Hi Red Nose team. Can you please let me know your position on dummy attachment and Riff Raff Dolls/ blankets in regards to sleeping. Can dummies be attached if or on a short cord of 10 cm or less, or is any attachment recommended against? If a small toy can be introduced to the cot at 7 months can you please define this. I'm assuming a Riff raff doll that has a small blanket attached would not be advisable? What age can a child use a small blanket as a sleep association? Regards Kylie

Red Nose recommends withholding any soft toys/comforters for babies less than 7 months of age.
This is because of the risk of covering baby’s head & face, increasing the risk of suffocation.

Keep soft toys out of the sleeping environment for babies under seven months of age because they may cover the nose and mouth and interfere with breathing.

The risk posed by suffocation by the presence of soft objects in the baby’s sleeping environment outweighs any benefit to the baby from a soft toy. It is therefore advised not to place soft toys and other soft objects in the cot for babies under seven months of age.

Seven-month-old babies are more likely to explore objects in their sleeping environments than younger babies. Some babies over seven months of age may appreciate a small object such as a soft toy to provide comfort and connection (transitional object) during times of separation from their parent.

Soft toys should never be placed in the sleeping environment of an infant under seven months of age.
Soft objects in the cot can be a suffocation risk. Physiological studies indicate that facial obstruction by soft bedding may lead to complete airway obstruction, and/or hyperthermia, and/or accidental suffocation by rebreathing
https://rednose.org.au/article/soft-toys-in-the-cot

Red Nose recommends not using anything that is around (or maybe) the baby’s neck when sleeping
Red Nose does not recommend placing anything around the neck of a sleeping baby
https://rednose.org.au/article/is-it-ok-for-babies-to-wear-a-necklace-or-beads