It?s no wonder this stylish, relatively new baby gear product is lusted after by many new moms: The DockATot has over 280,000 Instagram followers, plenty of devoted mom bloggers plug it in their feeds, and celebs like Kim Kardashian and Lauren Conrad are fans.
The DockATot came to Canada in the spring of 2016 and is available in two sizes. (The smaller ?deluxe? size for babies under nine months will cost you about $270 new and the ?grand? size runs about $470.) But parents who are considering adding the increasingly popular cushioned baby lounger?or another similar product?to their registries should be aware that using it as a place for infants to sleep can be dangerous.
On Friday, Health Canada released an advisory warning parents that letting babies sleep in baby nests, or “baby pods,” puts them at risk of suffocating. They define a baby nest as any portable infant bed with soft padded sides. ?We are aware of open investigations in another jurisdiction regarding baby nest incidents,? says Gary Holub, spokesperson for Health Canada. He adds that ?there have not been any incidents involving baby nests reported to Health Canada.? Health Canada?s statement warns against leaving babies unattended in those products (this includes letting babies sleep in them while a parent sleeps nearby), putting the nest inside a playpen or crib for sleep, or using the product as a co-sleeper in a parents? bed. Putting a baby nest product on soft surfaces like mattresses or co...