Q&A: Would you keep using a baby item that was recalled?
Posted by James on November 18, 2013 · 8 Comments
Question by Momuvtwinboyzn1babygirl: Would you keep using a baby item that was recalled?
For example…..Bumbo or Fisher Price Rainforest Play yard? The reasoning behind the Bumbo was so stupid…..who would actually put their baby on anything inclined in the Bumbo….that’s ridiculous. My baby loves her Bumbo. Now, I do see the reasoning behind the play yard recall but wonder if babies were put it there that were too big (higher than weight limit), etc. and if the play yard was put together right to begin with. Sometimes those things can be so confusing.
Best answer:
Answer by ?Number One Mama?
I agree with the bumbo! People are so ridiculous sometimes. The play yard I never had so I am not really sure why that was recalled. To answer your question I would stop using it depending on the reason why it was recalled.
What do you think? Answer below!
I have one of the cribs that was recalled last month. It was recalled because of the brackets…apparently they were cracking. Since we have no where else for our son to sleep I have kept him in his crib. But I checked all the brackets for cracks and there are none, and the new brackets are on the way.
Any other item that I have hasn’t been recalled yet…but if it was, I wouldn’t let my son use it.
I used a Bumbo and I agree that whoever put there baby on a counter or inclined is totally irresponsible. I know that hospitals are still using them to this day. However if I knew that a toy wold potentially harm my child due to lead paint, tiny pieces that might break off, or any other defect that could put my baby in danger I would absolutely not use it.
I continued to use the Bumbo. The recall just gave you a sticker to put on the bumbo saying “don’t place on raised surface”. I continued to use the car seat I have, as it was just a problem with the base, and I could use it without the base. Some of the recalls are legitimate, but some of them are just common sense!
While Christmas shopping, I bought a toy piano for my (then) 11 month old daughter. It’s the Little Tikes Baby Tap-a-Tune Piano. I later looked the toy up online to find that it has medium toxicity rating due to its use of cadmium in the small orange piano bar. I struggled with whether or not I should take it back. If you get a chance, google the toy to see the pic of how small the infected area is. I believe it is almost impossible for my daughter to put this part in her mouth, but I still took it back. More than anything, I was upset that Little Tikes is still putting this toy in stores knowing it’s contaminated.
The Bumbo recall was ridiculous. It should have said something like: “If you are a really stupid and careless person, do not use this chair.”
If it was something that was actually recalled I wouldn’t use it.
However when its something that just needs a part replaced I would still use it.
The bumbo wasn’t “recalled (as in return it for money or a different product)” you were just given a new sticker with the warnings to place on it so it was more noticeable -that’s just stupid. Like the stupid boat toy I have that kids sit in and it has a horn and a steering wheel. It has a huge hole in the bottom and weighs a TONNE and it says “not a flotation device” -if you need to be told that you shouldn’t have kids!
The simplicity cribs that were recalled more than once and had different pieces replaced I wouldn’t use. I would replace.
Actually I would recommend no parent use a simplicity product at all. The rainforest play yard was made by simplicity and the recall says:
“(Note: Simplicity Inc. and SFCA Inc. have not responded to CPSC’s request to recall these products nor have they been responsive to consumer complaints recently received.)”
http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml09/09098.html
Not the kind of company I would want to use products from. And the rainforest playyard isn’t a fix a part, its a fisher-price will give you a new one. And hey a new playyard is at least clean and new!
Why risk it… they get recalled for a reason. I personally would not use it.
if it was something stupid i would of course still use it, we love the bumbo with a tray!! i don’t know anything about the play yard recall, but i know when we were looking at them in the store, that one didn’t seem very sturdy, so we went with a chicco…sturdy as they come…and much nicer…has a nice padded mattress; washable, nice comfy bassinet feature, all the bells and whistles; but mainly bc it was so sturdy and had such a nice washable pad with wooden slats for support..