Baby shaker is a baby product that many parents will buy.
This kind of small bed can be used as both a game chair and a sleep for the baby.
The design of the product has a certain inclination. Babies with gastroesophageal reflux can also prevent spitting milk and overflowing milk. It is very popular with many parents and is worthy of the “artifact of freeing hands, coaxing sleep and accompanying babies”.
Source: CPSC
However, just last week, Fisher’s Rock’n Play tilt infant shaker, a well-known infant brand in the United States, was announced by the Consumer Goods Safety Commission (CPSC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Yesterday, April 12, Fisher announced the recall of all models of Rock’n Play tilt baby shakers in the United States, with about 4.7 million pieces.
Source: CPSC
Thirty-two infants died in the United States due to suspected [problem shaking bed]
In 2017, a few days before Christmas.
The Overton couple in the United States put their 5-month-old son Ezra in the Rock’n Play tilt shaker bed. The husband slept on the sofa beside him. Unexpectedly, when he woke up, the child was gone.
Although he was sent to the hospital in the first place, he was still unable to recover. Asphyxia was listed as the direct cause of death for the child.
In an interview, my father believed that this rocking bed was the main culprit causing the death of the child.
In fact, this is not an example. According to CPSC’s announcement, 10 infant deaths have been related to Fisher Rock’n Play tilt table since 2015.
A statistical analysis by Consumer Reports even pointed out that Fisher’s shaking table may have caused 32 infant deaths between 2011 and 2018.
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However, according to the Consumer Report, Fisher said that the baby’s death was not caused by the crib, because some babies suffered from some diseases before the accident, and more importantly, some parents did not use the product correctly.
According to the official product description, Rock’n Play is usually used for newborns who cannot turn over yet, and there are three-point safety buckles to prevent the baby from slipping. In real life, some parents will use it for older babies and will not wear safety buckles.
In order to further make parents aware of this problem, CPSC and Fisher jointly issued a safety warning on April 5: When the baby is 3 months old or can turn over, it should stop using Fisher Rock’n Play tilt shaker.
Source: CPSC
Kyle Yasuda, MD, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics and FAAP, believes that bed products are very dangerous for babies. For babies who have just turned over, the shaker has a certain inclination, and the baby is likely to fall into a situation where they cannot move and eventually suffocate due to tumbling.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also advised retailers to take off the shelves and hoped that all parents would immediately stop using the rocking bed for their children to prevent another tragedy.
There are also problem shakers in China, and similar products are also worrying.
Clove’s mother checked Fisher’s flagship stores in China and found that Rock’n Play shakers were also on sale.
Photo Source: Fisher Flagship Store of an E-commerce Platform
In the product description, this [sweet bed] clearly indicates the applicable age-the baby who cannot turn over and sits on his side.
However, we also found that other similar brands of rocking beds are full of problems.
The same inclined style and the same three-point safety buckle are fixed. Among them, there are many products with monthly sales of more than 10,000 and cumulative evaluation of more than 40,000.
Photo Source: An E-commerce Platform
Randomly click on the commodity details page of several rocking beds, and the applicable age is mostly 0-24 months old, without marking the precautions of [whether it can be used after turning over].
There are also many buyers’ comments on [lying down at all, children will slide down and then fall down].
Photo Source: An E-commerce Platform
These artifacts, which liberate their hands and give their babies a good sleep, may lead to a big mistake if they are negligent.
To ensure children’s sleep safety, these five points must be paid attention to
AAP warned that no matter how old the child is and whether he will turn over or not, it is recommended to sleep in a separate, flat, relatively fixed and hard bed instead of a shaking table or other places.
If you want to use this kind of sleep-coaxing artifact, please note that you must not let your children use it without any care.
In addition to shaking beds, the following 5 points must also be paid attention to regarding the sleep safety of infants under 1 year old:
1. Try to sleep in separate beds with your baby, and don’t relax soft items on the crib.
Sleeping with adults is more risky, while pillows, extra blankets, plush toys, etc. may cover the baby’s nose and mouth.
2. It is safest to sleep on your back.
Try to let the baby sleep on his back, not on his stomach. However, if the baby can turn over skillfully, there is no need to force him to sleep on his back.
3. Don’t wear too much and cover too thick for your child.
Step 4 Try not to use a safe bed enclosure
It may cause the baby’s head to fall into a gap and the baby’s nose and mouth to suffocate.
Step 5 Keep your child away from secondhand smoke
Smoke can harm children’s lung function and increase the risk of sudden death.
It is true that there is no absolute safety, but for the sake of children, parents can try their best to check hidden dangers and improve relative safety, even a little, it is necessary to do so.