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A conflict of interest? Who is behind this new national campaign to warn parents not to sleep with their babies? In addition to the USCPSC, the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) is co-sponsoring this campaign. The JPMA? An association of crib manufacturers. This is a huge conflict of interest. Actually, this campaign is exactly in the interest of the JPMA.
Thanks for this. We've been discussing this. I think that Arm's Reach thing looks pretty cool. We are going to check that out.
My Indian pal's daughter slept in what was basically a long cloth, hung from the ceiling by its corners. The baby was about 2' off of the floor. It swaddled her tight, and looked pretty comfy. I just don't trust myself to do it right.
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thenewgreen · 4454 days ago · link ·
This is the exact one we used. It's essentially what you described your Indian friend did, just idiot proof. I think its the best "baby product" we have had since she was born. It was awesome.
http://72.21.211.176/Arms-Reach-Co-Sleeper-Organic-Cocoon/dp...
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thenewgreen · 4454 days ago · link ·
we have generally done what we thought was right for the kid -This is a lesson that I learned pretty quickly. You get conflicting advice all the time from different sources. I just use my best judgment. As for the co-sleeping, I think the "less action" coupled with having to one day transition to their own bed are the primary reasons we don't do it. Plus our daughter is a squirmy sleeper and tends to wake us up.
The whole SIDS thing is a scare tactic promoted by crib manufacturers though and propagated by know it all parents. We are lucky though, she has slept all night through since she was 3 months old. She's 1 now and goes to bed around 8 and sleeps till 7, we are pretty fortunate.
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Full disclosure: I'm not a parent, so I always feel like my 2 cents don't count on child matters. But, that said, I can spot an ad campaign designed as a safety campaign from a mile away, no matter what the subject. This reminds me of the child safety seat thing. There isn't any evidence that the new booster seats that kids are required to sit in provide any more safety than a seat belt after age 2, but this is the law now. You're now a terrible parent if you let your kid ride in a car without a booster, or ride a bike without a helmet. One thing that transcends parenting or science, and always will, is that if a manufacturer has a good relationship with the legislature, you're gonna be spending a lot more money on their product.
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As I understood it, and certainly there have been more studies of which I'm unaware since, the original data said that they helped a lot over seatbelts, but that those data were from surveys of people in car accidents. However, the IIHS couldn't replicate those findings in crash tests. The implication being that parents were lying about whether their kids were wearing seatbelts.