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21/9/16

Red Nose

What can I do to sleep my baby safely?

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1/5/24

Maria

Is it safe to use Organic Cotton Flannelette Cot Fitted Sheet for babies under 12months?

1/5/24

Bern

Is it safe to use air conditioning for warmth or cooling in a babies sleep room in a childcare centre?

30/4/24

Jenn

Hi. My 5 week old likes to be in a swaddle and then tucked in with a blanket to sleep, I’ve been looking at the basinet tuck in sheets such as the ergo ones. Are these safe?

30/4/24

Kat

Hello, Just wondering if this fisher price bassinet (Elsye Knowles Soothing View) is Sid safe for overnight sleeping? Was looking for a portable one to take if we travel. Thankyou

29/4/24

Catie

Hello My 12 week old has started rolling during tummy time (tummy to back but no sign of trying to roll back to tummy). He already sleeps with both arms out, I was wondering if he needs to now transition to a crib rather than the bassinet?

27/4/24

Gracey

It gets quite cold where we live (last night our room thermometer got to 12degrees and it’s only April!). I’m really unsure what to dress my baby in, all the TOG charts only go to 14 degrees. I don’t want to overdress him but it’s getting colder and colder.

24/4/24

Jill

Hiya, I have a question about how much space you need around your baby's cot. My bub is quite long and quickly out growing his bedside bassinet at 3 months. So we need to move him into a cot but still want him in our bedroom. How much space should I ideally have around his cot for adequate ventilation? Can I push the cot against a corner?

23/4/24

Sarah

Hi there, just wanting some clarification regarding sleep sacks and ages. Is it safe for an 8-12mo use a sleep sack? I can recall hearing somewhere it may not be as it stops a baby from being able to move their legs properly, but just wanted to check with Red Nose recommendations. My own baby moves around so much in her sleep at the moment that she wakes herself up and id love to use a sleep sack (arms free) if safe to help her feel more secure.

23/4/24

Anonymous

Hi Can you tell me if a cot has a label saying "conforms to the Consumer Products Safety Commission" is it likely to conform to the AS/NZ standard for cots? Is there a way to get a cot retrospectively approved with the AS/NZ standard? Does the AS ever have a springs plus wire base or is always slats? Thanks for your time.

23/4/24

Sophie

My 5 week old has started to squirm and wriggle a lot in her bassinet, especially towards the end of her naps. She’s not rolling but she ends up moving herself sometimes completely horizontal in the bassinet with her face close to the mesh sides. We have been swaddling her and then tucking her in with a light blanket but now she is squirming she is getting close to under the tucked blanket. Should we move her to sleep sack? Is a tucked blanket no longer safe?

22/4/24

Julissa

My 11 day old turns herself in her sleep. She is placed at the bottom of her bassinet and when I wake up to feed her she is laying diagonally across the middle. Should I prevent this, if so; how?

21/4/24

Rosa

The FAA now recommends that all infants travel in car seats when on a plane to protect against turbulence. But the red nose guidelines say not to leave babies in car seats for extended periods of time. We are flying from Australia to Europe with our six month old to visit family, which is a very long flight. How do we think about this? Which is the greater risk? Should we keep our baby on our laps/in the plane basinette or Ina car seat on a separate seat? Thank you for your help with this!

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