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21/9/16

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29/10/20

Reb

Hello, I was just wondering if it is safe to use the jolly jumper Sleep rite positioners. I don’t intend on using them to sleep all night but I am concerned as I left my baby unsupervised in rge same room while I did some housework fir no more than 10 minutes and when I returned she was on her side with her face pressed against the wall of the cot. I dont want her to suffocate.

28/10/20

Georgia

Hello, our 4 week old baby sleeps in an arms up sleeping bag (Love to Dream swaddle up). During tummy time today he rolled himself from his tummy to his back, but he hasn’t shown any signs of rolling from back to tummy. Do we need to move him to a transitional sleeping bag with the arms out already or can we wait until we see him roll from back to tummy?

28/10/20

Samantha

My son is 5 months old today. He is unswaddled in a sleeping bag with free arms. For the last week he has been rolling onto his side and tummy when sleeping. For the last 2 days he can only get to sleep on his side which is completely new. I try and try to get him to settle on his back but he doesn’t want a bar of it and gets quite upset. I watch him on the monitor during the day but I’m concerned about his sleeping on his side and tummy during the night. I try and roll him on his back once he is asleep but within a minute he is back on his side.

28/10/20

Amis

Hi , seeking help here as I'm struggling to provide my baby with the safe sleeping environment. It is difficult to have her sleep on her bassinet/cot. As soon as she's placed in them she wakes up. It appears she prefers to sleep in arms. She is normally comforted while being held and falls asleep this way. How could I make her sleep in her own bed? Any advice?

27/10/20

Kate Welch

Hello, my baby is 4.5 months. She has been able to roll back to front for weeks, but only front to back twice. She is able to hold her neck and upper body up with her hands for long periods. She is constantly wanting to sleep on her tummy or side and we frequently wake up to her on her tummy at night. What do we do ? As she cries and stress when she is rolled to her back. Thank you

26/10/20

Emily Henry

Hi there. I have a ten week old baby and o don’t know how to get her bedding right for qld temperatures. The room temp is 24-26 degrees at night. I dress her in a bonds short sleeve no-leg suit, a miracle wrap swaddle (I think the 1 tog ergo sleeping bag might be too warm for her), sheet and cot blanket al tucked in to the bottom of the cot. I am on a forum that talks a lot about layering blankets and sheets and they seem to have much more bedding than I do. Can you please help? I’m very fearful of overheating her!

26/10/20

Ivana

At what age do you give your child a pillow to sleep on?

25/10/20

Danielle Elizabeth TIBBITS

My 7 week old is constantly moving herself up the bassinet. We have her swaddled and a tight sheet over her the bottom of the bassinet, but she still keeps pushing herself up the bassinet. We have tried without a sheet but she stills moves up. Is it okay to let her sleep at the top or should we keep moving her back down?

24/10/20

Erin

Are commercial bought weighted sleep sacks safe? (for example- https://www.nestedbean.com/pages/zen-sleepwear )

24/10/20

Ros

Is cocoonababy product a safe sleep product? https://cocoonababy.com.au/

24/10/20

Casey

Hi there, I work as a childcare educator in the babies room as a trainee and have just been reading your website. Educators who have been working with children for 15+ years have recommended placing sleeping babies on their tummy because they ‘prefer it’ but after reading your website I was very surprised that a baby in fact should not be placed on its tummy to sleep. The centre I work at is very nice and goes by all policies and procedures and even exceeds in the standards by assessors. I was just wandering since I’m a casual and haven’t been working at the centre for very long compared to them, how I might raise awareness about this? I am very surprised and shocked that there has never been any of this information given to me in my 18 months working there. Thank you very much and kind regards.

23/10/20

Anon

Hi, are there any travel cots/portacots that Red Nose recommends please? A quick Google search has shown that a lot don't meet safety standards. Thank you

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