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One of things I remember when my little brother was born, was me holding him in my arms for the first time, and accidentially dropping him on the floor, head-first, THUD! And mom still has pictures of him with the big goose-egg over his left-eye.
Too bad they didn't have ThudGuards back then.
ThudGuard is the creation of Kelly Forsyth-Gibson, a Scottish mother of three, who came up with the idea after her one-year old daughter fell and bumped her head. She's marketing it as a way to protect a baby's head while it learns to walk.
The new headgear has a "stretchy circumference band" that allows for growth, and is made out of ultra-lightweight foam material to minimize pressure on developing neck muscles. There are also ventilation holes that allow heat to escape.
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79 comments:
Ok, now what do we need to do to keep the little tykes from ripping them off their heads? I know from experience that I couldn't keep anything on my son that he didn't want on his head.
Maybe we need to let kids be kids - who protected us when we learned to walk?
I'd love to buy this product but I'm waiting for the baby whole body thudguard to come out.
< img src="http://www.prezzybox.com/data/media/8998.jpg" border=0 alt="Whole body thudguard - size XL" align=center />
my boss needs one of these...he is such a baby!
back in my day it was the done thing, drop the kid of the head weeee
it didn't diddn't didddn't didddn't have any lastttting impact-act-act on me ;-)
If a kid smacks its head of something and doesn't learn that this is a bad thing, then surely that will cause problems in later life?
says me with six scars from various head wounds
yet another reason for parents to not have to watch their own children. just give them a helmet and let um go.
Ok some of these comments are from people who obviously have no clue about how curious babies can be. Or about other purposes for a helmet. My daughter had to wear an orthotic helmet to correct a malformation of her skull due to being a breech baby. NOW I want to protect her head from any possible tramatic events that could cause future damage. She wants to go ice skating with her big brother and since they make ice skates for toddlers I have been looking for a helmet for her protection and I think it is a great idea. Anyway don't we push for kids to wear helmets when riding bikes? What is the difference in protecting them and protecting the head of an infant or toddler?
I think these are great. Am seriously considering getting one for 9 month-old daughter who is just about to start crawling in a house with stone floors (ouch!). I can see this being useful for those times when I can't be hovering beside her, ready to catch her when she overbalances (given that I have a 3 year old to contend with as well, this is likely to be a good deal of the time!)
Call yourself a caring parent? Why not just tie the kid up and keep it in a sack? Also, how will this protect the child if the earth should suddenly open up or an airliner plummet onto your house? Think of the children!!!
If your 3 year old survived without a helmet then I am sure the 9 month old will also....
The head is an important part of the human anatomy and yes, our parents did without disposable diapers, Aloe scented Desithin and baby monitors. But this doesn't mean a baby helmet isn't a great idea. Progress is a good thing and I hate the smell of dead fish in the original Desithin formula. Like any tool or accessory, a baby helmet is NOT for parents who use it so they can let their baby run around while they are in the kitchen, on the computer or watching TV. Parents still have the responsibility to supervise. With that being said, the price of the helmet needs to be more affordable and marketed through normal retail channels, like Babies R Us.
As a mum of 3 with 1 on the way - can anyone tell me for sure that small bumps on the head wont do any long term damage, even a small amount? Ok, so boxers get harder blows but even one could do the same damage.
Is there any experts out there that can say for sure that, small blows to a babies head over say, 3 months of them falling at their own height wont do any harm? Perhaps later academic harm or front lobe damage that will cause a social right or wrong problem, or balance or even consentration?
No! No takers on saying for sure that we would be better off just letting them have their right of passage to end up with a split head at the ER! You big matcho dadies!
Making sure our babies do not get any internal injuries when they fall over and hurt their heads is a MUMS RIGHT OF PASSAGE TO PROTECT at all costs! And we will and we are NOW better off for this product!
I was just looking for a product like this - SH** I thought I had invented it!
No - sorry!
I have just ordered one and I thought I had come up with the idea myself!
