Uh oh… cell phone use and babies?
May 18th, 2008
Dan just found this story online:
A giant study, which surveyed more than 13,000 children, found that using the handsets just two or three times a day was enough to raise the risk of their babies developing hyperactivity and difficulties with conduct, emotions and relationships by the time they reached school age. And it adds that the likelihood is even greater if the children themselves used the phones before the age of seven.
Uh oh, indeed. This is a serious problem not only for me but for perhaps almost every woman who is pregnant in our modern society. Dan and I chose to get rid of a land line years ago. My cell phone is my only phone. I’m not sure how I’m supposed to “limit” use. I also have a cell phone for work that I use periodically throughout the day since I’m on the road so much. We certainly can commit to not letting our child have a cell phone until over the age of seven, but to not use my cell phone? Nearly impossible! There have been lots of little adjustments I have made to keep my baby as healthy as possible, but this is really quite the conundrum!
Picture used in this post by Max Shirley
May 21st, 2008 at 11:37 am
I became concerned about my brain’s extended exposure to microwave radiation and heat when I gave up my land line. So I began to use a bluetooth ear adapter, as well as a screening film on the phone itself. Although there is no long-term data about effects, the lack of heat in my head is far more comfortable.