“Every single parent I know uses a Rock 'n Play -- literally everybody,' one mom said. And some parents are keeping the rocker, despite the warnings.
Miana Tompkins holds her 4-month-old son, Mason, in his bedroom at home in Alexandria. She stopped using the Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play sleeper after the recall. By Abha Bhattarai Abha Bhattarai Reporter covering the retail industry Email Bio Follow April 16 at 4:45 PM When Stacey Garska Rodriguez brought her second child home in July, there was no question about where the baby would nap: in a Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper in the family’s living room.
Last week’s recall of nearly 5 million Rock 'n Plays hit close to home for sleep-deprived parents who have turned to the Fisher-Price product for a moment of reprieve -- or a night’s sleep -- since it was introduced a decade ago. The cloth-covered cradle, which vibrates, plays music and positions the baby at an incline. At $40 to $150, it is a staple of baby registries and must-have lists. It is also sometimes recommended by pediatricians for infants with congestion or acid reflux.
“It feels like mental whiplash,” said Heather Lenox, 36, a mother of five in Cedarburg, Wis. “This is a product that’s supposed to be helpful, but now all of a sudden you’re telling me it’s harmful.” Pediatricians and sleep consultants say they’ve received an influx of calls and emails from worried parents. “The first reaction that I’m hearing is shock,” said Jilly Blankenship, a pediatric nurse and baby sleep consultant in San Francisco. “Then bewilderment about what on earth they’re going to do now."
“If I tried to lay him flat, he’d cough and choke," said Tompkins, a real estate agent in Alexandria. “This was the only way he could keep his milk down and actually get some sleep."
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