MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Breathable Mesh Crib Bumper from Minneapolis-based company BreathableBaby® offers a safer alternative to traditional crib bumpers for under $30. The patented, award-winning Breathable Mesh Crib Bumper offers parents a design alternative to traditional bumpers which are typically thick, plush or pillowy and made of less breathable fabrics. A bumper you can see through is the first sign that BreathableBaby products are different in an obvious and important way. Objective laboratory testing1 confirm that BreathableBaby’s unique design features address the suffocation concerns associated with traditional bumpers.
For more than ten years, parenting experts, child product safety organizations, and new parents have been talking about the potential safety hazards of using traditional crib bumpers inside infants’ cribs despite the benefits of preventing head, arm and leg injuries. But, thanks to recent reports from leading newspapers and television news programs, parents are hopefully becoming more aware of these safety hazards.
Dale and Susan Waters are the founders of BreathableBaby (www.breathablebaby.com), a child product safety company dedicated to breathable innovations that address parents’ concern for baby’s safety inside the crib. They agree and strongly support the increased awareness that recent articles have created around the potential suffocation hazards caused by the use of traditional crib bumpers.
“We support a diligent safety review of traditional crib bumpers. It’s imperative that parents are aware of the potential dangers and can make an informed decision,” said Susan Waters. “We created the Breathable Mesh Crib Bumper because even though our own daughter lodged her tiny arms and legs between the slats of the crib, we refused to use a traditional crib bumper for fear of suffocation.” Dale Waters added, “There was no bumper on the market that kept our daughter safe from suffocation. So, we created a safety product designed to reduce the risk of suffocation caused by traditional bumpers. We urge parents to learn everything they can about safe sleep for their baby by visiting the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website at www.cpsc.org/info/cribs and the American Academy of Pediatrics’ website at www.healthychildren.org.”
A key element found in BreathableBaby products is the company’s patented A.C.T.™ Air Channel Technology™ which allows for maximum airflow. When the bumper is compressed it is virtually impossible to form an airtight seal. BreathableBaby encourages consumers to experience this technology by placing the breathable mesh crib bumper on top of any non-breathable surface such as a table or crib mattress. With the breathable mesh crib bumper on top, press your mouth down firmly on the bumper and try to breathe. Now try the same thing with any other fabric. According to Peter Raynor, Ph.D., a professor of public health at a leading university, “Access to continuous fresh air is a critical factor in reducing the risk of suffocation.”
BreathableBaby’s product line of breathable baby safety products is affordable and accessible to parents nationwide. Products include breathable mesh crib bumpers and breathable wearable blankets which are designed to address the risks of suffocation, entanglement, overheating and climbing. For more information on where to buy BreathableBaby products please visit www.breathablebaby.com.
1 For more information about product claims please visit www.breathablebaby.com/productclaims or email customercare@breathablebaby.com.
Awards for BreathableBaby’s Patent Protected Breathable Mesh Crib
Bumper
2009 Child Safety House Calls Award of Excellence,
awarded by Norfolk, VA pediatricians James M. Schmidt, M.D., and Joel M.
Clingenpeel, M.D.
2008 Seal of Approval from the National Parenting
Center (TNPC)
2008 Parent Tested Parent Approved “Best Product”
Media Award
2004 iParenting Media “Excellent Product”
About BreathableBaby
BreathableBaby is dedicated to
developing breathable innovations that address parents’ concerns for
baby’s safety inside the crib. The recipient of numerous awards for
creative innovations in making the crib environment safer for babies,
the company began out of a need in the market for products that were
safer and competitively priced. BreathableBaby’s products are
patent-protected.
Resources For More Information On Safe Sleep and
Crib Safety
Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov/info/cribs
Keeping
Babies Safe www.keepingbabiessafe.org
American
Academy of Pediatrics www.healthychildren.org
First
Candle www.firstcandle.org
Juvenile
Products Manufacturers Association http://cribsafety.jpma.org
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