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While you are correct the boxes aren't necessarily "better" than cribs, they are just as effective and there are many poorly designed cribs and lots of parents
by snuxoll 10y ago
While you are correct the boxes aren't necessarily "better" than cribs, they are just as effective and there are many poorly designed cribs and lots of parents that don't know how to properly furnish one (there's still plenty of parents that use solid crib bumpers that can be suffocation hazards, overly soft crib mattresses, or load it with blankets). Sleeping in a plain box eliminates so many potential issues that new parents can cause themselves with cribs that it's a great idea, and if I wasn't gifted a crib when my daughter was born I probably would have done the same thing.
- titanomachy 10y agoHow do solid crib bumpers cause suffocation? By trapping air in the crib or something? If we assume that's possible, wouldn't a cardboard box have the same problem?
- snuxoll 10y agoThe bumpers are usually made of soft material, the idea behind them is to "protect" infants from injury by hitting their heads against the side of the crib, also because prior to regulation changes in the 70's crib bars were often spaced far enough apart that limbs could get caught between them. Soft material is the problem, as an infant may roll into the bumper and the material will shape itself around the face and mouth causing asphyxiation. Cardboard boxes are not malleable, obviously, and even if an infant rolls on their side right next to the wall of the box it is impossible for them to do so in a manner that would hinder their ability to breath (the nose will get in the way, or they will retain the ability to breathe through the sides of the mouth even if they manage to completely put their mouth against it).
- titanomachy 10y agoThat makes more sense, I was picturing wooden boards or something.