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27/1/24

Zoe

Hello, I am expecting a baby soon and am feeling very confused about sleep recommendations. Do Red Nose not approve sleeping in bassinets at all? If so I'm considering putting my newborn in our room in a cot but am confused about mattress thickness with this as I can't find a max 7.5cm thick mattress as seems to be recommended on the Red Nose website. The Koala cot and mattress have been recommended on the website however the thickness is 12.5cm so I'm even more confused. Thank you so much, Zoe

22/1/24

Delia

My daughter is 35 weeks pregnant with her first child. I smoke in my own home but not hers. She has asked that I give her a set of clothes to keep at her place that she can wash to get the smoke out of my clothes and that when I visit I change into these clothes, and brush my teeth and wash my hands so residual smoke on my clothes and breath does not increase the risk of sids to her baby. She has also said she wont visit me at my home for 12 months, when she believes the risk of sids will be decreased. I would never smoke if the baby was in my home. Is there any evidence of a person visiting who smokes in their own home and an increased risk of sids. thank you

20/1/24

Bek

My 7 month old has now learnt how to sit by themselves and has made one successful attempt at standing on their own by holding onto the couch. I know his cot mattress height is meant to be lowered when babies are older but I can’t find any information on when it should be done and the safety issues with this. Thanks.

20/1/24

Chyenne

Hi, I hope you’re well. We have a 6 month old son. We live on the Gold Coast and currently we are experiencing extreme heat waves with temperatures up to 36-38 degrees. Our son’s room is sitting at 28 degrees plus. We only have a ceiling fan, dressing him in a 0.2 tog and a light bonds singlet. Is this ok? I’m extremely stressed about him as he runs hot generally and hates the heat. Thank you

19/1/24

Jemma

Hello, I know it’s best for baby to sleep in bassinet in the same room for at least 6 months. My baby is 3 months and can already roll. It seems that the bassinet is now too small for him and he wakes up a lot due to not having room. Would you recommend we just keep him in the bassinet or move him to his room with his cot? Thanks

19/1/24

Tara

My little boy is just over 3 months. He has worked out how to roll back to tummy and is determined to sleep on his tummy. He has not mastered rolling from tummy to back. We try to roll him back for sleep but he immediately rolls back even when asleep. He can hold his head up etc. How worried should we be about him sleeping on his tummy? Thanks!

16/1/24

Jaclyn

Hello, 1. My son was a breech baby and has preferred rolling / sleeping on his left side since birth. He won’t seem to stay on his back for more than a minute or two without rolling. He is currently 7 weeks old and we still have him in a sleep sack with arms in. Should he be sleeping with his arms out given that he sleeps on his side? 2. I see that it is recommended that baby’s room share with their parents until at least 6 months of age but that they should transition to a cot (from a bassinet) once baby starts rolling. Our bun is currently in a co-sleeper and his cot won’t fit in our room. Once he starts rolling, should he be moved into his own room and into his cot? Or kept in his co-sleeper in our room?

13/1/24

Nikki

When travelling with baby I know you need to take a break after 2 hours and get Bub out. How long of a rest should you take before continuing the drive if the trip is longer than 2 hours?

12/1/24

Jo

Hello! My son (who is 5 months in a week) can’t quite roll yet (he can go sideways but cannot roll tummy to back or vice versa without assistance). He has outgrown his bassinet which has been next to our bed at night and his cot (where he has daytime naps under supervision) will not fit in our room, Is it unsafe to move him into his cot at night time when he cannot roll yet? I am unsure what to do and am contemplating sleeping on a blow up mattress on the floor in his room so he can sleep in his cot. Thanks

12/1/24

Brian

Hi guys. What is the opinion of using a Snoo for a new born? I feel at times it can get quite the shake up so we have since switched the motion off.

10/1/24

Caitlin

I am following all safe sleeping recommendations but my 6 month old has started rolling on to her tummy in her sleep. I have woken up a few times in a panic to find her face down (face fully pressed into the mattress). I am panicking that this will cause her to not be able to breathe. Is it okay? If not, how do I stop it from happening?

10/1/24

Anonymous

Hello! My 12 week old has started to roll back to tummy first but not yet able to roll back the other way (from tummy to back). While we put him down to bed on his back, he always rolls onto tummy shortly after. This continues despite us trying to reposition him back onto his back whenever possible throughout the night. He also fusses and wakes whenever we do try to reposition him to his back. He seems to be breathing ok when he's in this downward tummy position, should we continue trying to repositon him back on his back? How do we help him learn to roll from tummy to back in need? We also have a secondary concern as when he's in this tummy position, he sleeps on his right arm so we are worried he is cutting off circulation to his arm. Hoping you can help as neither us or baby are sleeping well all the while trying to reposition him back to safer back sleeping! I will note that he's good with tummy time in the day once on his belly, neck strength is there but is starting to spread his arms wider and use his chest to lift rather than his arm strength. Thank you in advance.

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