The Gro Company Ollie The Owl Gro Anywhere Portable Blackout Blind with Suction Cups,

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Her glass oven shattered due to tea towels being hung on the bar in front of it. Engineer said that was why – trapping a build up of heat! Be careful everyone.' The Gro Company is one of the UK’s leading baby sleep brands and has been helping parents get babies to sleep safely for over 18 years. Getting baby into healthy sleeping habits is a challenge at the best of times, but even more so as seasons change or when you’re away from home. The heat build up between the blind and the window causes it to shatter – something that apparently happens quite frequently according to the glazier that came around. Most days I was taking them down after each nap, but on that one day she'd woken at about 2/3pm and I'd left them up until the evening.

And another mum shared another handy tip for families, sharing that her daughter's oven exploded in a similar situation. Have you had something similar happen to you? Did you know this? Share your thoughts on this and more in our chat forum below. Related stories My name is Enda and like to write about the things I enjoy such as DIY, eating and drinking. I write here about those things I have real interest in and hopefully it will help our readers. The issue with either of those two methods is a combination of the hassle of doing that, and the expense of heavier curtains or lined curtains With a darker room, we found that the bedtime process was MUCH easier, with Erin becoming a lot more accepting about it being night time. We have even been treated to the occasion lie in since we have been using it! Pros:Children obviously aren’t idiots, and it doesn’t stop them spotting that its still light out of other windows like the bathroom. There’s only so much a product can do though, its not a miracle worker! lol 🙂 The blinds are held up with a few suctions which can be difficult to get off the window when you have finished. I didn't really think anything about it, and personally I wouldn't consider this an extended period. It was a warm day, but nothing extreme at all, and by 2pm the sun is around the side of the house so it wasn't shining right onto the window.'

Special silver lining on one side to reflect both heat and light away. Good for keeping rooms cool in the summer. Supplied with two blinds each measuring 1m x 1.3m which can be used on their own or overlapped and joined together to fit any window up to a maximum size of 1.3m x 2m or 2.6m x 1m. This blind has sold in huge numbers mainly down to the price point, and the fact that it does what it says on the tin. Furniture, large play equipment, heavy items etc or items marked with **may incur an additional delivery charge to Northern Ireland, Isle of Wight, Offshore Islands and some parts of Scotland. We were told by Tommee Tippee that it states in their instructions that the blinds shouldn't be used for extended periods, but the blind we got didn't come with instructions!! Also even in the link they sent I couldn't find this info!!

When up on the window, the difference in the room was significant. Where as before the room would have been very bright even WITH the curtains, with the blind the room created the definite illusion of night time. It was much darker, and no sunlight came through anywhereas the blind fitted very closely against the window pane. Make bedtimes easier when its light at night time, the Gro Anywhere Blind can be used to create a dark sleeping environment wherever you are.” Wow. Never knew that. I've used them for years. To be fair, not to keep heat out. Just to help make rooms darker then it's down in the morning.' I had this exact one and I definitely remember reading that it couldn't be used in direct sunlight for long, because of this issue (I can't remember if it was in safety instructions, or if I found it online though). The suction cups also curl up in the heat rendering it useless.' They do however state they won't take responsibility for shattered windows. Only basic instructions were written on the blind pouch and this was NOT mentioned.'