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BABY BATH SEATS

Seriously consider avoiding even using a baby bath seat because even the newest ones may present a safety hazard! Critics contend it may be safer overall to use a sink or small bathing tub that holds only a small amount of water instead of a baby bath seat. Newer baby bath seats may have a spring clamp that fits over the edge of the tub but when the tub wall is wet the seat may still dislogdge and tip over with less force than the so-called revised safety standards specify for suction-cup seats!

Regardless of what you use it goes without saying that you should never ever leave infants alone when giving a bath. Even the warning label on the newer baby bath seats says "always keep baby within arm's reach".

However, critics charge baby bath seats may give you a false sense of security leading you to think you may be able to turn your back while giving an infant a bath. Consequently, critics contend that all baby bath seats should be banned regardless of any kind of warning labels rather than searching for some feasible safety operating standard!

SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCE: CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE JANUARY 2005

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