Infant and Toddler Hammocks Recalls

Baby Hammocks Recalled by MamaLittleHelper Due to Suffocation Hazard

Aug 24, 2010 - This recall includes MamaLittleHelper Hammocks with model numbers 1010, 1020 and BL222. They have a steel frame and a fabric hammock with a mattress which are connected by a large spring, safety rope and a metal hanger. Model BL222 has a computerized rocker device. "MamaLittleHelper" is printed on a label sewn onto the hammock models 1010 and 1020. Model BL222 does not have a label.

The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.

Sold at: Online at www.mamalittlehelper.com from May 2008 through February 2010 for between $100 and $230.

Number of units affected: About 500

Manufactured by: MamaLittleHelper LLC, of Frisco, Texas

Manufactured in: Malaysia

Incidents: The firm has received three reports of the hammock becoming unbalanced, including one report of a two-month old who rolled to the side corner of the hammock and was found crying face down. No injuries have been reported.

For additional information, contact MamaLittleHelper toll-free at (866) 612-9986 between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, visit the firm's website www.mamalittlehelper.com/recall.htm or email the firm at recall@mamalittlehelper.com

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