Dreamland Baby Co. Weighted Sleep Sacks, Swaddles, Blankets Are Falsely Advertised, Class Action Lawsuit Says

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A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Dreamland Baby Company has falsely advertised its weighted sleep sacks, swaddles and toddler blankets as able to help kids sleep and designed according to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines, when the products are patently unsafe and should not be used for children. 

Did you buy a Dreamland Baby Weighted Sleep Sack, Weighted Sleep Swaddle or Weighted Transition Swaddle on or after August 1, 2021 in Illinois, California or New York? Let us know here.

The 37-page false advertising lawsuit stresses that the AAP has on multiple occasions warned against the use of weighted blankets, sleepers or swaddles for children, writing in 2022 that such products “not be placed on or near the sleeping infant.” A 2023 warning from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was “even more explicit,” the case mentions, as the CPSC reiterated that the AAP considers weighted swaddles and blankets “unsafe for infants,” and does not recommend using the products. 

Despite clear warnings from the AAP, CPSC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health, defendant Dreamland Baby Company continues to “deceptively and unlawfully market” the products at issue—the Dream Weighted Sleep Sack, the Dream Weighted Sleep Swaddle, the Dream Weighted Transition Swaddle, the Bamboo Weighted Transition Swaddle, and a Weighted Toddler Blanket—as safe and effective, the class action alleges. 

“In short, Plaintiff and class members purchased a dangerous product that is unusable for its intended and central purpose: to help children sleep safely and soundly,” the proposed class action summarizes. 

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The complaint scathes that Dreamland Baby Company targets its false advertising at “vulnerable and unsuspecting parents who are sleep deprived, stressed and desperate for help, all while lacking reputable research to back the safety of these items.” 

According to the suit, no reasonable consumer would buy Dreamland Baby Company weighted sleep sacks, swaddles or toddler blankets if they knew the “overwhelming scientific consensus” that the products are unsafe for use by or around children, or that there exists no evidence that they help children sleep better.

“In other words, Defendant uses deceptive and unfair tactics to sell millions of dollars’ worth of its wholly useless Weighted Sleep Products which do not provide the benefits that Defendant market,” the lawsuit reads. “Worse, Defendant makes millions of dollars’ worth of sales while omitting from its marketing the fact that these products are dangerous and should not be used.” 

The case, citing the AAP, says that weighted blankets, swaddles and sleep sacks “dangerously reduce oxygen levels for children using the products” and notes that the evidence available on weighted sleep items does not demonstrate that they are effective in helping babies sleep longer or with fewer disruptions. 

The filing also mentions that Dr. Rachel Moon, the co-chair of the AAP Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), stated in a Washington Post interview that when babies are first born, their rib cage is not rigid, meaning it does not take a lot of pressure to “press on it and create obstruction there.” The lawsuit states that pressure on a baby’s rib cage, such as from a weighted sleep product, makes it harder for the child to breathe and for their heart to beat properly. 

Although major retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target pulled Dreamland Baby Company’s weighted sleep products and similar items from the market in light of the foregoing warnings, the defendant continues to sell the items while misleadingly claiming they are safe and able to help babies sleep more soundly, the case contends. 

“Defendant does not put consumers on notice of the dangers posed by the Weighted Sleep Products,” the lawsuit summarizes. “Defendant could have warned consumers about the dangers presented by its products, but it did and does the opposite. It explicitly stated and states that its products are safe.”

The Dreamland Baby Company class action lawsuit looks to cover all individuals who bought a weighted sleep product from the defendant within the applicable statute of limitations period. 

Did you buy a Dreamland Baby Weighted Sleep Sack, Weighted Sleep Swaddle or Weighted Transition Swaddle on or after August 1, 2021 in Illinois, California or New York? Let us know here.