
As you may or may not have heard by now, The Fisher-Price Rock N' Play sleeper was recalled for mold exposure issues.
Now, before you start freaking out that those evil people at Fisher-Price were selling a baby product containing mold or oddly designed to allow mold. No, they didn't. Yes, Fisher-Price received 600 reports of mold. Yes, sixteen babies were treated for respiratory issues, coughs and hives after sleeping in the product–all of which is very unfortunate. But you know what? None of this is Fisher-Price's fault, and I am quite frankly surprised there was a recall because of this issue.
How in the world do you as a parent put your newborn child in a product on a daily basis and never think once that maybe just maybe it needs to be cleaned frequently? I mean… c'mon. This product is cloth and foam. Babies drool. They sweat. They pee. They poop. Everywhere–and most certainly any place you have them lying for long periods of time.
Look, I get it. You're busy with your newborn and you're really tired. Some of you brand-new mothers may not even have taken a shower for a week. But this is your newborn baby we're talking about. Why aren't you making sure the environment in which you plan to have your brand-spanking new infant sleeping is clean at… oh… I don't know… all times? If your sleeper gets wet, whether by spills or baby's bodily fluids, clean and dry it. If you've been using it every day for a few days… Um… how about… maybe… I dunno?… clean and dry it?
These really aren't hard concepts. If all those words up there are just too much, let's make it really simple: