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2/11/24

Karen

My 5 month old has started to want to sleep on his belly. As soon as I put him in his crib on his back, he then flips. I have also tried to put his face to the side however, he seems to want to bury his face into the cot mattress. This is making me extremely anxious. We do have a firm cot mattress with no blankets and nothing else in his cot, but I’m worried that he will not get enough air when in this position. What would you recommend in this situation? Thank you so much.

1/11/24

Renay

By baby is 15 weeks and has begun rolling from back to front. They sleep in a cot, in a sleeping bag with arms out. Can I keep babies hands covered with the inbuilt mittens that is part of their onesie or should their hands be uncovered for sleep?

31/10/24

D

Hi, Due to the warmer weather we’ve been seeing a few mosquitoes in our house and wanted to know how can we shield our baby so he is safe away from the mozzies ? Can we place some kind of mosquito net on top of the cot?

29/10/24

Tayla

Hi there, Our room varies between 21-23 degrees most nights. I’ve had my baby in a wonder cool suit, singlet and 1.0 TOG bag. Should I keep the singlet on? He is only 17 days old. Can we sleep with the ceiling fan on?

26/10/24

Mae

I woke up this morning with my 11 week old face down in her bassinet she is not yet rolling from back to belly and is still being swaddled should I stop this ?

25/10/24

Connie

Hi, I understand co sleepers are not recommended as there are no AU standard regulations. However it is advised sleeping in the same room for the first 6 months. What are our options if our bedroom is not big enough to fit a cot ?

24/10/24

Jenna

Hi, we have a tall 7 month old who can stand themselves up and their head is higher than our crib side on the lowest setting. They are constantly using the crib sides to walk around and have started to try to reach over the crib. I'm worried about them falling out in the night as they're so active. I can't find any cots that are closer to the floor or that have a gated side. Is it safe to have a mattress on the floor? Or transition to a Montessori style floor bed so young? Thanks

24/10/24

Karla

Hello, My baby is nearly 5months and is able to roll from back to her tummy. Recently she has been rolling over to her tummy to sleep at night. I kept turning her but she just keeps getting back to the same position (sleeping on her tummy) . Any advice? She still cannot roll from tummy to back.

22/10/24

Anonymous

Hi, I am confused around guidelines for newborns when sleeping. Should arms be tucked in or out? My understanding was arms tucked in when newborn and after 3 months or when they start to wriggle that’s when should be arms free? I’m yet to decide on swaddle or sleeping bag. I see sleeping bags for newborns with armholes but yet I thought they should be arms tucked in?

22/10/24

Zandra

I’ve had my bassinet mattress custom made and it’s about 10cm thick, I read that you recommend 7.5cm. Why is that? And would I endanger my newborn by having him sleep on the one I’ve got?

21/10/24

KC

My 5 month old is rolling from back to tummy in his sleep and is sleeping on his tummy with his head to the side. He is unable to roll tummy to back as of yet but is it okay for him to stay sleeping on his tummy? Or do we need to roll him back onto his back?

21/10/24

Anonymous

At our education setting we allow children to sleep outside, under the veranda, and under the shade of trees. Would this be considered good practice and are there any restrictions or best practice advise around temperature of outside sleeping spaces?

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By baby is 15 weeks and has begun rolling from back to front. They sleep in a cot, in a sleeping bag with arms out. Can I keep babies hands covered with the inbuilt mittens that is part of their onesie or should their hands be uncovered for sleep?

Hi, Due to the warmer weather we’ve been seeing a few mosquitoes in our house and wanted to know how can we shield our baby so he is safe away from the mozzies ? Can we place some kind of mosquito net on top of the cot?

Hi there, Our room varies between 21-23 degrees most nights. I’ve had my baby in a wonder cool suit, singlet and 1.0 TOG bag. Should I keep the singlet on? He is only 17 days old. Can we sleep with the ceiling fan on?

I woke up this morning with my 11 week old face down in her bassinet she is not yet rolling from back to belly and is still being swaddled should I stop this ?

Hi, I understand co sleepers are not recommended as there are no AU standard regulations. However it is advised sleeping in the same room for the first 6 months. What are our options if our bedroom is not big enough to fit a cot ?

Hello, My baby is nearly 5months and is able to roll from back to her tummy. Recently she has been rolling over to her tummy to sleep at night. I kept turning her but she just keeps getting back to the same position (sleeping on her tummy) . Any advice? She still cannot roll from tummy to back.

I’ve had my bassinet mattress custom made and it’s about 10cm thick, I read that you recommend 7.5cm. Why is that? And would I endanger my newborn by having him sleep on the one I’ve got?

My 5 month old is rolling from back to tummy in his sleep and is sleeping on his tummy with his head to the side. He is unable to roll tummy to back as of yet but is it okay for him to stay sleeping on his tummy? Or do we need to roll him back onto his back?

At our education setting we allow children to sleep outside, under the veranda, and under the shade of trees. Would this be considered good practice and are there any restrictions or best practice advise around temperature of outside sleeping spaces?

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