Posted by:
Janine Anderson on
September 5, 2007 at
11:30AM EST
I was researching some baby product or other on the babybargains.com message boards over the weekend. I don't remember what the product was anymore, but I ended up clicking on the "Kid Food" topic. The top entry on it was an alert that the authors have withdrawn their recommendations for a whole mess of baby bottles because they contain Bisphenol A. They listed their reasoning here, along with some information for concerned parents.
The baby bottles I had planned on using were on their bad list, so I went into search mode, trying to find something that didn't have that chemical in it. Some companies make bottles with a different plastic, but the bottles are super expensive -- like $10 per bottle. Glass bottles are safe, until you drop them and they shatter. I ultimately found another alternative that's affordable and seems to be well-liked.
There are so many things that can hurt a child. House plants, cleaning supplies, the stove. There is no rule, no one thing I can do to keep a little one safe. I don't want to be the kind of parent that tries to remove all potential threats from the environment. But I also see no reason to knowingly expose a baby to something that could harm them.
It seems like you can find research that says just about everything will harm a child. From pesticides to lead-painted toys to baby bottles, there's a threat everywhere. And, there's usually a study that says the exact opposite, too.
I know these threats won't go away as the baby grows up. Then, I'll have a child who wants to climb trees like I did or smack flaming tennis balls with a hockey stick like my husband.
What are some of the things that you did to keep your kids safe? What things did they do that made you nuts, once you found out what they had been up to?
At my baby shower everyone was making such fun of me because I had registered for all of these "safety" items. They were saying I would be making my kid walk around wearing a helmut. Yes, I have been a bit paranoid throughout my life.
With all the stuff I received, I barely used any of it for any length of time. I received padding stuff to go around the table corners and fire place. I got toliet seat locks..cabinet locks...refridgerator locks...outlet plugs...drawer locks...straps for back of dresser...blind cord thingys...door knob thingys...gates...you name it.
She climbed over the gates by 11 months. She figured out the cabinets locks around the same time. Never used the toliet seat locks or refriderator lock. Fireplace and table corner cushies - she ust pulled them off. I DID and DO continue (at almost 3) to use the following:
THe strap on the back of her dresser so it cannot fall on her
Magnet locks (the only ones she cannot figure out) on her dresser drawers so she wont climb up it like a latter
This certain kind of cabinet lock on the mister yuck canbinet and pantry doors (she will try to sneak food)
Actual door knob locks on bathroom, my bedroom, basement and garage doors
And I think that is it. Oh and we also fenced in the entire back yard.
I am much more relaxed as time goes on. WHen she does hurt herself (it IS inevitible after all) I do get a bit too much freaked - wanted to take her to ER several times (I have twice). But I do not keep her in padding and get as nervous as I used to.
Posted by: haileysmom on September 5, 2007 3:41PM EST
I used a play pen when she was under 2 - until she learned how to climb out. I used outlet plugs - but she never really messed with them. I used a baby gate for a little bit - in front of my tv - to keeep her toys & fingers out of the vcr/dvd players. Other than that - I never used cabinet locks - she really isnt a mischevious child - the only drawer she goes into is my make drawer - cause she wants to look like mommy - and oh man, can she do a bang up job on her face. she would make Tammy Faye proud - hahaha!
We used a baby gate to keep her out of the kitchen and we bought a better bird cage for our bird so that DD wouldn't get bitten or pull the cage over on her other than that all we used was supervision.
I'm very relaxed about typical childhood things like climbing. She climbs on anything and everything and I pretty much let her. I always let her play on the playground equipment that was "too old" for her even with the other mom's and dad's looking at me funny. As a result I would say that she has much better skills (climbing, balancing, swinging, hanging, etc.) than other kids her age. Sometimes I think we protect our kids too much and that it's actually a detriment.
I also was a safety-nut when my daughter was born. At just over 2 years, she can now climb over pretty much any barrier (including the couch). The only things we really used were outlet covers and locks to keep her out of lower cupboards. Sometimes products freak you out with all of the warning labels. (When I thought she swallowed some Desitin, I called poison control and was told that there was nothing in it that could hurt her! Why the "keep this and other drugs out of reach of children label" then? There's plenty of other things for parents to worry about!)
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