So why are these things for baby out there if they are bad?
Just curious…
if bumper pads are dangerous, why are they part of crib bedding sets?
if feeding cereal in a bottle (even watered down w/ bmilk or formula) is harmful, why are there cereal nipples for bottles, and cereal feeders? http://www.playtexstore.com/cgi-bin/item/PLA05708
I don’t buy the idea that companies are naive or malicious to make these products! Perhaps they aren’t as bad as some people may lead us to believe?
btw- whats up with the ads for the chlorine-free wipes?? all wipes are clorine free -I checked!
Why am I made to feel as if I am somehow a bad mom for using anything not organic, eco-friendly, or "green"? That stuff is 2-3 times the price!
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Wow! What good questions.
I asked about using baby vicks for my 3 month old on here a few days ago and got creamed. Apparently even thinking the word "Vicks" when I have a child is horrible. Surprisingly enough, I did research and the only thing against Vicks was for the regular stuff, not baby, but 5 out of 8 answers were telling me I was a horrible person for considering it and it would horribly damage my child.
I think it is a great, and I do mean great, marketing scheme. People over-hype the natural, the organic the pure, forgetting that the regular stuff is not evil and will not harm your baby.
It is all about the minority with the big mouths. People hear them and believe them, without stepping back to see that regular wipes don’t have chlorine, they see the eco-friendly 3x as expensive ones with it streaming across the packaging. It is much like the "now no trans fat" labels on foods that never had trans-fats to begin with. It’s people trying to sucker other people into spending more money on their product.
BTW – I cloth diaper, I nurse, and my baby eats organic foods – not because someone told me to, but because I like cloth and I think organic tastes better. I am sick of people feeling bad simply because they do not use these things on their babies. I am amazed at how many bottle-feeding moms feel like they have to justify themselves to me. Stop it and realize that if it is on the shelves for babies, it is more than likely perfectly safe for your child, and you are not a bad parent because you cannot afford to listen to every new baby fad.
"I don’t buy the idea that companies are naive or malicious to make these products!"
Don’t be a naff.
Re. chlorine: they mean used to bleach the paper white, not as an ingredient in the liquid they put in the box.
You are not a bad mother for not falling for the idea that everything needs to be "green" — a lot of "green"-marketed products are junk; if you wish to be "green," simply _buy less stuff_ — but really, you are being naive about trusting corporations to sell only what benefits infants. They sell what sells, and there are plenty of lazy or misinformed parents out there. Cereal feeders…come on.
Just because you can legally buy something doesn’t mean that it’s good. You can buy cigarettes, processed foods, and alcohol too, that doesn’t mean it’s good for you.
"I don’t buy the idea that companies are naive or malicious to make these products!"
Maybe not, but they are businesses and the aim of any business is to make money. If there’s a demand for it, they produce it and sell it. Whether or not it’s a good product makes no difference.
If you think that it needs to be good or healthy to be sold then you’re the naive one.
"Why am I made to feel as if I am somehow a bad mom for using anything not organic, eco-friendly, or "green"?"
That’s something to ask yourself, nobody can make you feel any way. If somebody else’s opinions make you feel badly about yourself then examine why that should be. If you’re comfortable in your own choices, other’s input should make no difference.
No companies are not naive at all, they know that "baby apple juice" and baby meals ("Gerber graduates" LOL) and "baby yogurt" are not necessary at all but they make people believe it is so they can charge twice as much for these items.
So, far from naive, they are experts at making mothers believe that they must buy these products since they are "made for babies" when in reality it’s just diluted juice, sweetened yogurt with very little fruit and processed food in a box….
Bumper pads simply aren’t necessary…
"Chlorine free wipes" sounds pretty ridiculous. Never bought those, I buy the Costco wipes.
Here are my guesses as to why:
Some products disappear over time because they are deemed as dangerous . . . sometimes it is about choice. A good example of this is baby walkers with the wheels on the bottom – you can still buy them in the US but Canada banned them a few years ago because a child left unattended could tip over and get seriously hurt or die.
As to cereal feeders, it is an old fashioned idea – I bet most of our mom’s fed us cereal through the bottle. My mom has stories about having to make the nipple bigger to do so. Now it has been confirmed to be a choking hazard but people still do it . . . and in the case of reflux, it is recommended by pediatricians so the product is still available.
Bumpers are similar – we all had them on our cribs as babies but now there is a concern about SIDS. When the baby can roll over and does start rolling (the SIDS concern is dramatically reduced at this point), the bumper can keep the arms and legs in the crib . . . but when they get bigger, it becomes an issue again if they stand on it and fall out of the crib. We went with breathable bumpers that collapse when you try to stand on them.
No idea on wipes!
I am all for bumper pads. We use them for our daughter. She is a wiggle worm in her bed and is constantly moving around. So, that helps keep her feet/legs from getting stuck in the bars.
I am also all for cereal feeders. We put a few tablespoons of cereal in our daughters bottle when she was young. She has never choked and is not obese. She is currently 7 1/2 months old and weighs 15 lbs.
I don’t think they are as bad as what people make them out to be. Just because some parents don’t do it doesn’t mean that they are wrong. Everyone has different parenting styles and ways of raising their children.
The wipes I am not really sure about that.
I personally don’t buy "green" related products because I can’t afford that. Like you said the price is so much more for that than the regular stuff. I just try to be conservative on what I do use.