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Infantino has recalled 100,000 SlingRider slings sold at Babies R Us, Target, and other stores. The plastic clips that allow the fabric to slide can break, and several babies have been dropped. (This is why real sling manufacturers and not mainstream companies use sling rings, aluminum and nylon rings that have been weight tested and able to support up to 200 pounds.) I have also been concerned when I saw these slings in public that there was a danger of positional asphyxia.

The slings look like this and can be returned for a FULL refund, which can be used to purchase a safer and more comfortable sling!

Consumer Reports did some extensive testing of infant car seats with alarming results using a 35-mph frontal crash test and in a 38-mph side crash test, which is still not *that* fast. Car seats flew off their bases, rotated too far and would have caused grave injuries as measured by the test dummy.You can read their report here: it won’t be free for long.

Here’s a quick summary for shoppers: only two performed well in all tests: the Baby Trend Flex-Loc and the Graco SnugRide with EPS. The Chicco KeyFit, Compass I410, Evenflo Embrace and Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP passed if used with vehicle safety belts but not with LATCH. Three seats outright failed – the Evenflo Discovery, the Graco SafeSeat, and the Britax Companion, the Evenflo being the worst as it did not even pass the 30-mph retest, which is the federal safety standard. Consumer Reports is pushing for a recall. If you own that seat, I would call Evenflo and demand they recall it so you can go buy a better seat!

UPDATE: They recalled their report.  http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cu-press-room/pressroom/2007/2/0702_eng0702ccs.htm

Carol tipped me off to Oprah’s show yesterday about crying. I’m a firm believer that babies cry for a reason (not just to exercise their lungs) so I’d be interested to hear any parents of newborns experiences trying this out. I missed the show, but here are the basics, via Carol. Apparently, listening closely to the first letter is key.

neh = hungry
owh = sleepy
heh = discomfort
eair = lower gas
eh = burp