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Comment on The Bump! by James

James — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:20:25 +0000

We’re all sweaty sometimes! And, I see there seems to be an underground movement, guerrilla fighters amongst the bump bourgeoisie! FREE THE BELLIES!

And Kirbabe, thanks for the definition, the wife saw it used on the bump recently and was also clueless.

Comment on The Bump! by Buckets

Buckets — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:07:38 +0000

I am not sweaty, tyvm. And like Kirbabe, I will NEVER be a “bumpie.”

Comment on The Bump! by kirbabe

kirbabe — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:31:56 +0000

PPH is a nestism, it stands for Pink Puffy Heart. It doesn’t make sense, I knew you wouldn’t know what it meant, but I had to throw it in. The nest is still around, but we got booted from the nest to the bump.

Comment on The Bump! by James

James — Sun, 03 May 2009 07:01:15 +0000

I have no clue what pph is. Sorry. And, so that part of the website got eaten by the bump, or converted over at some point?

Comment on Antique Cribs by James

James — Sun, 03 May 2009 07:00:15 +0000

You know, there was a link on The Bump today (see, it is good for some things) about a crib recall on new cribs. The rails are so thin, kids are cracking them…

The knowledge that 9 kids were raised in this crib, with not a single issue EVER… that does more in making me feel comfortable than anything else.

Also, I put about 150 pounds of tools and weights in the sucker and rolled it around our apartment. not a creak. It’s not falling apart any time soon. I do think i might use a bolt or 4 to lock the drop sides though.

Comment on The Bump! by James

James — Sun, 03 May 2009 06:53:49 +0000

Heh. Thanks. And, if they are looking for me, they can message me. Heh. Honestly, the bump’s method of keeping track of threads SUCKS! or id be on there more replying to things I already replied too.

Comment on Strollers and car seats by James

James — Sun, 03 May 2009 06:50:24 +0000

Good advice, ill have to look into those.
On our end though, the wife is rather impatient. Also, we want a car seat stroller combo, and the hospital requires that we have a car seat to take the baby home. I know… But then, we live in an area where good transit only goes so far, even if we had it. (120 f during the summer. Not transit weather. )

Comment on Antique Cribs by Matt H

Matt H — Sun, 03 May 2009 04:00:04 +0000

I do have some issues with the culture of overanxious parenting, of “minimize all possible risks to your precious baby” that’s floating about. With that caveat stated upfront, check out:

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/babies-kids/resource-center/guide-to-childproofing-and-safety/crib-safety-tips/crib-safety-tips.htm

Per the page:

“Never purchase an antique or used crib or bassinet. It may be missing hardware that prevents it from collapsing or failing in some other way. Some older cribs have cutouts in the headboard or footboard. Whether old or new, your crib shouldn’t have any cutouts or openings that could entrap your child’s head, neck, arms, or legs.

Even if an old crib is in good shape, safety standards have improved over the years, so it’s best to buy a new one if you can. A crib should be the one place you feel comfortable leaving your child alone.”

One thing to particularly watch for, FWIU, is whether the slats are separated so far that the baby’s head could get stuck. Modern manufacturing standards don’t allow for this.

As for drop rails, the upcoming industry safety standards for cribs are actually going to call for fixed-rail cribs on all sides in new cribs. We went this route when buying ours to help protect resale value, actually.

Comment on The Bump! by kirbabe

kirbabe — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:59:56 +0000

As a spokesmommy from the nest (we nesties don’t really like to call it the bump, we fear change), I PPH you!

Comment on Strollers and car seats by Matt H

Matt H — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:49:11 +0000

It’s good to wait ’til you can actually try the kid in several strollers before you buy one, if possible.

My wife and I have been pretty happy with a stroller and compatible carseat that the Dorel Juvenile Group make — the Quinny Zapp and the Maxi Cosi Mico infant carseat. The Zapp lacks some features that the big honking megastrollers have, but it’s small, maneuverable, fairly light, and has a compact fold that works without much fuss (though is hard to do one-handed.) It comes with cradles for holding the Mico instead of the zip-in fabric seat.

There are minor differences between the 2008 & 2009 model, btw – the latter is good up to a slightly higher weight and the carry basket doesn’t hook to attachments on the fabric seat itself. (The 2008 model takes a bit of jury-rigging with, say, spare bicycle toe-straps if you’ve removed the fabric seat to make space for the car seat.) Not worth the price bump when we were shopping for it.

To be honest, though, we live in a city with good transit, don’t own a car, and tend to use body carriers instead. (ERGObaby ftw!)