Safe Sleep FAIL

[Blackcat31]

I am NOT a fan but considering how "influential" stars can be to regular folks one would think they would practice a bit of safety KNOWING they influence others.

I don't even need to point out all the fails in this photo

Shame on Kim and Kanye!!

[Josiegirl]

Oh my. Now there's a photo worthy of teaching everything that's wrong about sleeping newborns.:confused:

[Pestle]

Didn't you know rich babies can't die?

[springv]

People don't use their heads anymore 😡😡😡😡😡😡

[storybookending]

So many B list celebrities are using those taco things the baby is in and promoting them on Instagram lately

[Valerie928]

Wow, I am scared for this baby.

[Pestle]

Pinterest finally recognized its role in the spread of anti-vax misinformation. Wouldn't it be nice if the social media platforms that are the Wests' bread and butter opted out of hosting promotions for lethal baby gear?

[Baby Beluga]

So many B list celebrities are using those taco things the baby is in and promoting them on Instagram lately

Dock a tot. Such an odd name...

They are marketed a lot to families with reflux babies. I hate it and cringe every time I see a baby in one

[storybookending]

Dock a tot. Such an odd name...

They are marketed a lot to families with reflux babies. I hate it and cringe every time I see a baby in one

Yes that’s it! I watch a lot of reality TV and a lot of like Big Brother/Amazing Race/Survivor contestants promote them like crazy. Always with the #ad so they’re getting paid to promote it. This “influencers” generation is out of hand.

[Josiegirl]

Do doctors preach safe sleep? Do state resources preach safe sleep(other than to dcproviders)? Do maternity units preach safe sleep? If so, why are stupid things still being done? We know so much more than we did even 10 years ago. Yet what have we learned.
Some of those things(maybe all) in the pictures should be made banned. Bumper pads. Baby blankets. That taco thingie. Just wondering if that was all used on their first babies and for how long. And to promote it as a beautiful wonderful idea; it's just reversing all the safe sleep teaching that's been trying so hard to make an impression.
Wonder if they've received backlash about their picture.
*sigh*

[nannyde]

I'm trying to figure out what else they could have done wrong in that picture.

[Cat Herder]

I stopped reading at Kim and Kanye

[Pestle]

I'm trying to figure out what else they could have done wrong in that picture.

Well, the child is loosely swaddled, with a hat on and another loose object in the crib, lying in a positioning form, surrounded by bumpers, but at least they didn't put the child in face down.

[Blackcat31]

I stopped reading at Kim and Kanye

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I would have too as I avoid anything to do with them (bleh) but it was front and center on my homepage and when I involuntarily gasped in regards to all the licensing violations I just had to share.

Yes, I do wish more influencers and Hollywood people would promote more safety overall.

Take Bode Miller for example....his 18 month old daughter drown in the family swimming pool and during one of the interviews he and his wife did shortly afterwards he actually said "Why didn't anyone tell us about the dangers of swimming pools?"

However now him and his wife are speaking up about drowning awareness and water safety on media outlets. I am glad they turned their tragedy into something positive and are learning from it. It's just sad that it took the death of their daughter for them to learn.

[Baby Beluga]

Do doctors preach safe sleep? Do state resources preach safe sleep(other than to dcproviders)? Do maternity units preach safe sleep? If so, why are stupid things still being done? We know so much more than we did even 10 years ago. Yet what have we learned.
Some of those things(maybe all) in the pictures should be made banned. Bumper pads. Baby blankets. That taco thingie. Just wondering if that was all used on their first babies and for how long. And to promote it as a beautiful wonderful idea; it's just reversing all the safe sleep teaching that's been trying so hard to make an impression.
Wonder if they've received backlash about their picture.
*sigh*

I have an interesting story/comparison about this:

Our local county hospital offers something called a "pregnancy package" where your entire prenatal and post natal care, as well as one dental visit and prenatal vitamins , labs, ultrasounds, etc are covered under one price. It serves those who are uninsured or under insured as we have a large population who can't afford health private insurance but make too much for state insurance. It's actually I pretty good program, TBH.

One catch of this program is you have to attend a class before leaving the hospital with your baby. It goes over car seat safety, safe sleep, not shaking your baby and the importance of putting baby in a safe place and walking away for a minute if needed. You even have to sign an acknowledgment form that you took the class.

If you go to a non-county hospital and pay the traditional insurance and co-pay route none of this is taught to parents.

I think there is a notion that poor/low income families are unintelligent and therefore classes are mandatory for them. However those who are seen as middle to upper income are thought of as being more intelligent and therefore the classes are not even offered unless the parent seeks them out themselves. IMO, it's ridiculous. I am not one for infringement on parental rights, but everyone should be educated on safe sleep practices and basic infant care. I feel like as families get smaller and older generations (grandparents/great grandparents/great aunts/uncles/etc,) have less influence and smaller roles in their grandchildrens/nieces/nephews lives, we have ended up with a generation of parents who lack basic skills for safely raising a baby.

I would be very interested to learn the ratio of high to low incomes for infants who have passed from unsafe sleep.