad idea. I have images of it being used as a 
> flote.
>
> Kate
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB blind parent listserv" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 7:42 PM
> Subject: [blparent] inflatable tub bumpers
>
>
>> Hello list,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am considering getting those inflatable bumpers for the regular tub 
>> that
>> suction cup to the sides.  They come in Sesame Street and other fun
>> designs.
>> My only worry is that they might not stick like they should but I'd love
>> to
>> put something on the tub walls to make the big tub a safer place for our
>> 17
>> month old.  Have any of you used this product?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Erin
>>
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