…safe: Pay special attention to potential hazards that may result in falls, drowning, strangulation, entrapment or poisoning. Keep dangling cords, strings and mobiles out of reach as they could get caught around a child’s neck. Keep heaters, electrical appliances and access to power points well away to avoid the risk…
…Mattress One option is to take the mattress from a cot or a full height single bed and use it made up on the floor. Ensure the mattress is positioned away from the walls as young children can become trapped between the mattress and wall. A child’s mattress needs to…
Older babies in a cot can be at an increased risk of a sleeping accident by using pillows and bumpers as a step to climb up and fall out of the cot. It is safer to wait until the child starts to sleep in a bed before introducing a pillow…
…unattended on an adult bed or bunk bed, placing baby on a waterbed, beanbag, couch, pillow or cushion, or with a sleeping adult or child on a couch, sofa or chair. Keep baby’s cot away from hanging cords such as blinds, curtains, or electrical appliances as they could get caught…
This is due to either not recognising the appropriate time to move a baby or young child out of a cot, or a baby or young child being placed too early in an adult bed. So when should we move our children out of cots and into beds? Red Nose…
…in the same safe cot (known as “co-bedding”) is dangerous if one part of the body of one twin were able to accidentally cover the face of the other, causing an interference with breathing. There is a risk that this can happen if the twins are sleeping side-by-side. So what…
…safest place for baby to sleep is in their own safe sleep environment, which is safest in a safe cot or bassinette at the bedside. We also recognise that shared sleeping with baby occurs in a clinical setting for a variety of reasons including for post-operative patients and for women…
…sleeping baby in a cot next to the parents’ bed for the first six to twelve months, as this has been shown to lower the risk of sudden infant death. Sometimes, parents may choose to share a sleep surface with their baby due to parenting preferences or cultural beliefs. Other…
…it is not advised. Bed-sharing with siblings can increase the risk of sleep accidents and SIDS. Children are often deep sleepers who can sleep in the most unusual places. It is possible for an older child to roll onto their sibling and not wake up, even at signs of distress.…
…baby should be placed to sleep in their own safe sleep space, in the parent/carers room for the first 6 months. Research shows that sharing the same room can help reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) by 50%. Purchasing items When purchasing items, here’s some sage advice…
It is not necessary to monitor the room temperature or to leave the heating or cooling on all night, as long as the baby is dressed appropriately for the room temperature: Dress baby as you would dress yourself – comfortably warm, not hot or cold. A good way to check…
…affect the lungs’ ability to breath normally, aggravate asthma or other respiratory conditions, and can cause a sore throat, runny nose or coughing. For healthy adults, these symptoms usually go away once the smoke has subsided Pregnant women, young children and infants are more sensitive to the effects of breathing…