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21/9/16

Red Nose

What can I do to sleep my baby safely?

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5/1/20

Danielle

We are in the midst of severe bushfire season in Victoria. Today is particularly smokey and hazy from distant fires (50-100km away) is my 5 month old in danger regarding SIDS ? Should we seek somewhere with better air quality temporarily?

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4/1/20

Minna Bartley

My baby is 8 months old and sleeps in his own cot in our room. We have recently been on a holiday where the port a cot only for in a separate room and baby slept so much better. When is it safe to transition baby permanently to his own room. Guidelines say 6-12 months but this is such a huge window of time. Do I wait the full 12 months to be safest . I want to do the very safest thing , I'm quite anxious about SIDS .

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2/1/20

Kayla Mackie

Is it bad to fed children their bottles on their beds from the ages of 15 months till 2 years old

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26/12/19

Tamsin Reeves

Given that cot bumpers are unsafe, what can I do to stop my one year old baby accidentally bumping her head on her cot during the night?

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19/12/19

Leana

Hi, could you tell me whether the following sleeping bags are safe: - pure baby brand, it has long sleeves and a pouch at the bottom for covering the legs - living textiles brand, it has no sleeves or arm holes. If these are not safe, could you recommend some products? Thank you

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19/12/19

Leana

Hi, just wondering if you consider the following sleeping bags as safe: - ergoPouch Cocoon Swaddle Bag, 2 in 1 transition, converts to arms free sleeping once rolling, 0.2 Tog - ergoPouch Cocoon Swaddle + Sleep Bag, 2 in 1 transitional system (from swaddle to sleep bag using armhole poppers) 1.0 Tog

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18/12/19

Rhiannon

Hi, I’m a FTM and currently 24+3 weeks and I am going to follow the guidelines in regard to safe sleeping with cot set up, but I have been wondering how safe it would be to use a bassinet during the day when I’m in my living area studying (I’m also a full time uni student) so I can have my baby near me and watch them instead of putting him to bed in the cot during the day.. I realise this is just so it is more convenient for me, if it is really not recommended to do this with the bassinet being right there with me while I study, then I’ll probably resort to studying on my bed next to his cot :/ thank you for any guidance you can give, Rhiannon

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18/12/19

Antonella

Hi, My baby is 9 months old and while turning her arms and legs often end up poking out through the rails. I am considering purchasing the air wrap mesh product that wraps around the bars to prevent this. However is this safe ?

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8/12/19

Amy

My 3 month old wriggles all around her cot in her ergo sleeping bag and I keep finding her at the top of the cot upside how can I stop this from happening?

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4/12/19

Carly

My baby is nearly 5 months old and has become attached to one of my shirts. She enjoys holding the shirt and this will often soothe her to sleep. I'd like to know if it would be safe for her to have this in her cot with her if I made it much smaller, and if so, what size does it need to be. Alternatively, are there any materials which I could try to give her to replace the shirt such as a thin, breathable muslin? Thanks, Carly

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2/12/19

Pamela

My 4 month old babe can now confidently roll from back to tummy, but not the other way. I've moved him to his cot where there is more room but now he's running in his sleep then waking up uncomfortable wanting to be turned back over. Two questions: 1. He doesn't seem to roll in his bassinet as it's a bit too small. Is it safe for him to sleep in it? 2. Is there anything I can do to keep him on his back overnight until the stage where he can roll both ways? The interrupted sleep and the worry is a bit of a problem. Thanks.

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1/12/19

Lauren

Hi, is it safe to keep my baby’s nursery door closed. I have an indoor cat and would like to keep the cat outside of her room. I’m just not sure whether this is safe practice or not as I’m worried about my cat jumping into her crib/bassinet. Thank you

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