I did find a couple of similar ones but they were not as good.
i am all for protecting my child head but with 4 children who can really aoford $60 plus shipping when all you have to do is add some cotten to a baby cap .
Just what I was looking for! We want to take our 2 month old with us up in the snow, with the Baby Bjorne, on the snowmobile (going slow of course, and staying on the groomed road. Unfortunately, they won't ship it to the US. Figures, ovrerprotective, pansy US regulations!
I was looking for one of these due to my baby girl throwing herself back and banging her head on the ground and yes repeted blows to the does do damage intercranial hemorage anyone and as for learning not to do it how many hangover have you had.
Hi just want to say sometimes babys throw themself back on stone floors not a great idea and as for small bumps not doing any harm does anyone of you relise what an intercranial hemorage is. And as for not learning a baby has a memory span of a goldfish......
We have tiled floors and every time my son has the slightest slip it results in a nasty crack on the head. My wife laughed at me when I said I was going to go an buy a baby helmet, saying it could never exist - well, just shows you...
I was looking for something to smack my kids in the head with... I must have been redirected.
when its coming out what stores sell it i've looked every where and i can not find it no where.
crap, my eight year old and i thought we had invented it as well, though we follow my new crawler around all day every now and then we need to go wee wee, just heard a thump better run.
Shit to you women who think that they are a lazy mothers product, I thought it was our job to protect our babies which makes me wonder if you are the lazy one?
I will be buying one for my 7 month old crawler as we also have stone floors, dont know about you but I wouldn't like too smash my head into it around hundred times a day!
My two older children actually used normal baby push bike helmets but that was seven years ago and I couldn't find anything like this then.
Great product!!!
i would just like to say that this product is not just for mothers who dont want to watch their children. my 8 month old daughter was crawling around on our stone floor today when me and my mother were both sitting on the floor 1 ft away from her. we were watching her so closely but she still feel and hit her head. no matter how close you are or how fast you are you can not catch them. they are only inches from the floor when they are crawling so it barely takes them 1/2 a second to fall. i think this is a great product.
Is this product just for retards or can my kids use it too? Normal kids fall too.
My 5 month old son was dropped by his daycare provider(she claims he fell 2 inches from a bouncy seat onto carpet). He suffered a serious scull fracture and bled beneath the skull. Turns out he has a condition that causes him to bleed more than other children due to extra fluid between the brain and skull. He can bleed severely from a minor bump to the head. We never would have known about the condition if he hadn't been hurt and had a CAT scan. The only way he can play on a movable toy until the age of 5, is to wear a helmet. I not only think the helmets are a good idea, but now will have to purchase one in order for my son to enjoy normal childhood activities. I am amazed at the ignorant comments that have been made on this site. If you don't want the helmet, don't buy it.
Well if I wasnt convinced before - I am now! I am going to get a Thudguard for each of my twins.
Thank you to the inventor!!!!!
For all of you who diagree with this product.Do you also find it so blimmen retarded when you remind your older children to put their helmets on before they go out to ride their bikes or skateboards .I think protecting my innocent 7mth old head is just as important,and I am far from being a lazy Mom.This helmets makes so much sense,I guess just to those who have any...........
A nice idea in theory, but be careful that the child's head does not overheat! My 3-year-old appears to be like me, a human heat generator, even though the 6-year-old thrives in hot weather.
And cranial overheating, as I know from both researching and experiencing it (from wearing bike helmets), can cause blinding headaches, out-of-it behaviour and aggression before leading to brain damage and death.
Good idea, but be careful.
Nohatal
well i think this is a great idea. i wished they had this when i was a baby then i wouldn't have needed the brain surgery that was performed on me when i was 16 years old. neurosurgeon said that i got the brain malformation from being bumped too much when i was a little kid. being a soon to be mom for 3 boys.....i'm definitely buying this product.
