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Ridiculous - unless on a bike of some sort

Babies are constantly learning all about their body and how to hold and lift their head up as well as spatial awareness when they accidently bonk their head on things. Childproofing your home by removing obvious dangers (knives, hypodermic needles, grenades.. the usual), and maybe sitting down while holding a baby if you're unsure, or if you must be mobile, get a sling or a front load carrier. Baby helmets are overboard.

Baby helmets are common in the autism community (because some children will bang their heads to the point of injury), but for neurotypical kids, I don't see the point.

We all survived dangerous playgrounds filled with hot metal slides with sharp edges, too-high monkey bars, and see-saws where if one person jumped off the other could end up in a lot of pain. Our parents didn't have childproofing equipment or hand sanitizers or warnings about every last little thing. And yet look--here we are today.

By "uber-safety-conscious" I assume you mean "very-crazy-paranoid"?

I concur wholeheartedly with madsarah. I think many parents go waaaay overboard and so their kids grow up thinking the world is tailored to their safety and happiness. When I was little (inthe 1970's) my parents showed me what was dangerous and what wasn't and I managed to have a ton of fun without breaking any bones or smashing my head in.

baby helmet - weird.
making your own baby wipes - what? is that a saw?

You have a naked baby mannequin and you title this post hot or not? is this unintentional porn?

watching your baby - hot or not?

NO! if you are taking on the responsibility of having a baby then you need to put your cell phone and any other toy that has become an appendage in this day and age, AWAY.
watch your baby and interact with your baby and he/she will not need a helmet unless on the back of your bike.

what activity would a baby be participating in that would require he/she to be wearing a helmet? The only thing i can guess is on a bike, but i think you should wait until the baby is a toddler before you start those adventures.

Well, madsarah, YEAH, we're the ones that survived. Obviously. The kids that got catapulted through windshields because they weren't in car seats? Not so much.

That said, however, a helmet for daily living, for a neurotypical kid? Nah. Totally overboard.

what a great crib! i love when AT features such clever DIY adaptations/creations.

funstraw, i think you may have been the only one to have thought the way you did. :-o

Helmets are probably a good idea if you don't want to baby-proof all your sharp corners. Why not invest in one safety item than fug up the rest of your house just because you made babies? Goggles might not be a bad idea while you're at it. Most other lacerations will heal, but not the eyes.

This post is ust further proof that their is a growing percentage of idiots bringing children into the world.

HAHAHA!

Who's seen that episode of Rugrats where allt he kids get helmets made out of diapers, bowls etc.

*sigh* why not just tie 'em up in bubble wrap and be done with it?

In my opinon this would breed a frightened child who would have trauma for a long time. Likely because a parent willing to put a helmet on the kids' head is a little bit of a hypochondriac. Kids get nics, scratches and bruises, yes even on their heads. If you enforce a fear in them they're not going to learn the hard knocks (har har) in life.