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Lots of (surprisingly angry sounding) people in this thread blaming sleep deprived parents for not reading the manual of something that Should Just Work. Compa
by noja 8y ago
Lots of (surprisingly angry sounding) people in this thread blaming sleep deprived parents for not reading the manual of something that Should Just Work.
Comparing the risk to driving a baby around in a car is a fallacy.
The product is badly designed: once the baby can turn over there is a risk of suffocation and the product does not allow for that (but it should).
A better comparison is to compare this product to the same product without the design faults, be that mesh fabric or whatever.
- in_cahoots 8y agoThe problem is actually worse than that: even if you buckle your baby in it’s still unsafe for unmonitored sleeping as the baby’s airway can compress due to the incline. Using the product as the picture and text on the box depicts (sleeping next to Mom as she sleeps in bed, great for ‘all-night’ sleep) risks death. The initial CSPC statement and the company’s response all (deliberately?) ignore that issue and those deaths. The American Academy of Pediatrics is clear: the only safe way to sleep is on a baby’s back, with no padding and on a flat surface. This product was never certified for safe sleep; Fisher-Price calls it a ‘sleeper’ instead of a regulated term like bassinet or crib to get around this fact.
- stevenhubertron 8y agoExactly. The CEOs should be charged with murder and the company sued into extinction. There is clear intent to mislead new parents into thinking this is safe.