to think the tip to tie a helium balloon to your babies cot is a bit ridiculous?

[3NAB]

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[Maidamess]

Yes that crossed my mind. They sink don't they...be a bit frightening (dangerous) for a baby to wake up with a deflated helium balloon hovering above his face.

[hippipotami]

I was a bit about it too, but assumed MNHQ must think it a good idea? (I mean they do veto the tips before they go on the front page don't they??)

[Weegle]

I thought that too - when it deflates over night and sinks down...

And surely the cost of the helium balloons over time exceeds the cost of a mobile??

But then if they just did the tip to get a competition entry then they might have been struggling for ideas!

[3NAB]

I just thyink it is easy to do things that are fine when a baby is tiny as they can't really move but then you can get balse and forget to move things and I think a helium balloon is potentially dangerous.

It is on my mind as I have just read about a young girl who has died after inhaling a balloon.

[conniedescending]

I agree.....ridiculous tip and actually very dangerous. You should never get into the habit of tieing things like this to a babies cot as they're a strangulation hazard.

Would love to know if MN veto tips as well

[LaComtesse]

Why do babies need a mobile anyway? They're mostly asleep for the first few months.

I hung the mobile for my dd in the window of her room instead of over her cot. I was toolazy worried that it might fall on her to hang it over the cot. Plus I had a nail in the right place .

It was sad about that little girl .

[Bubble99]

Certainly very dangerous for a standing and grabbing baby.

[LynetteScavo]

IMO, alot of the front page tips are

[3NAB]

Have reported this thread to see what the response to the tip is and if they do vet them in any way.

[kayzisbroody]

Its a bit strange.

Its very dangerous not to mention a lot of money as you have to keep refilling it.

[WigWamBam]

Someone was clutching at straws to enter one of the competitions, methinks.

Very surprised that MN Towers thought it was a good idea though.

[misdee]

very dangerous, and personally think that tip should be pulled from the front page ASAP.

[TalkroundupElf]

God, i am glad i wasn't the only one who thought wtf!!

[CatherineMumsnet]

Hello all, just wanted to let everyone know that the tip of the day has been changed. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Tips usually do get vetted, but this one must have slipped through the net.
Our apologies.

[collision]

I thought the exact same thing and nearly started a post this morning but then thought you might all think I was getting hysterical.

What a ridiculous tip. Am glad it is gone!

Some of the tips are down right daft and obvious.

[MamaMaiasaura]

YABU.. isnt a bit ridiculous... is a lot ridiculous and blinking dangerous too!

[2shoes]

ppwww.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=548158&in_page_id=1770 have a look]]
if a child of 5 can choke to death. imagine a baby

[MrsWeasley]

when my DD was born the hospital wouldn't let the balloons be tied to cots. They encouraged the Dads to take them home!

[2shoes]

sorry try this

[3NAB]

I buy my kids 2 helium balloons at each birthday but they stay downstairs and aren't allowed in their rooms. I have always felt I was a bit over worrying but now I don't.

[moondog]

Maybe not to the cot but a helium balloon was the best thing ever fro entertaining my babies. I would tie it to their arm or foot (staynig with them obv.)

[FrannyandZooey]

I did not think the helium / metal sort were a choking hazard particularly - only the rubber sort which kind of 'cling' to things, eg a child's throat

[moondog]

Little girl in the paper today died on a piece of burst balloon.

[FrannyandZooey]

oh dear, a rubber one? I think they are dangerous once popped

[LaComtesse]

I think the little girl bit the balloon by the account in the paper.