Congratulations!! Im a mother of three also and have had this idea and my own baby helmet for awhile. But you beat me. Danger seems to follow my kids and this is perfect. I hope it all goes well, can't wait to see them in australia. jo
What a great idea! I bought my baby an infant bicycle helmet but it didn't work when he fell face first.
People shouldn't leave such stupid comments here. It's like they have nothing else to do.
Anonymus, after reading a bit of your wisdom, I am now convinced you've been dropped on your head too..... perhaps more than once.
People are so rude. I dont think they have the understanding that a babys head is very delicate. I just ordered on because my son has a bleeding disorder. Any hit to the head can be very serious. Shame on all of you who take our or your kids as a joke.
My son has a severe bleeding disorder. This may not be needed for a 'regular' child, but it is perfect for mine! Believe me I would love to just let him roam free around the house, but I also want him to be alive! Protection, or hospital visits..humm, what do you think I should choose!? People are soo rude now a days. If you don't like the idea, don't comment.
Another great baby helmet is sold out of canada , www.babyhatpad.com
my son is 19 months and wants to ride a skateboard on cement... he can balance well on the grass but the cement is a different thing, he's just to fast, he can easily run to the pavement and skate away within a second or two. he needs a helmet. a REAL helmet.
Regarding the Thudguard helmet for babies, I just purchased a thudguard for my 9 1/2 month old baby and within minutes of wearing it he started to overheat and sweat and his face was already turning red. The house temperature was 72 degrees and he wasn't even wearing a shirt. This helmet seems too warm for anyone to be wearing unless they are underdressed outside in the snow. He also HATED the strap which tended to slip up on his face and ironically make him look like one of those British guards. I honestly think he would have been better off with a pair of elastic shorts on his head lined with a burp cloth because it would actually stay on his head and he'd be much cooler and more comfortable. Also, when my son was wearing the Thudguard I had a tendency to let my guard down and I could see how this could actually lead to more serious accidents in the end. He ended up bonking his head anyway at a time when I wouldn't have had his helmet on, so there's no way to always have the helmet on when your baby will need it! Beware and do not purchase this product!!
Okay, it looks like once he got used to the hat he stopped pulling on the strap and it stays on well. However, his head does get sweaty and overheated after 15 minutes, so I am returning it. The company was very courteous and offered and no questions asked 14-day return policy which includes the postage paid, although I am responsible for return postage. I guess if you use it outdoors in the cold a lot it might be handy for some. It is also ridiculously cute when worn. However, it did not serve my purposes. Sorry for the hasty previous posting!
As the parent of a new walker who could die from any type of head trauma, I applaud the market for providing this product. Yes, parents can be overprotective but in some cases, medical necessity exists.
Our 7-month old is crawling around like a stink bug (rear up), pulling himself up on whatever he can find and standing, and then doing a side-shuffle walk-around(occassionally letting go, trying to balance himself like a DUI suspect) - I was looking for a minature blow-up Sumo wrestler suit, but I guess this product might not spring as many leaks
My daughter is 10 months and learning to walk. She fell while cruising and hit her head in the just the right spot and had a seizure. Now she has had Absence seizures since. I think this is a great product. Yeah kids get bumps and fall, but you just need one to really get hurt. The scary part is I was right next to her and at first thought it was just like the other bumps from learning to walk.
Our son has a low tone muscle disorder and he loses his grip on thing due to this condition, also when he falls his arms can't support him like a normal child so i have just ordered one of these, well done the inventor.
I think this is such a wonderful, practical, smart, and creative idea!!! I am not an expert on head injuries in children, but as a first time mom of an 8-month old girl, who is now standing up and cruising on every piece of furniture and wall space she can, and after she has fell numerous times and ended up with bad bruises on her head from either hitting hard furniture, her wooden crib slats, or glass on the coffee table, I am sooooo happy there is a product out like this! I know, I can be right there spotting her and in a split-second she can still fall! So, a helmet like this will totally help protect her head and no, it is obviously not a substitute for letting your child roam around without supervision, it is just an added precautionary device to help!!! I can't wait to try one! "Helmets off" to the inventors!!!
