How can you be sure the crib, monitor, or bassinet you own is safe for your child? Parents are now becoming concerned over the sleeping areas for their young children, particularly as recalls for baby monitors and bassinets have grown and drop side cribs are banned.
Last week, 1.7 million corded baby monitors by Summer Infant were recalled for two strangulation deaths. Summer Infant took 40 types of monitors off shelves and is now adding instructions specifying the monitor be placed three or more feet away from a child’s crib.
Less than a week after, several thousand bassinets and car seats by Burlington Bassinet Co. and Dorel, respectively, were recalled for hardware hazards. The bassinets, 500,000 of which were pulled from stores and which are sold primarily in Wal-Mart stores, can injure a child inside if the rails at the bottom are not fully secure. Although the manufacturer is not issuing a refund, kits to correct the issue will be available.
Dorel car seats, which are sold by better-known brands Safety 1st, Quinny, Maxi-Cosi, Disney, and Eddie Bauer, have a faulty button.
Parents of babies and young children, however, are being pummeled by these series of recalls, which essentially date back to 2009. The CPSC, additionally, is reexamining crib bumpers for suffocation hazards. Through absorbing and questioning this news, parents, such as this group described in an article by WBALTV.com, do not know which products to buy, which to use secondhand, and which to stay away from. As the piece explains, most baby furniture recalls are the result of poorly-assembled products or bad hardware and, as a general rule, make sure the product is sturdy and properly put together.
If you are concerned about purchasing baby furniture, new or secondhand, find the model number, which is on the product, and run it through CPSC’s website.
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