Min - Matthew started commando crawling at 6.5 months, he was properly crawling at 8.5 months and within 2 weeks started pulling himself up to his knees and feet. I`m aware some babies will bypass a certain stage and go onto the next.

The bumpers - I`ve been wondering what to do myself as Matthew is forever hitting the sides or ends of the cot, not sure what to do as both top and bottom ends of the cot are also solid so I wouldn`t be able to tie the bumper and he`d easily get his head under it, it`s a catch 22 situation.