Finally, Thudguard ships to the US and the gard is wonderful. I was worried about overheating after previous comments but the company assured me that they have added more ventillation to the design and I must admit, it is wonderful! And the price is down now from when I last looked at the site, but I would have paid more anyway - you can put a value to safety.
Thanks Thudgard
Lilly Duran
Wichita Falls, TX
my son is 18 months old. when he dosen't get his way he throws his head back, not like he fell down is almost violent, i'm scared he hurts himself. you can't hold his hand 24-7 i think the helmet idea is great,almost nessacary in some cases.if you don't need one more power to you.
I am utterly amazed that actual parents, especially mothers, think that it is ridiculous to protect your baby's/toddler's head!
Yes, we all fell and bumped our heads as children, but we also rode in cars without car seats or seat belts, rode bikes, skateboards and go karts without any protective gear whatsoever and some of us even climbed up 20 foot ropes in school under which was a little mat.
Many, many children suffered serious injuries and even DIED from these activities. Only a moron would rationalize that, "We didn't have helmets and we are ok." I bet that same parent could also be heard saying, "Hey, my Mom smoked when she was pregnant and I turned out fine."
For those parents out there who think helmets for babies are for lazy, overprotective parents, spend a day in the ER until a young child comes in with a severe head injury from a "minor" fall and tell those parents, "Hey, that's part of being a kid." Shame on you all. There's a cure for ignorance; I pity your children.
I will be purchasing a helmet for my active 14 month old who falls and smashes her head on a variety of surfaces. Why on Earth would I want her to suffer that pain and potentially damage her brain, if there is a solution?!
WAIT A SEC: GREAT IDEA ! Gloves for kids learning how to use a knife and fork ! Or Gas masks specially fitted for toddlers: don't you know about the pollution in the air ? Or even better: can anyone invent a product that will protect kids from people who think they should raise their kids by NOT exposing them to something we call LIFE ? This product feeds on fear. Am I the best parent I can be ? Should I do more ? Hey, maybe I can buy some sense of security. Next step: 24/7 sunglasses for babies. Etc.....
If there is a medical indication showing your kid is at more risk of injury than others, go to your PhD. If not, don't waste your money. Overprotection is a killer. Aeons and centuries of kids growing up, falling, hurting and getting up again are proof enough that this product is an example of supply creating demand.
PS: Motorcycle helmets, bicycle helmets are protection against falling from a certain height at considerable speed. Stupid comparison.
I have one for my 9 month old son and it's awesome!
I can see both sides of the argument, but there is a fashion for hard floors of stone and wood these days. Its certainly easier to put a helmet on a toddler than refloor a home.
Oh man, all you bleeding heart moms out there are going to catch hell from your kid when it grows up & sees pictures of itself wearing that stupid helmet in the house. Your kids will be utter & total wimps.
...and do your kids really have to wear it all the time "just in case"? How stupid & uncomfortable for the kid.
People seem kind of negative about this helmet...sure, anything can be used in a negative way, but many people have special situations where this helmet can be very useful! I personally have a son who has low muscle tone and developmental delays and hurts himself quite seriously all the time, even with constant supervision, so this helmet would be very useful! But don't be so negative because it can help alot of people!
I don’t see why a parent wouldn’t seek out a reputable child helmet to avoid potential serious injury during the early stages of walking. If a toddler lived in a tiled home, the injuries resulting from impact would be no less than an adult falling backwards to hit their head on the ice. Lasting serious injury may result, but would you want to take that chance with your own head? Could a parent be considered negligent for not providing this form of protection in a home with great potential for serious injury (hardwood or tile floors/sharp corners/etc.)? Isn’t a parent responsible for their child’s safety in a car, on a bike, or playing various sports? I’m glad to learn I don’t have to resort to making one for my own child. I plan to get one for my little girl.
