As parents, we are “on” all day, every day. As a result, we look for tools to help with our primary job – keeping our children safe. There are a number of tools we use each day, from cribs to car seats. However, we should always remember to use these aids according to the manufacturer’s instructions and with a lot of common sense.
Case in point, there is a new advisory from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding the use of the Bumbo baby seat designed to aid children who can support their own head with sitting. Despite a previous recall, a redesign and labeling, Bumbo International is once again urging parents and caregivers to refrain from placing Bumbos on elevated surfaces. With vigorous movement children can fall from the seat and suffer great injury including skull fracture, concussion and broken limbs. To view the media release and learn more of documented accidents and injuries, please visit the CPSC.
Bumbo features warnings about using its product on elevated surfaces prominently on the seat itself and on the Bumbo.com website, yet new accidents and injuries continue.
Please remember, Bumbo seats should always be used on flat, floor-level, padded surfaces and should never be used with a child who cannot support his/her own head or who can maneuver out of the seat. And most important, Bumbo seats (and all other child products) should always be used with parental supervision.
Jeannette
November 30, 2011Also make sure you never use a Bumbo in the tub. It can float and flip over.
Debbie P
November 30, 2011This is such an important thing, and yet I see parents frequently putting Bumbos up on countertops and tables. I think it is so dangerous. Hopefully people will see the warning and realize what they’re doing is wrong.
Jennifer @ Mom Spotted
December 1, 2011Or you can buy the Prince Lionheart version with has safety straps for BOTH baby and the piece of furniture.