"Baby slings - those cuddly carriers that allow parents to keep their infants strapped close to their chest - may not be as safe as they look.
In fact, they’ll soon be the subject of a government safety warning because infants carried in this way can potentially be suffocated, and several have, according to the Associated Press.
Now the Consumer Product Safety Commission is preparing to issue a warning about the slings that may go public before the end of the week.
'We know of too many deaths in these slings, and we now know the hazard scenarios for very small babies,' Inez Tenenbaum, head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, said, according to the AP. 'So, the time has come to alert parents and caregivers.'
Although no particular sling was singled out, complaints have surfaced in the past couple of years about some baby carriers. Consumer Reports expressed concerns about soft fabric slings back in 2008, describing two dozen serious injuries that occurred when babies tumbled out of them."
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Rosemary Black, making me wonder how "progressive" a person is once they kill their kid by being too lame to carry it - O.K., pretty fucking "progressive" - and hey, they looked "progressive" doing so, too, which is win-win no matter what those big ol' sillies write in
The New York Daily News.
"Even the pooch may be getting better treatment than Pops. In a separate Consumer Reports survey, 22% of women who expected to reduce their holiday spending said they would be cutting back on gifts for their spouse. Only 14% said they would cut back on gifts for their pets. Ruff."
"Check whether over-the-counter products are labeled homeopathic. If they are, we think you should put them back on the shelf. There's not enough evidence to justify their use, and they may cause problems if they allow a treatable ailment to worsen."
