SMILE 5Z

I loved my britax smile!

We got the Britax system in pieces as gifts from family as we were committed to safety including the lack of certain fire retardant chemicals that are known to cause cancer, neurological damage, reproductive harm, endocrine disruption...  PFAS and other harmful chemicals being normalized isn't acceptable to us. Just because we live in a world where there is rampant exposure doesn't mean we want to comply with that status quo if we have a choice for our baby. It'll be in so many other things we don't consider or know about yet, but we can control at least a very early exposure vector and hopefully give our baby some advantage compared to just not trying. Once I learned and understood it better I just couldn't get anything else. We were blessed by family and friends who accommodated buying from a set list of clothes and toys to support us with our choices and we were mindful to not overspend on things like excess toys, clothes, supplies. Didn't do it with my first because I just didn't know and was poor. Am able to do so with my second so I'm trying. I feel responsible for the knowledge I have now to not just be complicit with it :/ thankfully I didn't know what I do now or I'd have agonized over another thing in the face of PPD back then. We regularly donate and try to find moms who need support but can't afford these items so we can remove that barrier when possible.