Safe Co Sleeping Bed
The first years close and secure sleeper is one of the best and safest co sleepers.
Safe co sleeping bed. Safety and co sleeping if you decide to co sleep with your baby these safety precautions can help you reduce the risk. Co sleeping is always dangerous if it involves sharing the same bed as baby most doctors say dont do it since it can increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome sids. Consumer product safety commission cpsc found that babies under the age of 2 years who sleep in adult beds are at greater risk of death by suffocation or strangulation than babies who sleep in cribs. Perfect for parents whod love to have their baby in family bed for the first few months.
Again make sure that the surface of your bed is firm enough if your baby is sleeping in it and avoid making mistakes like sleeping with your infant when youre intoxicated or on medication that affects your sleep. A safe and comfortable place to co sleep and bond with the parents. A second factor that has a strong influence on safe infant sleep is breastfeeding. Specifically safe infant sleep begins without the fetus being exposed to maternal smoke during pregnancy.
Baby should be placed on his back to sleep. Follow all of our other safer sleep advice to reduce the risk of sids such as sleeping baby on their back avoid letting pets or other children in the bed. But you can practice safe co sleeping if you put baby to sleep in a separate bassinet next to your bedas opposed to in your bed. Any sleep surface that baby uses including cribs nap surfaces or adult beds should be made safe for baby.
To practice safe co sleeping place your baby either between you and your spouse or between you and the wall or a piece of furniture. Breastfeeding significantly helps to protect infants from death including deaths from sidssudi and from secondary disease andor congenital conditions. A study by the us. The sleep surface should be firm.
Keep pillows sheets blankets away from your baby or any other items that could obstruct your babys breathing or cause. Make sure your babys head is uncovered during sleep. Put your baby on her back to sleep never on her tummy or side.