Nap Nanny recalled.

[Wisconsin Beth]

The recall covers Nap Nanny Generations One and Two, and the Chill model infant recliners. All were sold between 2009 and 2012. The Nap Nanny was designed to mimic the curves of a baby car seat, elevating an infant slightly to help reduce reflux, gas, stuffiness or other problems.

The CPSC warned parents and caregivers that the Nap Nanny contains defects in its design, warnings and instructions. The agency said the product poses a substantial risk of injury and death to infants.

The four retailers — Amazon.com, Buy Buy Baby, Diapers.com and Toys R Us/Babies R Us — agreed to voluntarily participate in the recall of the Nap Nanny because its manufacturer is unable or unwilling to participate, the government agency said in a statement.

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I got this from the Washington Post.

[Deleted]

It is a product designed to help babies sleep, so should have sufficient safety features that a child would be safely left unattended in it.
It is a difficult one to judge - although recalled, in each case of death the parents seem to have done things the product warnings specifically said NOT to do - not to place in crib or on table for example.

If you read death complaints on saferproducts.gov you just have to wonder how long and why parents were leaving their kids alone in the various products without noticing what was going on. If they are sleeping products, its a different story, but the non sleeping products - why is the kid left alone in the apparatus?

[Sam_2.0]

This recall irritates me as much as the Bumbo recall. I have a friend who survived the first few months of her son's life due to that thing (to sit him up after he ate due to bad reflux). But she always had it on the floor & he was always supervised. I get that sometimes accidents happen, but they are much more likely to happen when you are disregarding the safety instructions and putting your child in a hazardous situation.