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21/9/16

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15/7/24

Anonymous

Hello, I am wondering when it is safe to start using blankets instead of a sleeping bag for a toddler/child? My son is still in his Stokke cot with all sides on. Thank you!

12/7/24

Emma

Hi there, my 4 week old is exceptionally strong and likes to wriggle a lot. When I woke her up for her early morning feed she had scooted all the way over to the side of her bassinet. She sleeps in an arms up love to dream swaddle. Her bassinet is mesh sided. We put her on her back in the bassinet and the mattress is firm. She did the same thing on her day time nap today. Should I be concerned?

11/7/24

claire

Hello, do you have any recommendation's for parents using bed rails when co sleeping ?

10/7/24

Anonymous

My newborn keeps moving her neck to one side when she sleeps. Does that cause any issue with the baby's neck or head shape long term? I am currently putting a small flat pillow under her head for support and repositioning. Please advise.

8/7/24

Jennifer

Our current sleeping setup for our future baby is a shared nursery/office space that my husband and I share. We plan to have the baby sleeping next to us in our bedroom in a bassinet for the first 6 to 12 months however will likely use the nursery for some daytime sleeps as well. My question is, my husband has a 3-D printer in the office which when it is running, makes the room smell like plastic. This smell goes away when you open the window for ventilation. Could this be an increased risk for the baby if it gets into the bedding that is in that room? (Fitted sheet). he only prints a few times a week and it would never be when the baby is sleeping in the room

5/7/24

NK

Are toddler loft beds safe? My toddler is 3 and has been sleeping on a single floor bed for a couple of years now. I am looking at space saving options and wondered whether a toddler loft bed could work and still be safe? They are fairly low to the ground (around 1m tall).

2/7/24

Elle

My 8 week old has just started to move towards one side of the bassinet while sleeping, so that he ends up in a more diagonal position. His face is getting close to the mesh sides, and from reading previous questions here, it appears that moving to a cot (unswaddled) is recommended. His cot won’t fit in our room, would a compact cot be safe or would he need the full size cot for safe movement? He is a large baby (97th percentile) and is likely to outgrow bassinet soon regardless. Thank you

1/7/24

Chloe

3.5 month old baby has started rolling into side, we have always used an ergo sleep bag (arms in) and a bubba blue tuck sheet Now her arms are out and tuck sheet removed we have had a hard time putting her back down after nightly feeds as she lifts her legs and flails her arms restlessly Is it ok to still use bubba blue tuck sheet to help keep her lower body secured to prevent restlessness, If not should she grow out of pulling her legs up and walking them back down? Thankyou

27/6/24

Catie

My baby is 5 months and is able to roll back to front and front to back (only rolling awake l, has not rolled in sleep yet). The cot is too big to fit in our bedroom and I don't feel comfortable just yet to have baby sleeping in their own room. Because of this I have had them in the portacot for the past 2 weeks (since they mastered rolling). My plan is to move them into the cot in their own room as soon as they roll in their sleep. Is it safe that I am currently allowing them to sleep in the portacot at night? Or should I move them to the cot now?

23/6/24

Tara

I have my baby in a singlet, onesie and 3.5 tog overnight (room is about 17-18degrees) but she still seems cold and moves all over the cot and has started waking at 5am. Is it safe to put a cotton blanket over the top if tightly tucked in and not too high?

21/6/24

Anonymous

Hi there, My 4month old has started rolling onto her stomach often and rolls confidently from side to side but has shown no interest really yet in rolling from her stomach onto her back. She is sleeping in her own cot in our room now, and has wears a baby sleep sack with her arms free for sleep. She also wears an owlet sock monitor each night for sleeping. We always put her down to sleep on her back but she has now started rolling onto her side frequently at night and really resists sleeping on her back. No matter how often we try to reposition her she rolls straight back onto her side or becomes upset at being moved, and sometimes resists and pushes against us when we try to move her onto her back. Do you have any advice on what to do in this circumstance? I read through your website and noticed the advice is to reposition babies back onto their back if they can’t roll from tummy to back yet but this doesn’t seem to be working for us. Do we have enough precautions in place to leave her to sleep on her side? How high are the risks of SUID for side sleeping? We are also doing loads of tummy time and rolling practice to help her learn to roll stomach to back but it’s a work in progress.

21/6/24

Caitlin

My baby has started chewing the paint off the top rail off the cot. Are teething rails safe to attach to the top rail?

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