It’s a tragedy that more babies are dying in loungers and companies are continuing to sell dangerous ones.

Boppy newborn loungers

Although Boppy newborn loungers were recalled in September 2021 due to the risk that infants can suffocate, shortly after the recall two additional infants died in loungers in unsafe Sleep environments.

In October 2021, an infant was placed on the lounger for sleep and then it rolled underneath a nearby adult pillow. In November 2021, an infant was placed on the lounger in an adult bed with a parent and soft bedding, and it was later found dead on the lounger.

Consumers should stop using the recalled Boppy Original newborn loungers, Boppy Preferred newborn loungers, and Pottery Barn Kids Boppy newborn loungers, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advise. Consumers can contact The Boppy Company for instructions on how to dispose of the product and get a refund.

Call The Boppy Company at 800-416-1355 or visit www.boppy.com and click “Product Recalls” for more information.

The newborn loungers haven’t been legally sold after the recall, but since then, the CPSC and Boppy have sent many requests to Facebook Marketplace and other online marketplaces to remove the recalled products that continue to appear for sale on their sites, the CPSC said in a statement. It’s against the law to offer for sale a recalled product on an online marketplace or to sell or donate a recalled product in any other way.

Momaid infant loungers

Consumers need to immediately stop using Momaid infant loungers because they don’t comply with federal safety standards for infant sleep products, posing a suffocation risk and fall hazard to infants, the CPSC said in a statement.

The loungers don’t have a stand, and in addition, they fail to meet the side height, markings and labeling, and instructional literature requirements.

These failures create an unsafe sleeping environment for infants, the agency said. The lounger and its packaging also lack a tracking label containing required information, including the date of manufacture.

The seller, Zhejiang Juster Trading, isn’t cooperating on a recall of the infant lounger and isn’t offering a remedy to consumers, the CPSC said. 

The infant loungers were sold with a pillow and in four different printed fabrics: banana gray leaf, blue palm leaf, mint lychee leaf, and pink lychee leaf.

They were sold online at www.amazon.com and other websites for about $55.

Since the Momaid loungers don’t have a required date of manufacture labeled on the product or packaging, the CPSC urges consumers to stop using the loungers, cut the fabric, and dispose of it and the pillow immediately.

The CPSC reminds parents and caregivers:

• The best place for an infant to sleep is on a firm, flat surface in a crib, bassinet, or play yard.
• A fitted sheet only should be used and blankets, pillows, padded crib bumpers, or other items should never be added to an infant’s sleeping environment.
• Infants should always be placed to sleep on their back. Infants who fall asleep in an inclined or upright position should be moved to a safe sleep environment with a firm, flat surface such as a crib, bassinet or play yard.

If you see a family member or friend using these loungers, please warn them of the dangers. The death of a child is such a tragedy and this information needs to be shared far and wide.