How to Choose a Baby Swing
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According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1,000 American infants are taken to emergency rooms every year for injuries sustained while using swings. This is generally a result of the infants head or neck becoming trapped between the back rest and the bars the swing is suspended from. If figures like this concern you as a parent, then knowing how to choose a baby swing that is safe and durable, will be one of your first prioritie
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How to Choose a Baby Swing
?Copyright 2005 Jackie G. Maxwell
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 1,000 American infants are taken to
emergency rooms every year for injuries sustained while
using swings. This is generally a result of the infant's head
or neck becoming trapped between the back rest and the
bars the swing is suspended from. If figures like this
concern you as a parent, then knowing how to choose a
baby swing that is safe and durable, will be one of your
first priorities.
Even with an infant of six weeks, you'll want a wide, solid
base to make sure there is no tipping. An adjustable seat
is necessary, particularly for the infant who can't sit by
themselves yet. But do make sure that it can't be
accidentally released so that the seat lays down flat while
the baby is in motion, allowing them to slide or fall out,
backwards.
Every seat should have a combination waist and crotch
safety belt. Older models had only the waist belt, which
allowed babies to slide down, and out the bottom of the
chair/seat.
While there are many !0bells and whistles!1 to entertain
babies, the main concern when you choose a baby swing,
should be their comfort level. Providing extra safety
features such as rolled towels to either side of an infant's
head for stability, will avoid the type of accidents
mentioned above.
Battery operated or crank models should have quiet
operation, so a baby is not frightened or startled awake
as they begin to doze. Swings that have variable speeds
are the wisest choice, to provide gentle motion for infants,
and higher speeds for larger, more active babies.
As always, a baby should never be left alone in a swing,
nor should the swing be placed near any hot object, or in
a position where the baby could grab something that
could be pulled over onto the swing and child.
Jackie G. Maxwell is the resident baby & toddler expert
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