Frost Magazine is interested in anything that keeps children that little bit safer, so we were interested in LittleLife’s new Buggy Blackout. I test drove it on my granddaughter’s pushchair in this VERY hot weather. It worked a treat. Before we tried it she couldn’t rest, seemed far too hot (well, weren’t we all) but once we put it on, she was so much cooler and more cheerful. This is what LittleLife says would happen. I like it when the product does what it says ‘on the box’.
Frost Magazine found the research by Swedish Paediatrician, Dr Svante Norgren frightening. It revealed that covering your child’s pram with a blanket or muslin can lead to stifling temperatures as high as 37oC inside the buggy, putting your baby at a high risk of overheating or even Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The research showed that covering the pram with a thick blanket dramatically increased the temperature from 22oC to 34oC and then 37oC, resulting in a dangerously hot environment for babies who can’t regulate their temperature. LittleLife’s new Buggy Blackout offers a far safer solution because it’s made from cool and breathable fabric so our grandchild was not only cool but also protected
Part of LittleLife’s new 2018 Sleep Accessories collection, the Buggy Blackout has a universal design that can be used together with a wide range of pushchairs, buggies and strollers. Ideal for creating a cool and dark environment in which your baby can nap peacefully. As well as blocking 99% of UV rays from reaching your child’s delicate skin, the mesh fabric also offers protection against flying insects and wind chill to keep the child comfortable.
It’s also easy to put on, so Grandma isn’t fiddling in this heat to get started on the walk.
What I did think the research revealed, and needs highlighting is that when babies become too hot they will become quiet and limp, meaning you may assume they are sleeping peacefully rather than in significant danger.
So with this Buggy Blackout you can check easily because it has a practical design with a zipped double door at the front. The double-layered door means that you can easily check on your little one without disturbing them and one door can be left open and secured at the top of the blackout for greater air circulation when temperatures rise.
I thought it a genuinely important and efficient product. Anything that keeps our children just that little bit safer is priceless.
For convenient storage between uses, the LittleLife Buggy Blackout comes with a handy storage sack.
For more information about the Buggy Blackout or the rest of LittleLife’s Sleep Accessories collection, visit www.littlelife.com.
* https://www.svd.se/varmen-blev-farlig-i-barnvagnen or https://www.thelocal.se/20140711/swedes-risk-infants-lives-by-covering-up-prams