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In order to meet current Federal and ASTM standards, the infant should ALWAYS sleep in the crib.
Only one-inch (about two fingers width) should be between the edge of the mattress and the edge of the crib. The crib mattress should fig snugly into the crib. The baby could get trapped between the side of the crib and the mattress with a mattress too small for the crib.
Pillow thick bumper pads should not be used. If you must use bumper pads, they should be the thin type.
The JPMA Certification Seal should ensure the safety standards of the crib.
In response to a number of entrapment issues in the United States and Canada, Stork Craft Manufacturing, Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, in cooperation with the U. S Product Safety Commission, has voluntarily recalled 2.1 Million drop-side baby cribs to improve the baby’s safety. A number of the cribs have the Fisher Price label.
Stork is providing a repair kit which will convert the crib from a drop-side to a firm sided crib. They are requesting that you do not attempt to repair the crib yourself without the kit. Please find other sleeping arrangements for your baby until the repair kit arrives. You can call to order the free repair kit to (877) 274-0277 or log in the www.storkcraft.com.
If you had told me even 18 months ago that my wife would be giving birth to twins, I would have reacted with very mixed emotions. First would come shock and happiness at the prospect of welcoming two new members of the family into the world. But then the financial implications of the situation would begin to sink in. Now that the twins are a year old, we’re still struggling to make ends meet.
We’ve settled on several smart economic compromises, buying baby food in bulk and mostly dressing the children in hand-me-downs from their older cousins. I figure that by saving money now, we’ll be able to lavish them with nicer things once they’re old enough to appreciate it. For now, I’m content to push them around the neighborhood in twin strollers, enjoying their company even as I panic about ways to put them through college.
A concern for all parents is when they are ready to purchase baby furniture to make sure that the furniture will not be toxic to their baby or child. In some cases furniture is coated with chemicals to preserve and that makes it more likely that kids come into contact with poison.
Furniture made primarily of solid wood is best for kids. Composites like plywood and particleboard are made using glues that contain formaldehyde. As plywood and particleboard become worn the formaldehyde in the glue is slowly emitted in vapors.
A concern for all parents is when they are ready to purchase baby furniture to make sure that the furniture will not be toxic to their baby or child. In some cases furniture is coated with chemicals to preserve and that makes it more likely that kids come into contact with poison.
Furniture made primarily of solid wood is best for kids. Composites like plywood and particleboard are made using glues that contain formaldehyde. As plywood and particleboard become worn the formaldehyde in the glue is slowly emitted in vapors.