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24/2/20

Kylie

Hi there, I work in a childcare centre in a 0-12 mnth room. I have a lot of parents insisting I wake their children up after 1-2 hrs of sleep so they are able to sleep at night for their parents. Is this detrimental? Will it do more harm than good?

12/2/20

Roxy

I’m interested to hear the reason for endorsing the new Bonds Wondercool range as it contains elastane which I understand causes sweating and overheating which in turn causes babies to get cold as the air surrounding them causes the sweat to cool?? Feeling a bit confused here as I’ve always understood that it’s best to dress them in 100% cotton or bamboo??

8/7/18

Hannah Thornton

My baby doesn’t sleep for long unless she’s rocked. Hardly getting any sleep myself. Seen there is a product called Lullabub cot rocker that you put on the feet of the cot. Just wondering if this is safe to use?

7/7/18

Kaitlyn

I have a 6.5 month old who has just started to roll back to front when in the cot. He then falls asleep with his face straight down into the mattress. He hasn’t yet learnt to roll front to back. Should I leave him to sleep like this? We have a very firm foam mattress, use cotton fitted sheet and he is in a sleeping bag arms out.

5/7/18

Lize

My 5 week old hates sleeping bags and swaddle bags so I just wrap her in a cotton muslin wrap and put 3 thin blankets from shoulders down and tuck them into the mattress. But I’m still nervous with all her wriggling that a blanket will cover her head. Should I start getting her used to being in a sleeping bag?

3/7/18

Andy

Hello, Baby is 1 week old, what is the correct room temperature for baby to sleep in bassinet in our room, and how many layers is recommend for baby to sleep during winter?

2/7/18

Chloe Lowe

I have read previously that it's best to hold off on pillows until bub is older but i was wondering about a small to medium stuffed teddy? My just turned 1 year old boy has started to cuddle a teddy while breast feeding to sleep, I'm wondering if I should be taking it off him when i put him into bed or is one years old ok to have a small teddy in the cot?

1/7/18

Crystal Watson

what age is it safe for a baby to sleep with a pillow?

30/6/18

Sarah

Hello, my question is specifically in relation to cot mattresses. I know that there are voluntary standards on the firmness, height and the snug fit (less than 20mm from each side/end of cot) of the mattress. My question is, should the mattress be within 20mm of the corner of the cot? I have found that many mattresses have rounded corners and do not fit snugly into the corner of square cots- leaving a 3.5-4.5 cm gap in the corner between cot and mattress. Is this okay? Or should I keep looking/get a custom mattress made? Thanks for your help!

29/6/18

sarah

Is the cocoonababy product suitable for sleeping and considered/recommended for safe sleeping practice for parents at home?

27/6/18

Sarah

I have a 11 week old baby who uses a love to dream swaddle. He has started to roll from back to side then side to back but still has the moro reflex. Is it still safe?

27/6/18

Tess

What age do you start to use a pillow? Which pillow is best for toddlers?

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