Why do Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes?

When Americans think of newborn's first home sleep, this is what they usually picture. A plain wicker bed that's portable and sits on a base, so mom doesn't have to bend with her sore birth area. It also makes it level with the parents bed at night, which is handy. All my assorted kids had one just like this and I'd dress it up with ruffles or ribbons in the right colors. A foam pad covered in pee proof plastic is the mattress. I never had a new one and never will, because only newborns can sleep in this. Once they hit three months (tops), they become mobile and it's no longer safe. So, bassinets never get worn out. You can get them for $5 bucks here.

So, why in hell is Yahoo news asking about Finnish babes in cardboard boxes? And showing an image of a six month old sitting up and clutching the side of a plain brown grocery type box? Because they are foul, lying headline seekers with moronic commenters who can't read. If these outraged morons could read, they could google and find out Finland has a tradition of sending an adorable, child safe box full of gender neutral infant items to any citizen expecting a baby. The only requirement is a prenatal doctor's visit, which everyone should have anyway. It encourages people to have preg checks, which is a good thing. The Finn box of goodies is too cute and a tradition their people look foreword to. Realistically, all you need for the first six weeks or so, is in that box. Just add food.

The cute box comes decorated in gender neutral, it's sturdy. You can pop the top onto the bottom for extra support and it has handles for carrying or sitting on a table.

I has a little foam mattress for the bottom, it comes with liners and sheets and even..

Baby's first sleeping bag! Aww, that's so cute.

Inside the box contains a carefully thought out arsenal of basics for baby. Everything from sleepers to bibs, t-shirts,hats, and receiving blankets, thicker blankets for cold nights, jumpers, socks, pacifiers, and even baby's first snow suit. There are even infant toys.

It even has grooming items, and simple medical items, something we usually forget until we need it. And some butt cream, of course.

I think it's an awesome tradition and sure would be peace of mind for first time parents. Most people have no clue what they'll really need and end up with 40 fancy outfits in 6 month size that won't fit. No one can estimate or believe how tiny a newborn is unless they have experience. You end up with nothing to actually put on your kid. And how are you to know they puke up or blow out at least 6 onesies and baby T's a day??  I wish America did this, it would be so cool and every baby would start out with what it really needs to be safe and comfy. Maybe someone here needs to start this tradition, some group. Probably not our government though, can you imagine the red tape ridiculousness? They'd fuck it up so bad, our newborns would be naked and cold, but, own a common core math book and donation tickets to the next election.

So, anyway, fuck yahoo news. Finland does not throw their babies in old dirty grocery boxes. You piece of reporting shit.

Their babies do sleep soundly in the adorable boxes though. It's a helluva lot better than the American alternative to the simple bassinet. HERE's some ideas. Good grief, you can spend $1,000's just to put your kid in something they grow out of in usually 8 weeks. Whatever happened to the old Depression era baby in a drawer lined with blankets?

He's fine. He can't move yet, so where's he going? Or you can copy Beyonce and Jay-Z and spend $ 100,000 for a Lucite drawer. With Swarovski crystals. And you know, Kimye's kid, North, had real diamonds on her Lucite drawer. You don't pry the jewels off when she outgrows it either. That's too low class. You just throw it out on the curb and buy the Queen of England's big girl bed, then take it to DeBeers to have her name put on it in blood diamonds. That's how today's parents roll.