There is nothing more fun or uplifting than working in a store surrounded by baby products. Mothers-to-be and new moms come to Cypriana to see, touch and smell our organic, chemical-free baby products including sleepers, onesies, rompers, booties, bedding, diaper bags and more.
Unlike the flowers in our yard that start their buds in spring and die off in the winter, the babies keep coming. Year round, all four seasons, 24/7, they keep coming. Because of these precious bumps in the bellies and my own two baby boys (married men now, but still my babies), I am more inclined to post blogs having to do with babies.
As a side step…If you have questions about products that are organic, natural, green or earth-friendly and you can’t find the product or any information on the product, please contact me. I am continually researching products, and I’ll do my best to get results for you.
Continuing with babies – I am always concerned with safety issues, whether we’re young or old or caregivers for the young or old, we need to be reminded of things that are not safe. Here are some safety tips for the nursery.
SAFETY IN THE NURSERY
• Install a smoke alarm in the room.
• Play it safe with electrical cords. Don’t run them under the carpet, and don’t let them dangle from a tabletop or dresser - keep away from tiny hands.
• Install outlet caps and covers on all electrical outlets.
• If you have an area carpet or rugs, make sure you and your little one can’t trip on the edges.
• Keep the crib far enough away from any window so that the baby can’t grab any cords, curtains or blinds or try to climb out the window.
• Use only blinds and shades without looped cords. Accidental hangings do happen.
• Install childproof locks on drawers and cabinets
• Make sure furniture is assembled properly. Always check for loose nuts and bolts.
• Your baby’s ability to pull herself or himself up on the crib rails will likely coincide with teething schedules. To protect your child from swallowing paint or varnish chips, install snap-on crib rail protectors.
• Keep the side rails up at all times when the baby is in the crib.
• Hang a mobile in the crib but out of the reach of the baby. Once the baby can stand, remove the mobile from the crib and hang it from the ceiling in a corner of the room - much higher than your baby can reach.
• Remove small objects and toys with small parts that the baby might swallow.
• Use a monitor to listen to the baby when you’re away from the room.
• Follow the recommendations of the Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding cribs and recalls on baby and children’s products.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The Importance of Crib Safety
At Cypriana, we care about your child’s safety and well-being. Not only do we provide healthy alternatives to traditionally-manufactured baby products, but we feel that it is equally important to convey safety awareness to our customers.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently published a new Crib Safety article:
Building Baby Safety from the Ground Up
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A warm bath, lullaby and bedtime stories are staples in your child's nighttime routine. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges parents and caregivers to add a safe sleep environment to the daily routine of placing baby to sleep.
CPSC staff is aware of 97 crib related deaths from 2002 through 2004.
A CPSC staff analysis (pdf) of reports of deaths related to cribs found that about half of the deaths were in cribs containing pillows, quilts and other bedding. About half of these were due to suffocation when infants ended up face down on pillows or face down in a crib with pillows, quilts and other bedding.
Thirty-percent of crib deaths were attributed to entrapment between components of old cribs that were in bad condition, with broken or missing parts or loose hardware, and entrapment in spaces generated between the sides of a crib and an ill fitted mattress. The remainder of the deaths were associated with accessories situated in/around the crib (such as window cords or curtain tie backs), falls out of cribs, alterations made to cribs, or entrapment when the child became wedged between the crib and other furniture or a wall.
As CPSC works to remove defective products from the marketplace, parents and caregivers are being asked to take action as well.
The CPSC is urging parents:
• To reduce the risk of SIDS and suffocation, place baby to sleep on his or her back in a crib that meets current safety standards
• To prevent suffocation never use a pillow as a mattress for baby to sleep on or to prop baby's head or neck
• Infants can strangle to death if their bodies pass through gaps generated between loose components, broken slats and other parts of the crib and their head and neck become entrapped in the space.
o Do not use old, broken or modified cribs
o Regularly tighten hardware to keep sides firm
• Infants can suffocate in spaces generated between the sides of the crib and an ill fitted mattress; never allow a gap larger than two fingers at any point between the sides of the crib and the mattress
• Never place a crib near a window with blind or curtain cords; infants can strangle on curtain or blind cords.
• Properly set up play yards according to manufacturers' directions. Only use the mattress provided with the play yard. Do not add extra mattresses, pillows or cushions to the play yard, which can cause a suffocation hazard for infants.
• Routinely check nursery products against CPSC recall lists and remove recalled products from your home
• Sign-up for automatic e-mail recall notifications at www.cpsc.gov
The CPSC has been working since 1973 to improve crib safety with the publication of mandatory standards for full-size cribs and non-full size cribs. CPSC staff has also been involved in the development of voluntary standards for cribs addressing issues such as corner posts and structural and mechanical failures. The work of the CPSC has contributed to an 86% decrease in crib-related deaths.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently published a new Crib Safety article:
Building Baby Safety from the Ground Up
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A warm bath, lullaby and bedtime stories are staples in your child's nighttime routine. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges parents and caregivers to add a safe sleep environment to the daily routine of placing baby to sleep.
CPSC staff is aware of 97 crib related deaths from 2002 through 2004.
A CPSC staff analysis (pdf) of reports of deaths related to cribs found that about half of the deaths were in cribs containing pillows, quilts and other bedding. About half of these were due to suffocation when infants ended up face down on pillows or face down in a crib with pillows, quilts and other bedding.
Thirty-percent of crib deaths were attributed to entrapment between components of old cribs that were in bad condition, with broken or missing parts or loose hardware, and entrapment in spaces generated between the sides of a crib and an ill fitted mattress. The remainder of the deaths were associated with accessories situated in/around the crib (such as window cords or curtain tie backs), falls out of cribs, alterations made to cribs, or entrapment when the child became wedged between the crib and other furniture or a wall.
As CPSC works to remove defective products from the marketplace, parents and caregivers are being asked to take action as well.
The CPSC is urging parents:
• To reduce the risk of SIDS and suffocation, place baby to sleep on his or her back in a crib that meets current safety standards
• To prevent suffocation never use a pillow as a mattress for baby to sleep on or to prop baby's head or neck
• Infants can strangle to death if their bodies pass through gaps generated between loose components, broken slats and other parts of the crib and their head and neck become entrapped in the space.
o Do not use old, broken or modified cribs
o Regularly tighten hardware to keep sides firm
• Infants can suffocate in spaces generated between the sides of the crib and an ill fitted mattress; never allow a gap larger than two fingers at any point between the sides of the crib and the mattress
• Never place a crib near a window with blind or curtain cords; infants can strangle on curtain or blind cords.
• Properly set up play yards according to manufacturers' directions. Only use the mattress provided with the play yard. Do not add extra mattresses, pillows or cushions to the play yard, which can cause a suffocation hazard for infants.
• Routinely check nursery products against CPSC recall lists and remove recalled products from your home
• Sign-up for automatic e-mail recall notifications at www.cpsc.gov
The CPSC has been working since 1973 to improve crib safety with the publication of mandatory standards for full-size cribs and non-full size cribs. CPSC staff has also been involved in the development of voluntary standards for cribs addressing issues such as corner posts and structural and mechanical failures. The work of the CPSC has contributed to an 86% decrease in crib-related deaths.
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