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Amby Baby Motion Bed

The Amby Baby Motion Bed swing has been recalled by the manufacturer as a result of two infant deaths from suffocation.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the side-to-side tilting and shifting of the swing can cause the child to roll over and become wedged up against the side of the swing, which can pose a suffocation risk.

The beds are marketed to help babies with colic and reflux. It looks just like a hammock and the bed moves up and down or side-to-side every time the baby moves or stirs. The idea behind the bed is that it mimics the mother’s womb, which would help a baby sleep.

The bed is available in only one model and has a label attached to it that is marked “Amby – Babies Love It, Naturally.” All of the beds were sold online, and have been for sale since 2003.

Parents are being advised to stop using the swing immediately. The manufacturer says it will offer a repair kit to parents, but it will not be available before January 2010.

For further questions, you may call 1-866-544-9721.

Heinz baby cereal is being recalled today. The manufacturer is warning parents that the product contains a possible carcinogen. The company is recalling the Mixed Baby Cereal because it contains high levels of a toxin that is produced by fungus called Ochratoxin A.

Heinz is telling parents not to be worried if your child has consumed the contaminated product because in small portions it should not cause any problems. If you do have any Heinz Mixed Cereal in your house, throw it out immediately.

Here is the product information:

Name of Product: Heinz Mixed Cereal, Stage 2, From 6 Months

Size: 227g

Best Before Dates: BB/MA 10 DE 26 and BB/MA 10 DE 29

UPC: 0 57000 02516 8

For further information, parents may call Heinz Canada at 1-800-565-2100.

This is hilarious!!!!

I guess I am a rookie at this. This is the first year that my daughter understands what Christmas is. She gets that there is a Santa and that he brings all the little kids presents and we get together with family. I have been working hard to get her into the spirit by playing Christmas music, putting up the Christmas tree, and talking to her about what she would like Santa to bring her for Christmas. I even took her to the mall to visit Santa so she could tell him what she wants.

Early last month, we got in the mail the Toys R Us catalogue, which had a lot of great deals in it. I sat down with Ava and asked her to tell me what she would like from the catalogue. I circled everything that she pointed out because I knew that relatives would be asking me what she wanted, so this way I would have things to tell them when they asked. Out of all the toys in the catalogue, there was one toy that she really seemed fixated on. It was the Barbie airplane. I don’t know why she wanted it so badly, she has never seen it in the store or even played with it at a friend’s house, but she kept saying that was what she wanted Santa to bring her.

So, my husband and I thought it was cute and we would constantly ask her what she wanted from Santa, to which she would always reply, “Bawbie Aipane.” I have already bought Ava a lot of Christmas gifts, so when my mother-in-law asked what she should get her, I asked her if she would mind buying her the Barbie airplane. Someone had to get her that plane!

This week my mother-in-law ventured out to Toys R Us to purchase Ava’s Christmas present, and low and behold, there are no more left! Not only that, there aren’t any left in the whole province and the toy has been discontinued. Can someone say “Aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!” We checked at a few other stores, and it seems like everyone is out of stock. We even looked on ebay, and it seems like people are trying to take advantage of the situation and are selling this thing for over $100. No thanks!

I’ve come to terms that we are not going to be able to find this airplane for Christmas, but I can’t help but feel guilty for hyping it up to Ava. I never in a million years thought that we wouldn’t be able to get it. So, now I am trying to convince her that the Barbie Camper is a much better choice. I have some people in the States that can pick it up for me, so it looks like we will be going in that direction. But, note to self, “Do not promise gifts to your child that you have not already bought or are sure you will be able to get.” Lesson learned!

Okay everybody, let’s see how well you know your celebrities. Can you guess each celebrity’s real birth name? Give it a try and post your score in the comments section below. Good luck!

Seems like the amount of H1N1 cases are going down because they have decreased the amount of clinics for patients from 15 to 7 on the island of Montreal. If you have flu-like symptoms and you feel like you need medical attention, here is where you can go for medical help:

CSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île
Clinique-réseau Médistat
4965, rue St-Pierre
Pierrefonds
514 624-4774
Monday to Friday : 8 h 30-20 h 30
Saturday and Sunday : 8 h-16 h

Clinique-réseau Statcare
175, chemin Stillview
Bureau 104
Pointe-Claire
514 697-9976
Monday to Friday : 7 h 30-21 h
Saturday and Sunday : 8 h-16 h

CSSS d’Ahuntsic et Montréal-Nord
Clinique médicale Ahuntsic
241, rue Fleury Ouest
514 382-0062
Monday to Friday : 8 h-20 h
Saturday and Sunday : 8 h-16 h

CSSS Saint-Léonard et Saint-Michel
Clinique-réseau Saint-Michel
3355, rue Jarry Est
514 374-8223
Monday to Friday: 8 h-20 h
Saturday and Sunday : 8 h-16 h

CSSS du Sud-Ouest–Verdun
CLSC de Ville-Émard–
Côte-St-Paul
6161, rue Laurendeau
514 766-0546
7 days a week : 8 h-16 h

CSSS Lucille-Teasdale
CLSC Olivier-Guimond
5810, rue Sherbrooke Est
514 255-2365
7 days a week : 8 h-16 h

CSSS de la Montagne
Clinique-réseau Westmount Square
1, Westmount Square
Niveau Mail Commercial, Bureau C-230
Westmount
514 934-2334
7 days a week : 9 h-16 h

For further information you can:

- visit www.pandemiequebec.qc.ca

- call Services Quebec at 514-644-4545