The death of a four month old girl in Royal Oaks, MI has spurred the immediate recall of over 30,000 Nap Nanny recliners. The infant's parents had been using the Nap Nanny in her crib, and she was found hanging, caught between the side of the portable foam recliner and the bumper of the crib, where she suffocated.
Designed to imitate the curves of car seats, and raise babies up in order to reduce gastric reflux, Nap Nanny recliners are meant to be used on the floor when babies are playing, sleeping or just resting, and have harnesses to keep the infants secure.
According to the Consumer Product SafetyCommission, which ordered the recall, they have had "22 reports of infants (mostly under five months old) falling over the side of the Nap Nanny," despite the fact that most had been strapped in. However, "only two resulted in injury," according to a spokeman from Baby Matters.
The CPSC also stressed the fact that the units should never be placed near other products, and that "it was never meant to be used in a crib."
The Nap Nanny recliners, which cost $130, have been sold at children's retailers and toy stores since January 2009.
Consumers with questions, can Contact Baby Matters, LLC, Box 811, Devon, PA 19333, 866-664-4008, info@napnanny.com. You can also contact the CPSC's toll-free Consumer Hotline: 800-638-2772 to obtain product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products. Hotline staff may be reached from 8:00 am - 5:30 pm ET. Messages may be left anytime after these hours. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Connecticut residents can reach the state Department of Consumer Protection at 165 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106, 800 842-2649
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we also had an incident similar to this- when my baby was 4 months old-- we had to be air lifted to the nearest childrens hospital
To Jean: so sorry to learn of your horrible ordeal. I hope your baby is doing well now.
Hi Jean, I was wondering when the incident occurred? Is your baby Okay? Did you report the incident?
I reported to the nap nanny company in 4-09 that the product was unsafe and that my 5 week old baby had some how flipped over the side while strapped in and hit his head on the tv stand next to the nap nanny on the floor, while his bottom was still strapped in , the cover came off of the foam and lifted and pulled to the side. The nap nanny company informed us that they would look into it and it was a horrible accident and they would get back to us..then never did. somebody just sent me this link and I was shocked to hear that a baby had to die before the company did anything about it!!!
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