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asked by: PRSmama on September 20th, 2006

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Hi everybody:

i wanted to get some opinions about this article I read. It's gone now, unfortunately. I found it at healthychild.Com. It claims that new zealand researchers have proved pretty much beyond a shadow of a doubt that sids is caused by the fire retardents sprayed on crib mattresses. It said that since they instituted a 'mattress wrapping' policy thoughout the country, there have been no sids deaths.

Has anyone heard this before? Could this be credible?

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Jules

replied on September 21st, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

I have heard a similar thing about mattresses but it was that you should never use a second hand mattress for a baby. Apparently, bacteria can colonise the mattress and when a new baby sleeps on it, it can overwhelm the baby's immune system.

I'm not sure I believe that .S.I.D.S can be solely attributed to fire retardants sprayed on mattresses because babies have been victims of cot death way before those products have ever been used.

I think it's best to just follow the advice of sleeping your baby on his/her back and not letting him/her get too hot.

Nataliachick7

replied on September 21st, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Thats interesting
but your link doesnt work

jessamyn

replied on September 21st, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Ive never heard of that but either way you should have one anyways

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