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Old 05-27-2012, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BKrenning View Post
Joann's has some of the flame retardant flannette stuff to make pj's out of but it feels & smells so icky there is no way I would buy it. Flannel nightgowns were good enough for me, mom, grandma, great-grandma, etc. and I felt lucky to get a new one.

As for the "flame-retardant" stuff we are supposed to use--aren't most fire related deaths caused by smoke inhalation? I would worry more about kids being allergic to the chemicals than being burnt by their own pj's.
You make very good points! I would have to agree.
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Old 05-28-2012, 10:08 AM
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Wouldn't flannel be too warm a fabric for Haiti?
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Old 05-29-2012, 03:57 AM
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Originally Posted by peacebypiece View Post
Wouldn't flannel be too warm a fabric for Haiti?
Haiti=hot all year. 100% cotton should be fine for sleepwear.
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Old 05-29-2012, 04:13 AM
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Years ago I looked into this and read that it is okay for blankets because they can escape from the blankets but if it is PJs and they are on fire, they cannot get them off their bodies.
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Old 05-29-2012, 05:10 AM
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Many years ago a law was passed requring all children's sleepwear to have a flame retardent put on it. A second law was passed requiring fabric that did not have flame retardent be labeled that it was not safe to use for children's sleepwear. The law requiring flame retardent was done away with, but the law requiring labeling was not. If you conduct a burn test on 100% cotton pjs bought in any store and 100% cotton fabric from a fabric store you will find they burn exactly the same.

The labeling did accomplish one thing - it made us think about fire danger.
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Old 05-29-2012, 05:18 AM
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Guess the real answer is to keep kids & heaters apart.
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Old 05-29-2012, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by katesnanna View Post
guess the real answer is to keep kids & heaters apart.
love it!!!!!
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Old 05-29-2012, 05:53 AM
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IMHO - its just a preventative against lawsuits should a fire harm a child.
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Old 05-29-2012, 06:04 AM
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The manufacturers still put some kind of flame retardant on commercial PJ's and sleepwear...during the recent NATO summit there were Mom's picketing against this chemical being on the baby clothes.
I thought that it would wash out of clothing after several cycles in washer and dryer...
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Old 05-29-2012, 08:22 AM
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Interesting. I've often wondered that myself. Thanks for posting this. I dont do jammies but I do blankets. Good to know info. Thanks
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