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Recall on Crib and Stroller

Christine — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:47:09 +0000

Two widely used children products have been recalled. If you have them, stop using them and get repair kits.

First are 635,000 cribs made by Dorel Asia SLR. The drop-side hardware on the cribs can fail, causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the side detaches, it creates a space in which an infant or toddler can become entrapped and suffocate or strangle. CPSC and Dorel Asia received a report of the death of a 6-month-old from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who became entrapped and strangled in a crib after the drop-side hardware broke. The recalled cribs also pose a serious entrapment and strangulation hazard when a slat is damaged.
This recall involves the 3-in-1 Carlisle drop-side crib with model number 10H020 in dark cherry, and the Tara drop-side crib with model number DAKM5132C in white. The crib name, model number, and “Dorel Distribution Canada” can be found on the assembly instruction sheet that is attached to the crib’s mattress support board, as well as at the bottom of the crib’s headboard.
The name “Dorel” or “Safety 1st” is printed on the crib’s railing.
Second, Graco Children’s Products is recalling 1.5 million Passage, Alano and Spree strollers. Some styles of the products have hinges on the canopy that could cut and/or amputate a child’s fingertip when the canopy is opened or closed.
This recall involves Graco-brand Passage^TM, Alano^TM, and Spree^TM strollers, distributed by Elfe Juvenile Products. The following model numbers are included in this recall:

Model Numbers
6F02FOR	6303MYC	6330CAP
6330THR	6838MYC	7F00LPE
7F00RSH	7F01FOR	7F08BET
7G00DLS	7G04KRA	7G09GPK
7240DNB	7241PPH	7255CSA
7256SPM	7260BAN	7260CLT

All recalled strollers have dates of manufacture between October 2004 and February 2008. The model number and date of manufacture are located on the lower inside portion of the rear frame, just above the rear wheels.

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Sleeping Alone for the First Time!!

Christine — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:43:16 +0000

I finally decided that it was time for me to have Antonio sleep in his own room. I felt ready, not 100% ready but I would never know unless I tried! Antonio was still waking-up in the middle of the night until my wonderful neighbor said to ‘just let him cry-it-out’. So that night I put him to sleep in his own room and when he woke-up a few hours later I didn’t go to him and he only cried a little then went back to sleep… now he is sleeping through the night (I thought this day would never come!). For all you moms out there that are still getting woken up when you know they’re not starving.. try doing this. My neighbor said that it took about 3 nights of letting her daughter ‘cry-it-out’ and it took Antonio only one night. He sometimes wakes-up (not crying) but does fall back to sleep without me going to him. If you have a newborn then of course you still have to feed them when they wake-up but Antonio is now 10 months so I figured he is old enough now to start sleeping through the night…. thanks to my wonderful neighbor!!

First Santa Visit!

Christine — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:57:05 +0000

Antonio had his first picture with Santa at the mall. It went so well, there was no tears and he smiled for the camera! Maybe the tears come when they get a bit older and really know that moms not holding ‘em!! I’m so impressed with the mall Santa’s, with their real white beards… I don’t think they were like that when I was a kid but of course I don’t really remember if they had a real beard or not, I was only interested in telling them what I wanted for Christmas.. as for all kids I’m sure!!! I loved Christmas as a kid, our parents always made it fun with a big tree and lots of decorations. One really fun time I remember was when they set-up a little treasure hunt and we had to go around the house finding little notes telling us where to go next… one note took us outside to the dog-house lol, after a few notes we ended-up back in the living-room where we found piñatas that we had to get open to get our gifts… that was a pretty fun Christmas, I plan to do that for Antonio when he’s older… and is now a good idea for all you reading this to do for your kids!!!!! Merry Christmas everyone!

Baby-Proofing your Home!

Christine — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:56:58 +0000

I have to start thinking about baby-proofing my house… where should I start first? The cupboard where we keep the liquor on the lower level or all the cleaning supplies under the sink. Besides locking up all the cupboards in the kitchen and bathrooms, where else should I be looking? Does anyone have any tips for this first time mom that may not think of everything? I have a couple DVD stands, should I put those away or are the DVD cases too hard for babies to get into? What about photo albums? I think I should hide those for sure… I can just see all his sticky fingers all over the pictures!! How about my shoes? Should I put those in the closet? Would he put teeth marks on my high-heels? Maybe I’ll keep all of ‘em in the closet just to make sure!!! Any tips and ideas that will help me baby-proof my house I’ll take!

Girl Cheese or Boy Cheese!

Christine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:43:01 +0000

I just have to tell you this cute story.. I was babysitting my cousins 2 little boys, at the time their ages were 3 and 5. We went out to eat and on the menu for kids there was grilled cheese sandwiches, I asked the youngest if he would like a grilled cheese… he said that he wanted boy cheese. It took me a second to realize that he thought I said girl cheese, so I tried to tell him that it was a GRILLED cheese not a GIRL cheese.. but he still didn’t believe me! I ordered it for him anyway (without him hearing ‘girl’ cheese) and when we sat down I said, “here’s your boy cheese,” still not convinced he never did eat it…. I don’t blame him, if I was 3 years old I wouldn’t want to eat the opposite sexes cheese either!!!!

To H1N1 or Not To H1N1, that is the question!!

Christine — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:39:15 +0000

I’m getting pulled in both directions.. to get the shot or not. I don’t know what to do. I’ve never had the regular flu shot and never got the flu… so what does that mean?!! Is this H1N1 flu different? and we should get the shot. My son is almost 9 months old, should he get the vaccine?? These are just a few questions I have! Please…help, anything will do.. tell me what you think about this. People are talking about the long-term effects from this vaccine… what the heck does that mean??!!!!

Worst Day of My Life!

Christine — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:41:49 +0000

The day we had our son circumcised was not a fun day. I was so nervous, I didn’t want to go thru with it, I felt so bad for him.. but I kept telling myself that he won’t remember this tramatic experience…… only we will!! My advice to you is this; if you’re gonna do this procedure.. DO NOT WATCH! I didn’t watch myself but my boyfriend did and let me just say, when the nurse came in she wasn’t concerned with my son who just had half his penis cut off but with my boyfriend who lost all the color in his face… needless to say he had to sit down and put his head between his knees!!!!!

Cracked & Bleeding!

Christine — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:35:38 +0000

OUCH.. cracked and bleeding, thats what happened to my nipples! When my son was 5 days old he thru-up all the breastmilk I had just fed him and there was blood in it, so of course we freaked and rushed to the emergency. They told us the blood had come from me… WHAAT?! It was so painful in the beginning I wanted to give up and just feed him formula but I just pushed thru the pain unti about 6-8 weeks when it stopped hurting. I want to stop breastfeeding now that he’s almost 8 months.. I think this is a good time to stop since all the books and doctors say you should breastfeed till a least 6 months, so we’re well past that.. but the other day I read that you can continue breastfeeding to 24 months or longer…. these people are outta their minds!!!!!

Space Saver!

Christine — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:34:59 +0000

If you live in a small house as I do and you have very limited space.. the space saver high chair is PERFECT!! My friends bought my little guy one and we love it. All you have to do is strap it to any kitchen table chair.. its just as good or better than the big, bulky high chairs that take up so much valuable space!!