Fisher Price Rock n Play Sleeper

[mommyneedsadayoff]

My local news did a story on this and asked the viewers if they ever used carseats or rock n plays for sleep. Out of 2500 responses, over 80% said they had or were currently using them.

In my opinion, the devices are not the problem. Any of them used appropriately and in moderation and with SUPERVISION, are not going to do any harm. Misuse and overuse by parents who follow the mentality of "it wont happen to me", (you know, because their baby is always an exception) are the reason these deaths occur. Lawsuits only validate the lack of responsibility we put on parents in regards to their childs safety. The amount of research and information about unsafe sleep is huge and right at the parents fingertips, but they choose to ignore until something happens and then they pass the blame to someone else. Grapes and hotdogs are well known to be major choking hazards, yet parents constantly give them to their children not cut up. Coffee is hot, but now we need a warning label to remind us not to spill it on ourselves. I wish parents would just err on the side of caution versus doing whatever is most convenient for them. God forbid we let a baby cry or they will get brain damage, which there is no evidence to support, but tossing them in a device to sleep is just fine, even though there is plenty of research to support how dangerous that can be. ok, off my soapbox now!::

[Alwaysgreener]

They have been recalled

Fisher-Price Recalls Rock ‘n Play Sleepers Due to Reports of Deaths
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Recalled Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play sleeper
Recalled Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play sleeper

Name of product:
All Models of Rock ‘n Play Sleeper
Hazard:
Infant fatalities have occurred in Rock ‘n Play Sleepers, after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, or under other circumstances.

Remedy:
Recall date:
April 12, 2019
Units:
About 4.7 million products
Consumer Contact:
Fisher-Price online at www.service.mattel.com and click on “Recalls & Safety Alerts” or toll-free at 866-812-6518 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday for more information.

Recall Details
Description:
This recall involves all Rock ‘n Play Sleepers.


Remedy:
Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher.

Incidents/Injuries:
Since the 2009 product introduction, over 30 infant fatalities have occurred in Rock ‘n Play Sleepers, after the infants rolled over while unrestrained, or under other circumstances.

Sold At:
Major retailers for approximately $40 to $149.

Importer(s):
Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.

Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
19-105
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.

[nannyde]

The resell on these will be huge. The price will be high. I hope for sale sites remove ads when they pop up.

[nannyde]

https://service.mattel.com/us/recall/BJD57_ivr.asp

Here's the recall protocol from Mattel.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/12/fisher-price-rock-n-play-recall-company-recalls-4-7-million-sleepers/3450923002/

4.7 million? Wow I'm wondering what product other than bottles, bibs, etc. has had 4.7 million bought?

I don't think there will be a huge return on the motorized ones. Can you imagine how valuable they will be? Parents of first time kids will keep for next kids. I can see a black market for them for sure. There are also a couple of other similar "reclined sleepers" still on the market.

I wonder how the states will handle these in daycare? I wonder if pediatricians and hospitals will make it a practice to notify parents of the recall and document that they have? I wonder if parents continuing to use them will be liable for child endangerment if they do so?

At some point the millions of them out there will die most likely because they are really being used until the baby outgrows the equipment rather than by the age limit of three months. With the babies weight and physical prowess of kicking and bucking, the equipment will die at some point. They are also used for many hours at a time for overnight sleep and nap so they will wear out.

It will take a few years though. I think parents will just switch back to regular infant swings for overnights. It's not going to stop parents wanting a motion sleeper. I do think most manufacturers have really sized down swings compared to how big they were in the nineties and early 2000's. Any good piece of equipment gets sized down as it grows in popularity. Play pens are tiny and shallow compared to the old school ones. Bouncy seats are way smaller.

I have never seen one of these but my guess is once they added the battery operated ones and the price went to 150 they eventually started sizing them down. Is that true?

What's out there that is comparable? I've seen the swings that go back and forth and side to side but they seem way bigger than the rock n play. I wonder if some of the allure of the rock n play is it is smaller and takes up less real estate in the room.

I've been interested in this piece of equipment for a long time because I could see this coming. I'm really interested in the impact on the brain of babies who have so much motion for so many hours a day. I'm interested in it because I have had SO many babies who are motion addicted when they come into care and even with parents knowing that having them sleep in swings is dangerous they still do it. I did see some downtick in it when the price of formula skyrocketed and breast feeding became popular again. Then the nipple attached all night long co-sleeping baby came on the scene which is a different animal than the motion baby.

I really do wonder if we will get to the point where babies are just put to bed on a flat surface by themselves with nothing in the bed to sleep. My gut tells me this is a rare baby at home.

[flying_babyb]

they are saying that the straps would prevent a baby from rolling over.

We had one in the daycare. This isnt true. I had a baby in one of these, strapped in, and she managed to squirm and roll. Arching her back, she could get up over the edges. She was a premee and much smaller than the guidelines said!

[Mom2Two]

I'm thinking that if it's possible to misuse a piece of equipment then it's dangerous, because someone somewhere will definitely misuse it.

Having said that, I've seen stats that say that 90% of car seats are not used properly or installed properly or something like that.