Pima or Organic Cotton Sleepwear for Children?

[MoonBeam33]

Hanna Anderson makes some very nice and soft cotton pj's. They are expensive, but they last forever. When my kids were little they each had a pair that they wore forever and were then passed on.

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[strawflower]

Whatever is on sale at Target, actually.

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by syracusa

My thought is there must be a better way to prevent those very rare situations from happening than dosing EACH AND EVERY KID'S PJ in toxins that will be breathed in every night (guaranteed) - simply because one kid somewhere once caught fire form his mama's cigarette.

Fire is the third leading cause of house deaths in the United States. Someone dies in fire every 169 minutes.

CDC - Fire Deaths and Injuries: Fact Sheet

Originally Posted by syracusa

What about regular clothing? Can't a child catch fire from mama's stove when dressed in regular clothing?

It sounds like a terrible and weird solution to a rare problem. Something defined by monetary interests rather than a genuine desire to reduce child fired-based child mortality or burning.

My girlfriend's sister caught fire cooking and chased my girlfriend around the kitchen table while she was in flames. She died and my girlfriend lives with that vision and guilt of not being able to save her for eternity.

"Each year, an average of 3,650 children age 14 or younger are injured or killed in residential fires. Forty percent of these casualties are under the age of five." ~FEMA

Originally Posted by syracusa

I suspect most people would choose no FR-s in their kid's PJ and take the crazy rare aforementioned risk than have their kids breathe FR-s every night.

I know I would - and this is why I want to make sure I get PJ-s without FR-s.

Not me. Put flame retardant on everything I own. One of the most terrifying experiences in my life was when my neighbor's house went up in flames. We woke up in the middle of the night to our windows glowing orange. The entire house was a ball of raging fire. The neighborhood stood helplessly staring at the house while the owner shrieked and screamed line in a horror movie. There was nothing anyone could do. The flames were pouring out every window, door and roof. The firemen couldn't even go in there until some of the flames were cleared.

When it comes to fire, you want to slow it down in every way possible because fire moves FAST. That's why upholstered furniture has flame retardant too. With your search for mattresses and pajamas (and everything else) without flame retardant, I sure hope you don't someday regret the decision.

[MmeZeeZee]

Costco has organic cotton, tight-fitting jammies. They are extremely durable.

http://www.costco.com/boys-sleepwear.html

Though if Hannah Andersson is not soft enough for you I don't know what to say, honestly. Maybe you need softener (like vinegar) in your wash. That might be better than just looking for the right jammies.

That said, I have personally witnessed a child avoiding third-degree burns wearing flame retardant jammies. He fell in a campfire. It was one of those times you go, "Holy smokes, thank you, science!"

And we're an organic-eating, organic-wearing, disgustingly liberal family that grows our own snacks, or at least tries to.

Sometimes you have to balance risks.