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One thing that bothers me about the holidays

pixy_stixpixy_stix member
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There are so many siggie pics with babies wrapped up in Christmas lights.

Do people not realize the wires contain and are coated in lead?  sigh...

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Re: One thing that bothers me about the holidays

  • hamilton.jahamilton.ja
    nope. never would have crossed my mind even.... i haven't done it before but that wouldn't have occurred to me if i was going to.
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  • pixy_stixpixy_stix member

    There's usually a tag right near the plug end that has this warning on it.

    Of course, I'm probably the only one that ever reads those tags.  :op

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  • sommerraynesommerrayne
    They're not eating the cords....This is a big point of contention with some moms. I could care less what people do but its not like people are forcing their babies to eat lead paint by setting them down in Xmas lights to snap 5 pictures.
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  • Joes_loveJoes_love member

    oh dear...this is reminding me of a fiasco from when I was pregnant.  Jenni darling, do you recall the details?

     

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  • pixy_stixpixy_stix member
    No, but the warning on the lights says to wash your hands after handling them.  So you're still getting lead on your kid's skin.  If you have them in a blanket surrounded by the lights, that's different.
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  • smurfetteinredsmurfetteinred

    imagesommerrayne:
    They're not eating the cords....This is a big point of contention with some moms. I could care less what people do but its not like people are forcing their babies to eat lead paint by setting them down in Xmas lights to snap 5 pictures.

    ^^This. It wouldn't have occured to me but honestly if your child is chewing on a set of plugged in Christmas lights you probably have bigger issues. Just sitting in them for a few minutes isn't going to give them lead poisoning by proximity. 

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  • pixy_stixpixy_stix member
    imageJoes_love:

    oh dear...this is reminding me of a fiasco from when I was pregnant.  Jenni darling, do you recall the details?

    Was this a big board war at some point?  Hopefully not as contentious as FF/BF and to circ or not to circ.

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  • pixy_stixpixy_stix member

    In the four brands of lights tested, Quantex found surface lead levels far exceeding the CPSC's recommended children's limit of 15 micrograms.

    Wal-Mart brand lights had the highest levels of surface lead, with levels ranging from 86.6 to 132.7 micrograms. GE lights showed surface lead levels from 68 to 109.1 micrograms. Sylvania had surface lead levels from 59 to 70.3 micrograms. Levels of surface lead in the lights made by Philips ranged from a low of 3.2 -- well under the 15 microgram limit -- to 107.2 in another sample.

    https://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/12/10/christmas.lights/index.html

    We're not talking about a little bit of lead.  We're talking significant levels of lead on the surface of the wires.

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  • andrealynn0707andrealynn0707 member

    Oh, hello can of worms... nice to see you open again! :P

    When I was going through the tri/parenting boards, this was a huge.freaking.deal. For some people, anyway. 

    I wouldn't say FF/BF level, but maybe ear piercing/abuse level. 

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  • *speedracer**speedracer* member
    hey now some kids just like to gnaw on wires!
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  • pixy_stixpixy_stix member
    imageandrealynn0707:

    I wouldn't say FF/BF level, but maybe ear piercing/abuse level. 

    bwahahah!  Really?

    Now I wonder what the consensus of this particular board would be.  Especially since we're into non-toxic toys and household items.  hrmmm...

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  • Dobie_MamaDobie_Mama
    imageandrealynn0707:

    Oh, hello can of worms... nice to see you open again! :P

    Can we cover Carrotgate again too!?
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  • vegetarian_chicavegetarian_chica
    imagepixy_stix:

    In the four brands of lights tested, Quantex found surface lead levels far exceeding the CPSC's recommended children's limit of 15 micrograms.

    Wal-Mart brand lights had the highest levels of surface lead, with levels ranging from 86.6 to 132.7 micrograms. GE lights showed surface lead levels from 68 to 109.1 micrograms. Sylvania had surface lead levels from 59 to 70.3 micrograms. Levels of surface lead in the lights made by Philips ranged from a low of 3.2 -- well under the 15 microgram limit -- to 107.2 in another sample.

    https://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/12/10/christmas.lights/index.html

    We're not talking about a little bit of lead.  We're talking significant levels of lead on the surface of the wires.

    Thanks for posting.  I wouldn't take these kinds of pics, but I didn't know this about lights.  

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  • thejennigirlthejennigirl

    It only bothers me if they are served with BPA laden ketchup

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