At my wife’s baby shower, we received a Bumbo infant seat for our son. The seat came highly recommended from the Obstetrician my wife has worked with for 7 years. From about the time that our son was 2 months old to about 6 months, we sat our son in his Bumbo seat and thought that it truly was a great invention. We would sit him in his chair on the dinner table with us to enjoy dinner or whenever we would eat out. The chair really simplified eating with a baby. As he got about 6 months old, he began to squirm and arch his back while in the seat to attempt to get out. It was then that we realized that the Bumbo seat was getting to dangerous to use and we decided to no longer let him use it. Apparently, this type of built in parental concern is not instilled into everyone. My wife emailed me today to tell me about a ""voluntary recall” of the Bumbo seat. It appears that 28 people did not recognize the danger my wife and I saw and continued to use the seat. Even though there is a warning printed right onto the seat;
“WARNING” – “Never use on a raised surface. Never use as a car seat or bath seat. Designed for floor level use only. Never leave your baby unattended as the seat is not designed to be totally restrictive and may not prevent release of your baby in the event of vigorous movement.”
Yell at me all you want but if your parenting skills are that top notch, should you be reproducing? How do you start a business and account for the stupid in your business model? The dangers are printed right there on the seat! It’s just like the children and infant medicine that has been pulled from the shelves of stores because of the dangers of overdosing. Not overdosing because of improper labeling but simply overdosing because parents are just not following the directions. That’s why I believe it’s not always survival of the strongest but survival of the smartest. This is where we should let natural selection run its course.
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