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Experts warn that weighted infant sleep products can impair breathing and make it difficult for babies to get themselves out of unsafe sleeping positions.
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even as an adult, the idea of a weighted blanket feels terrifying. I would never put a baby in that that’s so scary and dangerous.
Also stop swaddling its barbaric
Seems like it would be common sense not to put something heavy on a sleeping baby
Never used weighted anything with the kids. Learn to swaddle people.
Has anyone quantified the risk, and perhaps compared it relative to other risks we commonly accept? Cars impose a potential danger too, but few stop driving their babies all around.
Are there any pros to using these items or safe uses?