I read that baby quilts shouldn’t be made with nylon threads because they can come loose and twist around a baby’s toe or finger, causing it to have to be cut off. Is this true?

As much as we try to protect our babies, sometimes trouble finds them, even in their bed. It is true that strong, unbreakable threads should not be used in children’s blankets and quilts, precisely because they could come unravelled and then get wrapped around a baby’s tiny finger or toe.

If the thread tightens, it can begin to cut of circulation to the toe, causing pain, redness and swelling. While there are some cases of damage being so severe that a digit may need to be amputated, as a rule this is avoided by quick action. By bringing the baby to an emergency room or urgent care clinic, the doctors or nurses have various tools at their disposal that can help them get underneath the thread to cut it off. In extreme cases where they can’t do so, the child could have minor surgery, allowing the doctor to make an incision into the toe to get at the thread