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Graco Slim Spaces Baby Swing Suddenly Rocking Too Fast
“We got this as a gift from our baby shower. We were super happy with it . . . for three days. Then, it started acting like it was possessed,” a reviewer named ConcernedinColorado wrote on the Graco website’s product page for the Slim Spaces Baby Swing. “Swing lasted one month before the light started to flash and throw my…
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Why Baby Loungers and Support Pillows Are About to Get Safer
When the rule takes effect, in spring 2025, companies that make these cushions and pillows will have to adhere to stricter design requirements and conduct more testing to ensure their products pose less risk of suffocation, entrapment, and falls. As a result of the rule, the CPSC says, “most” infant support cushions currently on the market, sold by more than…
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Baby Bottles With No Detected BPA, Lead, or Phthalates
BPAThis chemical is used to harden plastics used to make, for example, water bottles, storage containers, and eyewear. It’s also used in resins that line some metal food cans, as well as in many other products, including receipt paper. Exposure to BPA has been linked to metabolic disorders, obesity, certain cancers, fertility problems, low birth weight in babies, disrupted immune…
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Fisher-Price Snuga Baby Swings Recalled for Suffocation Risk
“Once again, Fisher-Price is putting its bottom line first and safety last,” says William Wallace, CR’s associate director of safety policy. “There should be a full refund, and Fisher-Price should be urging people to throw away these swings. Retailers, online platforms, and secondhand marketplaces should all prohibit Snuga Infant Swings from being sold and take a range of steps to…
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Why Baby Walkers Are Unsafe
From 2004 through 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff estimate there was an average of 3,000 injuries per year related to infant walkers among children under the age of 15 months that were treated in hospital emergency departments. The most common injuries included babies falling out of their walkers or down the stairs, injured heads and faces, contusions…
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Baby Safety Tips ER Doctors Want You to Know
There’s nothing that an exhausted new parent loves more than a hot cup of coffee after a terrible night. But be extra careful with that mug of liquid treasure: ER docs say that spilled coffee and other hot liquids have been known to lead to baby burns. “A common source of significant injuries for us is the stove. Not the…
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Best Baby Gates – Consumer Reports
The best baby gates should also be easy to install and easy for adults to open. We also looked for baby gates that aren’t likely to be kept open accidentally. They also stay put even as a child pushes or pulls on them. “Those will stand up best to inquisitive children,” says Bernie Deitrick, who led CR’s safety gate tests.…
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How to Store Breast Milk and Formula for Your Baby
What’s the Best Way to Keep Formula Fresh? You don’t need to refrigerate your containers of powdered formula, though you should store it in a cool, dry place. “When formula is stored in warm and humid conditions, it creates an ideal breeding ground for bacteria. Once contaminated, the bacteria can multiply rapidly,” says Veronica Campbell, RD, LDN, manager of formula…
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Baby Loungers Sold by Amazon and Walmart Linked to Infant Deaths
The announcement on Thursday is not quite a full recall; two third-party sellers that sold some of these loungers on Amazon, also from China, have agreed to recalls and are providing refunds, but the original manufacturer that the CPSC believes made all of them has not agreed to one. The “loungers were sold in multiple styles and printed fabric options…
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