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[quote=Anonymous]OP,

I can sympathize with you.  when I was having my first baby i was super paranoid about all the things that I had read about.  one NYTimes article in particular mentioned the flame retardant in couch mattresses and my co-worker "threw away" (i.e., sold to someone on Craigslist) her brand new glider chair.  the problem was that while the article identified the problems it did not offer any concrete ways of determining which furniture was actually "safe."  (Incidentally, once she calmed down she then proceeded to be the Pottery Barn Grand Glider for DC#2 after having sold an absolutely brand new glider.)

I am more frustrated by the use of fire retardants on baby pjs, etc.  As others have pointed out what about the fabrics on car seats, etc?  The way we've dealt with it was to buy a Naturepedic mattress.  I just bought a twin sized one for our toddler as our infant will use the crib mattress.  I figure that they spend most of their time in bed during the first few years of life.  This of course is probably negated by the pack and play, rock and play, etc. where they are exposed to flame retardants.  We did buy some used furniture (desk and wood glider) on Craiglist which hopefully helps with off-gassing.

While I share your frustrations, I have not found the "perfect" answer.

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