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infant sling

There has been a million recalls to baby slings due to infant deaths. Slings can keep the infant in a curled position with the chin to the chest restricting airflow. When this happens the infant is usually unable to breath and will slowly suffocate. According the CPSC there have been 14 reported deaths due to baby slings, 12 of which are under 4 months of age. This is a picture of the most recalled baby swing. It has “Wendy Bellissimo Media, Inc.” on a sewn in label on the inside of the sling strap and has the numbers: 3937500H7 and 3937501H7. If you have this item you can call Infantino at 866-860-1361 and they should offer you an item in exchange.

I personally never had a sling but I thought they seemed pretty cool. I knew some moms that could nurse while the infant was in a sling and their arms would be free to do the dishes, tend to other children, etc. I was always very impressed with this. I could never do anything else while nursing. Also when a baby is in a sling I would think there would be that closeness feeling like when holding the baby. My husband said that he put our son in a sling one time just to see and he said he didn’t like it at all and felt it was very unsafe. So we never got one. We only have one child. I think probably families with several young children would need something like this in order to keep everyone together while going to the store. After finding out about all the infant deaths, however, if I have a bunch more children, I will think of something else and stay away from using a sling.

When your child reaches the toddler and preschool years, bath letters can be a great learning tool. By now your child may be able to speak hundreds of words and put together full sentences. Your child’s mind will develop while you sound out the letters of a word. Have him put the letters on the bath wall as you hand them to him. Have him repeat the sounds, and as he gets older you can ask him to think of words on his own and sound them out. It is critical to familiarize your child with letters to prepare him for reading whether you use phonics or not.

You can purchase these bath letters on my site or at Babies R Us. If your child likes to play in the bath, bath letters are lots of fun. Another fun way to learn letters is to print out two copies of the alphabet, cut out the front and back of a cereal box, paste the pages on the cereal box sides, cut up one into individual letters and have your child match the letters. You can color coordinate the letters too.