A Quick Note on Sleep Safety

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These easy-to-follow tips can significantly reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS):

• The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends always putting your baby to sleep on his back to reduce the risk of (SIDS).

• You should use sleep clothing that is warm enough to let baby sleep without a blanket that could potentially cover his face in the middle of the night. If you must use a blanket, tuck a thin blanket around the crib mattress and don’t let the blanket come higher than the baby’s chest.

• Only allow one baby to sleep in a crib at a time.

• Make sure the mattress you have chosen is firm.

Although there is not a set age when children are to graduate to a “big kid bed,” children should be taken out of the crib by the time they reach 35 inches tall.

Sources:

1. “Infant Furniture: Cribs”: www.aap.org/family/inffurn.htm
2. “The Lowdown on Crib Mattresses”: www.babyenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregnancygear/1479.html
3. “What Kind of Crib is Safest?”: www.babycenter/com/expert/baby/babysleep/7658.html
4. “Crib Safety Tips”: www.nsc.org/library/facts/cribtips.htm

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