They give these out at some hospitals in the US too [1].
[1] https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/health/2016/07/04/alaskas-la...
Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
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#32"I'll require a second box as we're doing a Lotus Birth"
[Weak stomach warning] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_birth
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#33A cushioned cardboard box is enough for a newborn. Its weakness could be moisture and high flammability. But aside from that it is perfect.
I mean, they've been doing this for decades. Don't you think their dataset is probably more informed than your speculation?
Well, those 2 criticisms are true. You can test that out yourself.
What’s missing is that lots of things in your home are bad in water and are flammable. But how often do you need to save a baby from an evil villain by tossing their little box into a river and hope a nice childless couple who always wanted a child finds them and raises them as their own?
Situations where the material is a liability are few and far between.
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#35My baby is due in 4 weeks. My wife and I shopped for weeks trying to buy a 2nd hand crib that was affordable (We ended up getting one for free from a neighbor on nextdoor). Never did it cross my mind that I could just use a cardboard box! I will definitely make a cardboard box for my upcoming baby, use it as much as I can, and see if I could get by without a crib! Perfect DIY project for a stay home dad, cribs always…
As a non parent surrounded by friends having kids I often wonder how much money and faff is wasted on things kids won’t even remember.
Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#36My baby is due in 4 weeks. My wife and I shopped for weeks trying to buy a 2nd hand crib that was affordable (We ended up getting one for free from a neighbor on nextdoor). Never did it cross my mind that I could just use a cardboard box! I will definitely make a cardboard box for my upcoming baby, use it as much as I can, and see if I could get by without a crib! Perfect DIY project for a stay home dad, cribs always…
I went with this solid wood crib from IKEA and stained it myself. Looks great pretty darn cheap and easy to break down and store. Can also convert to a trundle style and double as the child’s first real bed so it gets several years of use.
My wife got one of those boxes from a places that gives them out for free but the kid out grows it fast and it is hell on your back since it is really unsafe to leave it on a table or dresser where it could be easily knocked off. Now it collects dust and junk and I can’t get her to dispose of it.
Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#37My baby is due in 4 weeks. My wife and I shopped for weeks trying to buy a 2nd hand crib that was affordable (We ended up getting one for free from a neighbor on nextdoor). Never did it cross my mind that I could just use a cardboard box! I will definitely make a cardboard box for my upcoming baby, use it as much as I can, and see if I could get by without a crib! Perfect DIY project for a stay home dad, cribs always…
I went with this solid wood crib from IKEA and stained it myself. Looks great pretty darn cheap and easy to break down and store. Can also convert to a trundle style and double as the child’s first real bed so it gets several years of use. My wife got one of those boxes from a places that gives them out for free but the kid out grows it fast and it is hell on your back since it is really unsafe to leave it on a table…
That ikea crib is perfectly executed- I couldn’t come up with a good reason to pay more for something
Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#38A cushioned cardboard box is enough for a newborn. Its weakness could be moisture and high flammability. But aside from that it is perfect.
Don’t worry, in my experience the vast majority of infants, while fairly moist, are not particularly flammable.
Re: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
#39My baby is due in 4 weeks. My wife and I shopped for weeks trying to buy a 2nd hand crib that was affordable (We ended up getting one for free from a neighbor on nextdoor). Never did it cross my mind that I could just use a cardboard box! I will definitely make a cardboard box for my upcoming baby, use it as much as I can, and see if I could get by without a crib! Perfect DIY project for a stay home dad, cribs always…
Check out your local Buy Nothing group on facebook as well. I have gotten tons of baby stuff from there. While we have purchased quite a few things over the past year, had I had a little more patience, and had my wife been more on board, I am pretty sure we could have acquired pretty much everything except diapers from Buy Nothing.
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#40I 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?
Probably besides the point, but you have an extremely skewed idea of what prompts a visit from Child Protective Services in the United States.
https://wehavekids.com/parenting/InsideCPS#what-about-ridicu...
> It does not matter how ridiculous or false a claim may be. When an investigator receives the referral, they are legally obligated to investigate.
It only takes a judgmental busybody to get a visit from CPS. Then you better pray CPS doesn't find fault with you. And it helps if you're white:
https://www.parents.com/news/cps-has-a-systemic-racism-probl...