Comments on: Crossing the Line to New Mom Paranoia http://blogs.babiesonline.com/health/crossing-the-line-to-new-mom-paranoia/ News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:40:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dawn http://blogs.babiesonline.com/health/crossing-the-line-to-new-mom-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-10918 Dawn Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:24:06 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=5712#comment-10918 Lead... AHhH! THANKS Science-mom. ;) I've been pretty skeptical about buying toys made in China, esp. the cheaper stuff at super-low-end discount stores (Big Lots, etc.) I'd LOVE to be able to afford all Made in USA, wood toys for my daughter, but I know that's a dream... esp. when she can talk and wants the latest Elmo-whatever. LOL I keep my eyes on product recalls, I guess that's about all I can do. And if something looks *really* cheaply made, I don't buy it. Browsing the aisles at Toys R Us, though, it just seemed as if toys were more solid/well-crafted back when I was little. At least I can make my own baby food from organic produce... but then you get into the whole organic standards. Yup... it can drive ya crazy if you let it. So the blog is a point to ponder ,but in reality, I hope to find a happy medium somewhere between safe and insane. (Hmm... that would have been a good title for this post!) LOL Lead… AHhH! THANKS Science-mom. ;)

I’ve been pretty skeptical about buying toys made in China, esp. the cheaper stuff at super-low-end discount stores (Big Lots, etc.)

I’d LOVE to be able to afford all Made in USA, wood toys for my daughter, but I know that’s a dream… esp. when she can talk and wants the latest Elmo-whatever. LOL

I keep my eyes on product recalls, I guess that’s about all I can do. And if something looks *really* cheaply made, I don’t buy it.

Browsing the aisles at Toys R Us, though, it just seemed as if toys were more solid/well-crafted back when I was little.

At least I can make my own baby food from organic produce… but then you get into the whole organic standards. Yup… it can drive ya crazy if you let it.

So the blog is a point to ponder ,but in reality, I hope to find a happy medium somewhere between safe and insane. (Hmm… that would have been a good title for this post!) LOL

]]> By: Heiddi http://blogs.babiesonline.com/health/crossing-the-line-to-new-mom-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-10894 Heiddi Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:53:20 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=5712#comment-10894 Dawn I knew it was you!!! Haha. Once the baby's born, you'll be too busy taking care of her to be anxious about the many dangers of the products we use. OMG takes up too much time when you have a newborn baby to take care of. Once you have her with you for awhile and get to know her likes and dislikes, you'll be able to laugh at other soon-to-be-moms! Like I'm doing right now in response to your article! Roflmao! Great article! Don't drive yourself crazy. It'll all be okay. Heiddis last blog post..<a href="http://skyravensays.blogspot.com/2008/10/on-menu.html">On the Menu</a> Dawn I knew it was you!!! Haha. Once the baby’s born, you’ll be too busy taking care of her to be anxious about the many dangers of the products we use. OMG takes up too much time when you have a newborn baby to take care of. Once you have her with you for awhile and get to know her likes and dislikes, you’ll be able to laugh at other soon-to-be-moms! Like I’m doing right now in response to your article! Roflmao! Great article! Don’t drive yourself crazy. It’ll all be okay.

Heiddis last blog post..On the Menu

]]> By: Science-mom http://blogs.babiesonline.com/health/crossing-the-line-to-new-mom-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-10878 Science-mom Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:54:54 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/?p=5712#comment-10878 LOL... Haven't started on lead requirements yet, have you? Seriously, Dawn, it's a crazy world isn't it? A friend asked my "expert" opinion as to why our foodstuffs are so bad nowadays, what with all the contamination and GM modification, etc. I told her these safety issues have always been there...we just didn't know about them. The question is, like you said, are we better off knowing? Or do we believe in the philosophy that what you don't know can't hurt you? LOL… Haven’t started on lead requirements yet, have you? Seriously, Dawn, it’s a crazy world isn’t it? A friend asked my “expert” opinion as to why our foodstuffs are so bad nowadays, what with all the contamination and GM modification, etc. I told her these safety issues have always been there…we just didn’t know about them. The question is, like you said, are we better off knowing? Or do we believe in the philosophy that what you don’t know can’t hurt you?

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