(Harsh comments directed at parents for considering this product are likely from parents who feel guilt for not doing all they could have for their own children; it would be a hard thing to admit to oneself.)
You shouldn't be putting your kid in a helmet unless your infant/toddler needs it for a pre-existing cranial condition or head injury. My kid is 11 months old and banged his head around so much while learning to walk that he now knows how to use stairs, slide off the couch and bed and when he falls, he keeps his head off the ground and rolls over. That and I'm always watching him when he's playing. Pad your kid and neglect, sheesh.
I am totally getting one of these. My son started crawling at 6 months and walking at 7 1/2 and he crashes into everything. We have hardwood and vinyl floors and he is always falling down.
By the way, shame on all of you judgmental people who think anyone who uses one of these is a bad mother. Anyone that is that quick to call someone else a bad parent probably feels GUILTY about his/her own parenting skills!
my son is a hemophiliac and i bought one of these for him to help prevent head injuries for when he was learning to crawl. now that he's walking i have him in it again. i do wish that it didn't heat him up so quickly...but i'd rathar that than more trips tp the emergency room.
Thank you so much. I have been so worried about my 8 month old. Ever since he has started crawling he has been so curious and he wants to explore everything no matter what room we are in. I never leave him alone but I have turned my head for a second and he fell on the carpet a few times and once in the kitchen as he was pulling himself up. I just watch him while hes crawling everywhere. He wants to explore with no boundaries and I want to allow him that freedom so he can learn about his surroundings. Hopefully with this helmet U can relax a little. I was going to buy a regular bike helmet but they seem so bulky. Hopefully this is our answer. Thanks
my 1 year 3 month baby girl felt last night while walking to the family room where her dad was and I was watching from the kitchen...she cried like I never heard her crying I did not see anything on her face until my husband said look up on her forehead, she had a big pump on her forehead that I panic and call her ped. I said, "this is it I am buying the helmet"...this helmet is for protection and avoid serious damages...how can some people says this is for lazy moms that does not want to watch their babies. I am 35 years old and my dad made a helmet for me because he was tired of me falling when I was a baby...this isnt new, I know many parents had invented something similar to protect their babies in the past so many parents had prevented few fallings years and years ago...this is a great idea, I just bought one...I think if we teach our babies not to touch stuff around the house we can teach them not to remove the helmet it is very easy...I am just venting about some of the ignorant comments of some people here...always kids will smacks their head no matter what but if we can reduce to few instead of everyday many times...then the helmet works...Thank You! Jovy
Sorry few grammar errors on my previous comment...Jovy
Baby with injured brain will benefit from this helmet by preventing more trauma to the head.
It also protects baby that has seizure who frequently collapsed when attacked by the seizure.
someone watched the rugrats!
season 9 episode 9 aired in '02
they put different type of 'baby bumper' helmets on their babies to protect them from bumps and bruises
For kids who have conditions where a helmet would be necessary anyway, sure, it's a fine idea. But for the average child, this is just overkill. I pity those children whose parents make them wear this just because of their own paranoia. Get a grip on reality. My son fell while running full on at 7 months old (he was an early walker) and smashed his mouth into the edge of the coffee table - put his teeth right through his lip. Am I freaking out about my littlest one doing the same thing? Looking for a baby mouth guard? NO. Sh*t happens. People (including babies) learn by experience. It's how our brains and bodies were designed. As for the person who said babies have the memory of a goldfish, I doubt that. Goldfish have a memory span of 3 seconds (my step-mother has raised fish nearly her entire life, she's full of usually useless information about several species, including goldfish). You seriously want to try to convince people that babies/toddlers have a 3 second memory? That's just ignorance, plain and simple. Read up on a subject before you go making blanket statements like that.
Of course I won't change anyone's minds...most of you seem stubborn and arrogant enough that this post will probably serve to make you even more defensive about your decision. AGain, I am excluding those for whom a helmet would be a near-necessity. No need for you folks to get your panties in a bunch. But for a child with no issues, it's those parents who need to come to grips with the real world and stop being so overprotective, paranoid, and foolish.
