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I respect that they recalled it amid the pressure, but I feel for all the families, including mine, who would be SOL without the rock n play. It was the only th

by beager 7y ago

I respect that they recalled it amid the pressure, but I feel for all the families, including mine, who would be SOL without the rock n play. It was the only thing that worked until 4 months. I also really feel for the families who lost their babies this way. What an unfathomable horror.

rhino369 7y ago
My newborn was laying in one when I read the story. It was a very useful product, but I can't imagine losing my baby. I'll have to research a safe alternative.
- xienze 7y ago
  At the risk of being “that contrarian guy”, I’m going to say it: this danger here is overblown. And yes, I used a Rock ‘n Play for my firstborn and I plan to use it for the one on the way. The reason these children died is because the parents were putting them in Rock ‘n Play after the point at which the children could roll over by themselves, which F-P explicitly said NOT TO DO. It’s a great product if you use it the way you’re supposed to...
  - sergiotapia 7y ago
    And keep in mind the baby isn't going to tell you "I can roll over now". No, one day he'll just do it, and surprise the hell out of you. Be _extra_ vigilant of your kids, it's not worth the risk.
  - eridius 7y ago
    The initial warning last week said this was due to infants over 3 months who were capable of rolling and not using the harness. They also said only 10 deaths. Consumer Reports did an investigation and discovered 32 deaths, including some where the infant was less than 3 months old and died without rolling over. > There is, for example, the mother in Hidalgo County, Texas, who placed her 2-month old daughter on her back for a night’s sleep on Oct. 19, 2013, according to a lawsuit filed by the family against Fisher-Price. At 4 a.m., when the mother checked, all was well, but by 7 a.m., the baby had stopped breathing. Her head was tilted to the side with her chin on her shoulder, compressing her airway. She was pronounced dead at the scene from positional asphyxia, or an inability to breathe caused by her position. > The most recent deaths CR found occurred in spring 2018—one involving a 1-month-old girl in Knoxville, Tenn., and the other a 9-day-old boy in Copperas Cove, Texas. There's another where a 7-week-old nearly died with their grandmother in the room, but thankfully she noticed the kid turning blue and lifeless and got him breathing again in time. At this point I had to stop reading the article, it was upsetting me too much, but you can keep reading if you want to: https://www.consumerreports.org/recalls/fisher-price-rock-n-play-sleeper-should-be-recalled-consumer-reports-says/ https://www.consumerreports.org/recalls/fisher-price-rock-n-...
  - huffmsa 7y ago
    It's not all rolling over, the NYT article, unsurprisingly (cheap shot, but their quality has fallen) doesn't mention that there's a significant risk or positional asphyxiation.[1] The same incline which is helping with the likely reflux, is also putting the neck in such a position that the windpipe can be collapsed. [1] my wife, who's let me bend the AAP guidelines on everything but safe sleep.

by beager 7y ago

rhino369 7y ago

My newborn was laying in one when I read the story. It was a very useful product, but I can't imagine losing my baby. I'll have to research a safe alternative.

xienze 7y ago
At the risk of being “that contrarian guy”, I’m going to say it: this danger here is overblown. And yes, I used a Rock ‘n Play for my firstborn and I plan to use it for the one on the way. The reason these children died is because the parents were putting them in Rock ‘n Play after the point at which the children could roll over by themselves, which F-P explicitly said NOT TO DO. It’s a great product if you use it the way you’re supposed to...
- sergiotapia 7y ago
  And keep in mind the baby isn't going to tell you "I can roll over now". No, one day he'll just do it, and surprise the hell out of you. Be _extra_ vigilant of your kids, it's not worth the risk.
- eridius 7y ago
  The initial warning last week said this was due to infants over 3 months who were capable of rolling and not using the harness. They also said only 10 deaths. Consumer Reports did an investigation and discovered 32 deaths, including some where the infant was less than 3 months old and died without rolling over. > There is, for example, the mother in Hidalgo County, Texas, who placed her 2-month old daughter on her back for a night’s sleep on Oct. 19, 2013, according to a lawsuit filed by the family against Fisher-Price. At 4 a.m., when the mother checked, all was well, but by 7 a.m., the baby had stopped breathing. Her head was tilted to the side with her chin on her shoulder, compressing her airway. She was pronounced dead at the scene from positional asphyxia, or an inability to breathe caused by her position. > The most recent deaths CR found occurred in spring 2018—one involving a 1-month-old girl in Knoxville, Tenn., and the other a 9-day-old boy in Copperas Cove, Texas. There's another where a 7-week-old nearly died with their grandmother in the room, but thankfully she noticed the kid turning blue and lifeless and got him breathing again in time. At this point I had to stop reading the article, it was upsetting me too much, but you can keep reading if you want to: https://www.consumerreports.org/recalls/fisher-price-rock-n-play-sleeper-should-be-recalled-consumer-reports-says/ https://www.consumerreports.org/recalls/fisher-price-rock-n-...
- huffmsa 7y ago
  It's not all rolling over, the NYT article, unsurprisingly (cheap shot, but their quality has fallen) doesn't mention that there's a significant risk or positional asphyxiation.[1] The same incline which is helping with the likely reflux, is also putting the neck in such a position that the windpipe can be collapsed. [1] my wife, who's let me bend the AAP guidelines on everything but safe sleep.