To worry about the safety of baby headbands?

[CatThiefKeith]

A few women in my friendship group and/or with children in dd's class have had baby daughters recently, and have all been putting flowers and bows on their babies heads. They have all been bought from a local seller on FB I believe.

AIBU to worry that:

1. They may not conform to safety standards and therefore pose a choking risk and

1. It will be 30 degrees here by Monday, the poor little mites might overheat.

Headbands are similar too, but slightly larger than the ones shown.

You're right there, Wherethefuck - some people won't believe anything unless it has happened to them personally or someone they personally know.

I don't know why it annoys me so much Thumb, I suppose it's people's sheer arrogance in thinking that seeing as they didn't see/experience it for themselves then they must be correct in believing it untrue, and the other person must be talking shit!

Ps. I'll show you the disgusting offending adult ones I had!

That's true WhereTheFuck and Thumbwitches (how are you btw?) Although I think another reason is that they probably DO use them and are defensive because they see criticism as a personal attack

They are absolutely hideous. My friends got a gorgeous little girl and puts her in crap like this that looks tacky and makes her look daft. Far better without. She kept pulling it down yesterday as it was clearly annoying her. Don't see the need for them.

I can understand people taking umbrage to their personal taste being criticised, but to be outraged when presented with evidence of safety issues regarding something they put on their children just seems a bit, well, in denial possibly.

I don't have any girls, so not really a relevant issue for me, but I've seen nothing on this thread that convinces me they're a significant risk to otherwise healthy, well supervised infants.

The choking case could just as easily happened as a result of an embellishment on a piece of clothing/hat. Not a specific risk related to headbands.

I'll look forward to that, Wherethefuck! and yes, it is the arrogance that if it's not something THEY'VE experienced, then it doesn't count/can't be true.

Hi ppeat - all well thanks, ferferferfreezing down here at the moment, it's 6 degrees outside and not much warmer inside! Sudden massive temp drop from yesterday, when we were out and about in t-shirts.
Fun, eh, Wherethefuck - hope you've got better insulation than we have!

Blimey Thumb it's 30C today here in Fr. which is cooler than it was last week! We're actually having a summer this year. It sounds like you're having a proper winter!

Sorry to derail the thread CatthiefKeith

they are the equivalent of shoving a pink post it note on a bald baby saying "this is a girl"

I assume all the people crying safety risk never let their children near anything that hasn't been safety tasted. So a baby on your knee twiddling the buttons on your cardie - safety risk. Supervised baby examining a keyring - safety risk. Poor babies only ever allowed to touch anything that is an approved baby toy! So long as they are being supervised and the headbands actually fit there is no safety risk whatsoever.

I think they're hideously tacky, and look very uncomfortable, but wouldn't bother saying anything about it to the parents. It's their child and they can dress them as they wish.

I used to watch the Saccone-Jolys on Youtube and their daughter always had a tight, thin headband on. It left a visible dent in her head and affected her hair growth in that area for a long time. But whatever. Not my monkeys, not my circus.