I watch my 7 month old all the time, in fact i have an eye on him and the computer screen right now. my first son wasnt such a mover but my new lil guy is all over, looking in mirrors, bumping his head, falling backwards, trying to stand and falling over, it happpens sooo quick sometimes i cant throw a pillow under him to help him. Im worried about brain clots like a famous woman died from, its scary now. Im completely for this product and am purchasing one ASAP. god forbid he bumped his head and died from a clot, i couldnt live with myself.
am ICU and ER nurse who would normally not purchase this. Kids learning to walk fall! However, I plan to buy because my 6 month old is crawling AND pulling up but does not have the strength to catch himself. Unless I buy a baby coral (not a bad idea) he will not be contained to our only area rug and will fall on hardwoods.
some of the mothers who gave these comments must have babies with black and blue heads.as grown ups center gravity is from their bottoms, babies center of gravity is their heads(look it up its true).my 9 month old would lose his balance all the time and just fall over.the main concern was that the floor he landed on is terrazzo(for anyone who knows what this is knows its harder thatn wood).getting this helmet was the best baby product he has every gotten.he is no longer scared to get down after he would pull himself up.thanks thudguard!
LOVE THE PRODUCT....IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CHILD, GET ONE.
"If a kid smacks its head of something and doesn't learn that this is a bad thing, then surely that will cause problems in later life?
says me with six scars from various head wounds
By VMOS,"
Id say that DOESNT work then, i mean, 6 headwounds? doesnt sound like you learned AT ALL
"If a kid smacks its head of something and doesn't learn that this is a bad thing, then surely that will cause problems in later life?
says me with six scars from various head wounds
By VMOS,"
Id say that DOESNT work then, i mean, 6 headwounds? doesnt sound like you learned AT ALL
Is no one aware that babies skulls are soft and seperate to allow for swelling in case of an impact? That is why soft spots do not full fuse until children are well past the age of 2 and have decent balance.
All kids fall, there is no sense in over-protecting them expect in cases where it is neccesary, such as physical impairments. I am a mother of 2 and both kids have fallen and both are prefectly normal, happy kids. Stop buying into the gimmicks.
I just want to say that when I got a green light from my doctor who suggested this helmet for my son then that's all I needed. Take a look at the stats out there of the number of fatal or severe head injuries among children. Why would you want to put your child at risk when you know it can be prevented? Do you want your child to grow to hate you for his vegetative state knowing that you knew better how to help him. Let's not be ignorant people. I'm from Canada and Sick Kids Hospital suggested that I get (they sent me to www.kidssafety101.com) one for my son because they know the stats of head injuries out there. It's better to be safe than sorry.
My child is 61/2 months. He has mastered crawling already. But now he is trying to master climbing up various objects to stand. Which he can do. Only problem is that if he gets distracted he falls, or try and walk away. So i think this helmet is a good idea for my child. I have picked him up screaming many times for banging his head cause i couldn't catch him quick enough. So ty inventors for peace of mind.
p.s Just because parents buy this, doesn't mean they wont watch their kids. Just means they can afford it and dont want anything bad to happen to them.
My baby just turned 1 year old and has been walking for 3 months now. She is very good at it.
Couple of days ago, we had episode very she triped over toy and lended on her nees and hand and then on her face. Nothing bed, but she got scared and wanted to cry. Nothing came out. She turned blue and stoped breathing. Her eyes rolled and she fainted. She looked like she was dead. It took her about 1 minute to come back. Took her to ER and after all the test was told she has Breat - Holding spells. It was horibble. Don't want it to happen again so I am definetly getting one. We have wood floors and just put foam mats all over the floor to protect her.
