When I think of the "most dangerous" baby products, I tend to think of things like old-school baby walkers positioned next to an open stairway, pajamas coated in flame retardant, and lead-painted toys teeming with tiny, removable magnets.

According to an email I received from the folks at Brilliant Baby Products, however, it turns out the five most dangerous baby items are surprisingly common. At least that's what I'm telling myself, because I've used almost every item on the list.

(Forget mother of the year awards—apparently I'm gunning for mother of the decade.)

Not the story you want to hear about ever -- much less right in time for the holidays. But if you're feeding your baby formula, you might want to stop for a moment and take a look at what's happening in Lebanon, Missouri, where a 10-day-old baby has died. Avery Cornett was hospitalized after appearing lethargic and seemingly having stomach pains. Tests showed the baby had contracted a rare bacterial infection, Cronobacter sakazakii. Tragically, baby Avery died from the infection and now local health officials are trying to discover the source of the bacteria.

Naturally, this is where the formula comes in, as that is what baby Avery was eating at the time of his death.

Tragedy was barely averted when an 11-month-old baby choked on an oversized plastic nail from the Little Tikes Toy Workshop Set as it lodged in his throat. Luckily, he did make a full recovery, and now Little Tikes is recalling 1.6 million toys, including the workshop set and trucks that contain these plastic nails.

The Electronic Project Workshop, Little HandiWorker Workhorse, Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop, Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop, and Black Pickup Truck With Tools all contain these plastic "nails" that have now resulted in two accidents, and are being recalled. If you have any of these toys, you should remove the nails immediately, and always consider the age requirements before allowing a baby or toddler to play with a toy with small parts.

So many times the names are not familiar to those of us who might receive them as gifts or we just grab something in the store without studying the packaging, so here are photos of the recalled toys so you can check out your toy box.

If you've been listening to just about anything she says, it's clear that Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's star may be falling just as quickly as it's risen. Given her recent "John" gaffes -- on John Wayne Gacy vs. John Wayne, then on John Quincy Adams possibly hopping in a DeLorean to not only hang out with his dad and George Washington as a Founding Father, but to also chill with Abe Lincoln and "work tirelessly until slavery was no more" -- it's almost as if she's trying to outdo each slip-up she makes, one after the other in quick succession. It's the kind of track record that practically puts blooper-pro boneheads like George W. Bush and Sarah Palin to shame. (In fact, Bachmann holds the the worst record of any of the presidential contenders for making false statements.) You almost feel bad for her.

If you have a B-NIMBLE stroller, listen up. Britax, the company that makes the strollers, has today issued a voluntary safety recall on some B-NIMBLE stroller models.

Sadly, there is an issue where parents are wrongly assuming the brakes are on when they're not -- there's a "click" you hear when you press the brake pedal, but that doesn't necessarily mean the brake is engaged. I can see how that could be misleading and dangerous.

Here is everything you need to know about the recall.

Did you know we're not supposed to use crib bumpers for a newborn? And then we're not supposed to use them when baby is old enough to stand holding the edge of the crib, either. In fact, we're not supposed to use them at all, and frankly I find the kid-décor industry’s response to this whole mess to be so callous and deplorable, it makes me want no money ever spent on a crib bumper until the end of time.

And yet: I have crib bumpers. What the heck is wrong with me?

Preemies are vulnerable to a host of problems that full-term babies aren't. One of those problems is a particular swallowing disorder, and the treatment seemed to be a naturally-occurring substance called xanthan gum that was packaged as a product called “Simply Thick,” to be added to breast milk or formula.

The FDA has now warned that this product had caused a life-threatening condition in 15 babies who used it, with two of them dying. So if you’ve been using it, stop and check with your pediatrician about next steps.

Here's what else you need to know ...

I'll never forget the Autumn of 1982, when I was 11 years old, and parents were fun and wild and free -- and then all of a sudden, overnight, in fact, parents everywhere suddenly became completely PARANOID FREAKS about their kids being killed by Tylenol and over-the-counter medications and pretty much everything else. In fact, even the mega-candy Halloween jackpot in our neighborhood became a complete nightmare for us kids. Parents sifted through our candy for hours and even threw some of it away!

Why? And what does Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, have to do with it? Well, in my house, we called them the Tylenol Murders.