Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
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Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#2Come to think of it, this is great thinking. Sure, it's mostly symbolic but the message itself is beautiful: Finland is a wealthy nation and even in wealthy nations people don't get equal start: surely you'd have better options when your dad is an F1 world champion than the local plumber, but even so, this serves as a nice reminder. Sort of reminds me of a short story written about a century ago(and only one English translation that I'm aware of which is absolute crap annoyingly). With that in mind this[1] is probably more worthy of reading than the wretched translation.
[1] https://lamfyk.wordpress.com/2020/05/02/the-tale-of-the-stai...
Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#3I think even considering using a box instead of a crib in the states may get you a visit from child protective services, or at least looks of disgust from your family or in-laws. Does anyone have experience trying this out?
Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#4Doesn't CO2 accumulate in the box since there are no holes on the sides?
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#6I think even considering using a box instead of a crib in the states may get you a visit from child protective services, or at least looks of disgust from your family or in-laws. Does anyone have experience trying this out?
> Does anyone have experience trying this out?
Everybody in finland?
Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#7I think even considering using a box instead of a crib in the states may get you a visit from child protective services, or at least looks of disgust from your family or in-laws. Does anyone have experience trying this out?
There's a widespread legend that poor parents in the US would put a dresser drawer on the floor. Sometimes the baby came before all of the preparations had been made. Sometimes folks were just poor, or smart, or both.
Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#8From the list of the box contents:
> Condoms
Given you've received the box, isn't it a bit too late for that?
Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#9Doesn't CO2 accumulate in the box since there are no holes on the sides?
apparently co2's density is only slightly higher than the other gases, so they all mix. Otherwise all of the atmosphere's co2 would be at ground level too, wouldn't it?
Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#10From the list of the box contents: > Condoms Given you've received the box, isn't it a bit too late for that?
Condoms will hopefully prevent a second box arriving too soon.