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17/1/20

Carley

My 5 month old boy has just started rolling onto his tummy about 2 weeks ago but he cannot roll back onto his back yet. When we place him into his cot to sleep in a sleeping bag with his arms out he rolls onto his side and sometimes onto his belly. We continue to roll him onto his back but he keeps going to his side. I am terrified of him doing this as I know the safest position to sleep baby is on his back but what can I do to stop him doing this? I can't sleep at night as I worry he is going to roll onto his tummy and have his face down into the mattress.

15/1/20

Joanna

Hi my mother in law purchased my baby a sleep suit to keep him warm when we plan to go camping. It is made of polyester. I understand polyester can cause babies to overheat and I know this is a risk factor for SIDS. Is it safe for my baby to use this?

15/1/20

Danni

Bub has just gone 6 months and is starting to roll in her cot. She likes to bed wrapped very tightly for her sleeps and if an arm or 2 get free she wakes throwing arms and kicking. I’m unsure on what is the best first step as she sleeps thru the night and has since birth and I’m hesitant to change what works for her but also know if she does roll over will need her arms free. My son was a natural tummy sleeper as soon as he was unwrapped & this stopped his kicking and throwing of arms I feel like she would do the same and get a much better sleep but tummy is not coming naturally for her so know I shouldn’t encourage it, what do you suggest?

15/1/20

Dean

Our baby can roll both ways and has taken to sleeping on her stomach, but at times is found sleeping face down into the mattress. We turn her head to the side to allow breathing but she just moves to back to face down. Is this safe? Is there something we can do about this? Thanks

15/1/20

Mariana Polzella

What do i do now that my 5 month old is rolling from back to tummy but not back again in the cot. I’m struggling to relax.

13/1/20

Amelia

My baby is 3 months old. She sleeps in a cot in our room in a safe baby sleep bag. Most of her play is tummy time. She is rolling back to front but is not rolling front to back. I put her to sleep on her back. She rolls onto her front. When I reposition her on her back, she rolls onto her stomach within a few minutes. I am spending hours and hours repositioning her until eventually I can't make myself stay awake any longer. What do I do?

10/1/20

Kate

Hi, We are currently using a bassinet in our room for our 7 week old baby. She’s obviously going to grow out of that soon and I’m worried where to put her as our bedroom is rather small for a full size cot. Is there something else i can use to sleep her in until she’s old enough for her own room?

10/1/20

Amanda

Hello, Is it okay for 17mth old to sleep with a teddy bear? Thanks

10/1/20

Megan

I recently bought a replacement mattress from Clark Rubber for our bassinet (as we bought a second hand one). It was custom cut foam as the bassinet is an odd size. The foam is 5cm thick - is this a safe thickness for a bassinet mattress? Just wondering as its about double the thickness of the mattress that came in the bassinet.

10/1/20

Danielle

Hi there, I am just setting up our bassinet and wanted to seek guidance around the use of a short lambswool rug under the fitted sheet as a waterproof protector. I see that this material is listed as not being recommended for safe sleeping, however it looks as if is the case if placed over the sheet? Can you please provide additional details regarding the use of lambswool and if this is not recommended at all, can you advise what waterproof sheet / option is preferred for placement under the fitted sheet? If an alternative waterproof sheet /option is to be used, can you also please confirm whether or not it can go over the whole mattress or just where the lower half of the babies body? Many thanks - Danielle

9/1/20

Chevonne

Hi. My son is 2 weeks away from turning one. I am wanting to put him in his own room to sleep (he is currently in our room in his cot). Do you have any tips or advice on how to do this safely? I am very anxious about leaving him in his own room but will have a monitor on him throughout the night so i can watch/hear him from my room.

8/1/20

Mira Moulds

Hi, I recently bought a portacot for my 3mth old that also has a bassinet you can attach. Is it safe to use a sheet over the mattress? I’ve tucked in a thin cotton sheet but it makes the mattress bulky and stick up in places which makes me uncomfortable. So I’m thinking of not using a sheet but then she’ll be sleeping straight on the plastic mattress. Is that an issue also?

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