Katelyn
Our 9 month old has just started at a new daycare. They have told us their policy is “no sleep sacks” and that they are following the red nose Australia guidelines? Their policy states “ Sleeping bags are to be used for babies sleeping in a cot only and are not yet rolling over, after children have reached this milestone sleep bags will not be used.” Am I missing something? I cannot see this advice anywhere on your website. Our baby has a very strong sleep association with his sleep sack, he has slept in it for every sleep his whole life. So I am not keen to get rid of it for no good reason. His sleep sack is well fitted across the neck and chest with no hood and his arms are out - these are the only guidelines I can find RE sleep sacks on your website! Please help!
Red Nose Education
You are correct with your information about sleeping bags (sacks) being well-fitted around neck & arm holes & no hood.
https://rednose.org.au/article/what-is-a-safe-sleeping-bag
In the Cot to Bed information (under Alerts!) the following is stated:
If a child is wearing a baby sleeping bag whilst sleeping outside of a cot be careful!
A child wearing a baby sleeping bag and not confined to a cot is at a higher risk of falling and being injured.
The child must be actively super vised and the sleeping bag removed as soon as the child wakes.
https://rednose.org.au/downloads/RN3356_Cot_Bed_DL_Oct2018_Online.pdf
I’m not sure where the daycare got this information from. I think it is a bit mixed up with the use of swaddling/wrapping or swaddle suits (arms in).
If baby is showing signs of rolling, then swaddling, wrapping needs to be ceased.
https://rednose.org.au/article/safe-wrapping-or-swaddling-when-to-stop-and-how-to-select-a-safe-sleep-bag