How to Install a Bumper Pad for a Crib

Pull the crib out from the wall so you can walk behind it. Lay the bumper pad in the crib so the shortest section is up against the right-hand short side of the crib. The corner of the shortest section of the bumper should nestle in the back-right corner of the crib.

Walk behind the crib and pull the ties of the short corner section through the slats. Tie them securely to the crib slats.

Arrange the long back section of the bumper pad so that it is taut against the back wall of the crib. There should be no loose sections. Stand in the back-left corner and gently pull the section tight. Find the ties along the back of that section, pull them through the slats and tie them securely. Some bumpers will have ties along the center of the section, and some will only have corner ties.

Walk around to the left-front corner of the crib. Pull this shorter section tight and secure the ties on the outside of the slats.

Pull the second long section tight against the front of the crib, tying the ties to the outside of the slats as you go. Continue pulling the bumper tight and securing it by the ties until the two ends of the bumper meet in the front-right corner.

Cross the ties from the two ends around the slat where they meet, so there is no gap between the two ends of the bumper. Tie the ties securely on the outside of the slats.

Walk around the crib, pulling down on the bumper pad to make sure it touches the crib mattress and is tight along its entire length.