Safe Co Sleeping Guidelines
The first of the six safe sleeping recommendations is to sleep baby on their back from birth.
Safe co sleeping guidelines. Bottlefeeding babies should always sleep alongside the mother on a separate surface rather than in the bed. The sleep surface should be firm. The bedding surface should be firm. Be sure your baby cant fall out of bed or become trapped between the bed and its frame or the bed and the wall.
Keep pillows sheets blankets away from your baby or any other items that could obstruct your babys breathing or cause them to overheat. Make sure the mattress is firm eg. Post natally safe infant sleep begins especially with the presence of an informed breastfeeding committed mother or an informed and committed father. Its a recommendation that has largely contributed to an 85 per cent reduction in sids deaths since the 1990s.
Both the bedding and. As your baby enters the toddler stage they can graduate to a softer mattress but. Baby should be placed on his back to sleep. Until a baby can roll over on their own they shouldnt be placed on their side or.
A high proportion of infants who die as a result of sids are found with their head covered by loose bedding. Always place your baby on his back to sleep. No memory foam or waterbed without any loose sheets or fluffy blankets and pillows. Any sleep surface that baby uses including cribs nap surfaces or adult beds should be made safe for baby.
Bedding should be. However there are also situations in which co sleeping isnt safe. Do not put a baby on a waterbed mattress pillow beanbag sheepskin or any other soft. It is important to realize that the physical and social conditions under which infant parent cosleeping occur in all.
Recommendations also include room sharing but not bed sharing. Infants should sleep on their backs on firm surfaces on clean surfaces in the absence of smoke under light comfortable blanketing and their heads should never be covered. If bedsharing ideally both parents should agree and feel comfortable. Back sleeping is recommending.
Here are a few things to keep in mind.