So I gotta ask this question. If all the snack companies are now aware of the problems with trans fats, then how is it that they can tout their product as "no trans fat" when, right there in their ingredients list, is "Partially Hydrogenated whatever the hell"? So is it just me, or is this false advertising?
In any case - after Baby had fallen off the bed for the first time this past Saturday (arrgh - I can still hear that thud loud and clear) while I was trying to put on the stupid Baby Bjorn thing, I decided that this strappity thing really has a high dork factor. My friend's husband takes their little Baby home in the Bjorn from our house, and he agrees. I've found that things with too many frills and no way of compacting them really are bad designs. Yes, it's this soft thing, but you ever try carrying one of those Baby Bjorns alongside your diaper bag and your way-too-heavy car seat with baby inside? It's like carrying an octopus. And I've seen some people out there who just wear the thing, without the baby in it. Talk about suburban dork factor. I mean, seriously - in this baby industry that's still fully geared towards getting the females of our population to buy all this crap, the products out there really are poorly designed for our use. Or rather, they're designed for maximum advertisement, minimal practicality.
I have found only very few things that were well designed and that have been a fully integral system. And the dangers of baby products - Hubby asked me, aren't companies concerned about what is or is not safe for babies? Hell no. Just look at some of the profit margins - you'll see safety left in some ditch in those margins. And even with the recent China recall, something tells me Fisher Price isn't going to be going out of business any time soon. Teething rings - what are those chemicals inside those teething rings? Not to mention all the plastic baby bottles in the market. Have you found natural plastic out there recently? If we are concerned about the chemicals we put into the babies bodies, we don't have to look all that hard - it's around us all day long. Granted, they may have to get used to the chemicals in our environment one day, but I'd like to think that I can give this brand new human being a fair chance at having a natural life to start. Hasn't anyone wondered about the source of all the in-vitro and fertility testing that's so prevalent now? Now let me just take a swig out of my plastic water bottle.
So yes, alas, she took a tumble. She was OK - stunned, had a little bit of red spot on her head where she hit it on our jute rug, but she wasn't disoriented, didn't seem drowsy, and didn't favor one side or another. At the end of the day, she actively grabbed the spoon I was using to feed her sweet potato, and aimed it right into her mouth. And she was pretty well yesterday. No visible bleeding, and no softness where her head hit the floor, didn't sleep more than she usually does. If she's anything like me, she's got a skull hard enough to give whomever is holding her a bloody nose. Trust me - I've been there, stars in front of my eyes and all. Growing pains...
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