Scary Baby Product Recalls: Are Any Of These On Your Registry?

Crib Bumpers

Crib bumpers are intended to provide a soft cushion between the hard rails of a crib and a baby’s sensitive head. Ironically, many believe that crib bumpers have turned out to be some of the most dangerous products that well-intentioned parents outfit their newborns’ nurseries with. 77 baby deaths were attributed to bumper suffocation between 1985 and 2012, according to CNN. In fact, Consumer Reports once put bumpers on their annual list of “13 dangerous baby products to avoid”.

Although there are many unsafe brands of crib bumpers out there, upscale retailed Pottery Barn has issued two separate voluntary recalls of its bumpers over the years, including the Matelassé and Sweet Lambie styles. Experts now recommend not using bumpers or any soft bedding in infant cribs.

Hyland’s Teething Tablets

It makes sense that new parents would want to do everything the “natural way” when it comes to raising children. But some parents were left devastated after using a natural product, Hyland’s Teething Tablets, to help ease their tots through the pain of teething. The tablets were sold as a homeopathic pain reliever, and the product packaging said that they “make nights bearable, days livable, and truly make the teething years way more groovy.”

Unfortunately, the FDA discovered “inconsistent amounts” of the potentially deadly herb belladonna in the product in 2010. Before the investigation, ten deaths and 400 adverse medical effects had been reported. Hyland’s issued a recall at that time, and the product is no longer sold legally in the United States. A safer alternative: Orajel Toothache Pain Relief.