I posted last night asking about Sophie the giraffe teether and the Munchkin teether ball. Most of the reviews for Sophie the giraffe on toy r us are great, but after I posted, I looked at the reviews on Amazon.
On Amazon, the overall reviews are also phenomenal, but there are so many reviews regarding LO?s choking badly on Sophie?s legs. In the reviews, parents said that their LO put Sophie?s leg down their throat and couldn?t get it out (b/c the leg(s) are curved) and they were so relieved they caught it in time.
One mom said that she contacted the CPSC to get them to review the giraffe for a choking hazard.
Has anyone had any issues with their LO putting Sophie?s leg too far into their mouth and down their throat?
I really wanted to get it, but after reading all of the choking issues on Amazon it makes me nervous to get it.
Re: Sophie the giraffe - a choking hazard?
Not even close. You aren't supposed to leave a baby unattended with toys for very long anyway, so as long as you're watching them it'll never come to that point.
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Here's a link to the reviews for the parents who said their baby choked on it.
https://www.amazon.com/Vulli-Sophie-the-Giraffe-Teether/product-reviews/B000IDSLOG/ref=cm_cr_pr_btm_link_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar
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Almost anything can be a choking hazard to a baby, if not watched properly. They shouldn't be left alone with any toy. Looking at my D's sophie it looks like it would take ALOT of work to wedge the legs down the throat that far to the point it would get stuck. So I am sure that if you caught your baby trying to shove legs down their throat, the toy would be taken away asap.
IMO, irresponsible parents = hazards. There all lots of toys that have been deemed unsafe. In Canada walkers are banned, because parents did not watch thier children in them and they would get hurt. Bumboo chairs are considered unsafe because parents would let their child sit on the counter and turn their back for a second and their baby would flip forward.
There is a difference between choking and gagging.
Should I cut my baby's hands off because he gags himself with them? No.
Should I not let him play with Sophie because he gags himself with her? No.
Should I be supervising my baby when he plays with ANY toy at this age? Yes.
This is my train of thought too.
I agree with PPs. I don't leave DD alone with any toys at this age. At this point she only seems to suck on her head in the front of her mouth. I can't imagine her getting the legs all the way down her throat without my seeing.
Unfortunatley, I think a tremendous amount of toy recalls are really due to negligent parents not paying attention. JMHO.
Completely agree with this. We're planning on getting DD one for Easter, but I'm not planning on leaving her alone with it for hours .
Like when Graco recalled strollers because children could get hurt by being in them unbuckled?
I only give him his Sophie when we're supervising. I refuse to put him in his crib, give him Sophie and go take a shower. He gets other, safer toys. He has gagged himself on the legs before, but he's always gotten them out before I could even get there. When he does that, I usually take Sophie away for a little while and hug him for a bit.
Normally he's eating Sophie's face off, so it's not usually an issue with the legs.
"Today my 5 month old daughter rolled on top of her Sophie the Giraffe toy and the front leg became lodged in her throat. Her mouth turned blue/purple and she vomited a bit as she choked on the toy. When I rushed over and picked her up from the face-first position, the giraffe was sticking straight out of her blue mouth. I pulled the giraffe out and attempted to soothe her as she gasped to catch her breath. She seemed ok once she caught her breath, but as it was a pretty traumatic experience for both of us, my husband and I drove her directly to the ER. Her oxygen levels were normal at this point, but her throat was red from the leg being lodged and then pulled out.
This was so terrifying. I have been a basket case all day.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE warn and be warned, as the soft, pliable, chewable rubber was easily lodged quite far down her throat with the weight and force of her simply rolling onto it face first."
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https://www.diapers.com/p/vulli-sophie-the-giraffe-sopure-vanilla-teether-83823?site=CA&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc_D&utm_term=NC-017&utm_campaign=GooglePLA&CAWELAID=1338713216&utm_content=pla&ca_sku=NC-017&ca_gpa=pla&ca_kw={keyword}
Here's the link to the above
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Where did you purchase yours?
I agree with the others that your child should be supervised with any toys.
My DD gags on her hands all the time. DS had a Sophie and he loved her and so does DD. I'm not getting rid of her.