![]() ![]() ![]() (I have no idea what “rated for” means, as this product has never met standards for infant sleep-attended, unattended, day, or night.) Graco hasn’t bothered to remove their own past statements okaying the use of this product for sleep.Īs you can see from the screenshot above, Graco claims that their swing “has been rated for attended overnight sleep.” What you’ll find on Amazon is extremely similar to what’s displayed on Graco’s website… Or, is Graco letting customer reviews do the dirty work of advertising this product for sleep? They’ve been accumulating on Graco’s sales page for years, seemingly without moderation.ĭoes Graco, a billion-dollar company, not have anyone in charge of managing their website to ensure that their sales page does not “misrepresent” how this product should be used? Note that tons of these reviews were written after the name change from “Sleeper” to “Swing”. Underneath, Graco has simply thanked some of these customers for their feedback, making no attempt to address the “misinterpretation of how the product should be used” (using their words). (As we’ve discussed, this product does not meet bassinet safety standards.) Many customers even refer to it as a “bassinet”-which it is not. One review after another has pictures of babies sleeping in the DuoGlider.Ī large percentage of the comments laud the product for being great for sleep. Graco’s current sales page talks about the DuoGlider as a “safe and comfortable place to rest.” They have not included the word “sleep” anywhere in the sales copy.Īs you keep scrolling to the customer reviews section of Graco’s website, however, it becomes apparent that the company doesn’t seem to mind that parents are still using this product for sleep… Next, we’re going to talk about the safety of napping in a DuoGlider and finally, we’ll address the product’s name change and whether Graco is marketing this product responsibly. ![]() Here is a helpful infographic that you can save or pin for later to help you remember what features make a product unsafe for sleep. “The AAP does not recommend any products for sleep that require restraining a baby, especially if the product also rocks.” - AAP But until mid-2022, these products are not regulated and have no safety standards.”įurther, as we’ve discussed, the plush and contoured sides of the DuoGlider pose a risk of re-breathing, regardless of the incline.Īdditionally, the harness is an automatic disqualifier for safe infant sleep. “Infant positioners and inclined sleepers have been popular items on baby registry lists for years. Unfortunately, even when the DuoGlider is (relatively) flat, it is still not a safe sleep environment for your baby.įor one, it has not undergone safety testing for infant sleep. Is the DuoGlider safe for sleep when fully reclined? ![]()
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