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31/12/24

Meg

My little one is 10 weeks old and is wriggling up her cot at night. She stays on her back the whole time and is in her arms up swaddle - is this normal?

29/12/24

Sam

Toddler is transitioning to a actual bed. What type of mattress is recommended? Thanks!

28/12/24

Bre

Hello, just wanting to know the reason why the approved bonds sleeping bags have arms out from birth? Will this increase the chance of my newborn rolling? Or is it more sleep safe than other sleep sacks that restrict arm moments? Thanks!

28/12/24

Whitney

Hi! I am getting ready to have my 1st baby and I keep seeing something called a swaddelini for babies to sleep in instead of the traditional swaddle and I just want some advice before purchasing on the safeness of something like that. Thank you

26/12/24

Carrie

Our 11-day old likes to sleep on my chest. When she does this, she’s on her tummy. If I’m awake, is this ok?

26/12/24

Anonymous

I’m currently about to purchase a cot for my seven month old baby however I have some concerns about her hitting her head on the wooden slats or getting her head stuck as she moves a lot currently in her bassinet I’ve heard of cot bumpers however I’ve also heard positive and negative about them how they’re unsafe. What do you recommend?

21/12/24

Melissa

Our 10 week old is starting to roll, she rolls from tummy to back on her own during tummy time and can roll back to side in her bassinet, but so far mostly favours sleeping on her back, though does often move to her side through the night. For this reason we have changed her to arms free sleeping. Should we be putting her in the cot now or can we wait until she is sitting up? My concern is her cot is on the other side of the house and cannot fit in our room so I’m not sure what’s safer, keeping her in the bassinet with us or having her in her own room?

20/12/24

Alison P

Hi, id like some knowledge/clarification on the best sized cot for a childcare centre (ages 0-5yrs). Children aged 2-5yrs have stretcher beds to sleep on, however under 2yrs, the measurements I've been provided with are quite small, almost the size of a standard bassinet. It seems quite small considering my 6month old is 67cm and the measurements they have are 88cm long for the cots.

20/12/24

Najia

Hi, my baby is 7 months 20 days old. He can roll, crawl, sit and pull to stand. I have transferred him into his nursery. Previously we were co sleeping in same room but he used to be in his cot. I have also transitioned him from a sleeping pouch to sleeping bag so he can get used to his hands out of the pouch. My concern is he always roll over and sleep on his tummy. I turn him on his back 4-5 times during the night which wakes him up most of the time and I don’t feel good about disturbing him from his sleep. Is it okay for him to sleep on his tummy or shall I continue to rolling him on back every time during the night?

19/12/24

Anonymous

My 6 week old is always placed on her back to sleep in her bassinet but has recently started rolling onto her side in her sleep. She is able to roll herself onto her back again and has never rolled onto her front. Is this something I need to be stopping her from doing re SIDS risk? I don’t know how I’d be able to stay up all night watching her. Thanks!

19/12/24

Allison

Hi I just need some clarification on dummies. I have been told that my son who is 3 months old and attends childcare 3 days is not allowed to have his dummy. I was informed that his dummy will be removed if he is asleep. I understand that they must follow their policies and procedures but that is his comfort and on my research it is proven that dummies assist with keeping their airway open and is a prevention against SIDS. Please help.

19/12/24

Gary

Hi . My baby is 13 months old and I want to move from our bedroom into there own baby room next door with a baby monitor . My partner has a lot of anxiety with that and won’t do it . Is there any information you can provide to ease her concerns ?

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