Ps. I wold recomend it even for crowling, walking, ... It's better to be carefull than be sorry.
karma is a bitch oh yee young 'uns who think belittling such important things as baby health re: helmets is fun to do now ....wait 'til parenthood is upon you. hopefully planned, prepared for, and with no health challenges that affect baby lest you still be an idiot - for baby's sake.
this is an EXCELLENT tool for baby. for parents of bleeding disorder affected kids: the difference between life and death.
with noggins' full of idiocy, it may be too late for the cruel childish post-ers, but for parents with children that need this product, and newborns in need of cranial protection, it's a great day/product.
best wishes new parents!
good on 'ya for takinf care of your baby, and you.
Most of these comments are so ridiculous! Some children are required to wear protective gear. My son has hemophilila and while he is learning to walk, it is important he wear a helmet. I would hate to think some ignorant person would see him out and think that I as the parent am "too protective" or that I "dont watch him enough on my own." Thanks to cute, fun helmets like this, my son is able to play just like everyone else and be protected!
Amen Jessica!
There are 7 men with hemophilia in our family.
My husband describes how his Mom and Grandmother sewed carpet patches into the knees of both his and his brother's pants so they could be boys (jump, climb....)
It's so unfortunate there are people who can't understand/have compassion (in their POSTS) for the basics of 'babyhood,' let alone the extreme reality of what a head injury would do, especially to someone who will bleed internally, to possible death.
I'm ordering two: two new cousins in the family. Neither has hemophilia, but the photo opps are tooooo cute to ignore, and to know they can explore as all babies will: most excellent.
Thanks for posting!! Best health to you and your family!
- akcol, fellow hemophilia advocate
This product is stupid and is creating and playing on irrational fear. I hope it fails.
How on earth did we evolve to where we are with thudguards I wonder.
truly, if ignorant people MUST speak/comment on such important, well meaning matters, then it seems a universal law that they MUST educate themselves before speaking.
ahhh.
but therein lies the frustration. to be educated, one would not speak idiocy.
I can therefore assume, that anyone commenting on the 'stupidity' of such a product has never been subjected to the experience of watching a child suffer because the world, in its infinite consumer wisdom, (that would be sarcasm idiot) fails to account for NOT RARE, NOT un-unique experiences wherein curious babies bonk their heads on ill conceived pieces of furniture, in unsafe environments, or because a pre-existing health condition, perhaps not even diagnosed (bleeding disorders for example) 'suddenly' announce severe head trauma.
What's especially heartbreaking, is that for the price of a cute toddler head/hat/photo op, that parent, that child must endure incredible hardship suffering, financial ruin because some idiot feels the need to add to the suffering of such folks on this forum.
May you, idiot poster, with WAYYY too much uneducated time on your hands never know the pain of such head trauma, or anyone else who does know it.
And it you do, may you feel the full wrath of their experience that leads them to feel rage, pity, then compassion for idiot you, fully expressed.
Grow up. And protect your head while doing so.
To feed from such well intentioned inventions as in this forum - from those who have suffered, to cause more suffering to those who have suffered this very experience ...could you truly be more immature, idiotic, in need of attention for your extremely rude, uneducated lack of regard you demonstrate for others or yourself here?
Why yes, I have sent one to my niece, who head bonked trying to climb a glass coffee table from underneath, at three months old. No sharp edges. Sharp niece. AND, I am very active in a community wherein several toddlers have permanent brain trauma because a head trauma experience, at first undetected, as the babies explored their world - resulted in ongoing strokes, loss of eyesight, loss of learning capacity, motor skills, financial ruin for the heartbroken new parents, loss of marriage once finally diagnosed, treated too late....
nothing you'd understand, since by your posting you do confirm idiocy and immaturity born if ignorance versus life experiences.
If you are bashing this product, I'm guessing you've never had to run your kid to the ER for a head trauma (not a bump, a trauma) Then you get to do a CT scan, and meds following.
Hey, here's an idea, don't use a car seat either, or use the straps on your high chair. Why put a bike helmet on your kid? I mean what happens, happens, right?
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