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How I rate: 1 star-don't like at all, 2 stars-it's ok (meh), 3 stars-impressed (I like it), 4 stars-pretty darn good (I love this), 5 stars-wow (indispensable in my life) Since our baby started getting her arms and legs stuck between the crib railings at about 6 months (and painfully wailing for help) when she started rolling over, we decided to get crib guards. But which one? After some reading and research we decided to get these breathable mesh ones with the safari print. It came well packaged and is well made. The safari print was adorable, and it washed well. There are ties located intermittently throughout the mesh guard that allows it to be tied to the railings. The ends have sturdy Velcro straps that makes securing it to the crib railings a breeze. But more importantly did it solve our problem? No. It probably made matters worse. How so? After a few incidents of getting her arms and /or legs wedged between the crib railings (without the mesh guard), our baby figured out how to pull her arms and/or legs out on her own if it was just stuck up to her elbow or knees. It was when she would roll too quickly or get too excited when seeing us that her legs would get through the railing past her thighs or an arm or two would go through up to her shoulders and she would get really wedged in between the railings. With the mesh guard a simple wrist or foot going over the guard and through the railings became a tangled tearful ordeal. She would jerk and pull and try to free herself, but the mesh guard definitely made it difficult if not almost impossible for her to wiggle her little hands and feet free. She was also very flustered and upset she could no longer see us just by glancing up through the railings. So she would cry and pull down on the mesh guard- the whole thing looked like a hazardous mess. So while the product itself was well made and a fairly good concept, the actual “usefulness” was very poor-dangerous almost. Our experience only validates what the American Pediatric Association expresses about the use of crib bumper guards-they are dangerous and not worth it.