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11/6/22

Casey

My 4 month old sleeps arms out in a sleeping bag on her back in a bassinet with mesh sides. No matter if I position her in the middle or to the right hand side, she's managing to wriggle to the left and has her face pressed up against the mesh. Moved her several times but still wiggles back and it's giving me major anxiety, is this safe? I put her in the cot for a nap and she did the exact same thing in that.

11/6/22

Pamela

Do your bassinet standards for a mattress also apply to a cot if we are using a cot at the bassinet height? Your guidance specifies firm, flat, not larger than 75cm. If a cot passes the Australian safety standards, do we assume the cat mattress is also considered safe as part of the cot?

8/6/22

Katherine

We are struggling with how to manage the temperature in our toddles room. There is no central heating and the temperature gets down to 17 degrees, maybe lower. I feel unsafe using any other type of heater. As suits only go to a 3.5 tog I have just been adding layers, but far more are needed than the manufacturer says as bub wakes cold otherwise. I’m not sure what the recommended thing to do is.

6/6/22

Pamela

Hi - can you pls clarify what you mean by "Make sure all four sides of the bassinet are at least 300mm higher than the top of the mattress base to stop baby falling out." Is this 300 mm from the bottom of the mattress or the top of the mattress? This is related to bassinets: https://rednose.org.au/article/bassinets

30/5/22

Fiona

Hi, I try to dress our 7 month old baby in 100% cotton outfits or sleep bags. However, coming into winter, I've noticed some warmer feeling fabrics have polyester mixed in. For example, a onsie with 75% cotton and 25% polyester or a sleep bag with 100% cotton fill but 95% cotton and 5% elastane arms and sides. Are there any guidelines on whether polyester fabrics are safe for sleeping? Are small amounts like 5% or 25% ok? Thank you very much.

30/5/22

Lyndsey

My 10 week old has started moving in her bassinet and she woke Horizontal which gave her a fright. Is there a safe way to prevent her spinning as it’s far too early to move her to her room. She’s wearing a love to dream sleep suit with her arms up.

26/5/22

Briony

Hi, your safe sleeping guide mentions breast feeding reduces the risk of SIDS. I was just wondering if that is for solely breastfeeding? I breastfeed but have to top up my baby with formula due to my milk supply, so do babies have an increased risk being on any formula at all or only if they are on formula only? Thank you

25/5/22

Amy

My 16week old son has started moving around a lot in the cot. He can roll from tummy to back during tummy time, but doesn’t do it often. He has only ever rolled back to belly in his cot. He keeps rolling into his side to sleep. Each time I roll him from his side to his back, he puts himself onto his side again. What should I do? I

19/5/22

Michelle O'reilly

My baby has a cold and is chocking on mucus. Is it safe to elevate the mattress and if so what's the best way to do it

19/5/22

Maria Noakes

Our family is about to go a big three month camping trip and I would like advice on a suitable bed or portaot for my daughter. She will be 14 months old when go and she currently weighs about 9.5kg. We will be sleeping in our camper trailer so I would like to know if she will be old enough to sleep on an inflatable kids bed with side rails or needs to still use the portacot (I currently have a Phil & Teds travel cot). Thank you

19/5/22

Kristy

My 13 month old will fall asleep for her nap laying in bed with me. She will very often reposition herself so she can use my pillow When is a safe time to introduce a toddler pillow?

19/5/22

Felicity Becker

My 20 month old hates sleeping bags and sleeping suits (I’ve tried many, spending a lot of money!) She would prefer blankets and I have been using light weight one but now it’s getting cold, I’m thinking about something warmer. Do you have specific recommendations? Is it best to layer blankets or use a doona? I was gifted a doona for my first born but never used it so would be good to use something I already have.

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