This section includes information and resources for task force members.
Safe sleep bed for baby.
Remove any strings or ties from his pajamas and don t cover his head.
Aap safe sleep environment recommendations infants should be placed on a firm sleep surface eg mattress in a safety approved crib covered by a fitted sheet with.
Use a firm flat sleep surface such as a mattress in a safety approved.
You should avoid overheating for your baby dress them lightly when they sleep with you and do not use huge blankets to cover them.
As a travel bed.
Don t let your baby nap on couches swings or any place beside their bed.
Here s how to help keep your baby safe when you put her to sleep.
Ask caregivers about how they place the baby to sleep challenges to following recommendations and help them find solutions.
Dress your baby in light sleep clothes.
Model safe sleep practices in hospitals.
It takes seconds for a baby to suffocate.
Sheets and light blankets are usually sufficient to keep you and your baby warm.
Transfer a sleeping baby to a firm flat safe sleep surface when not traveling.
Put your baby to sleep on his back every time until he s 1 year old.
Make sure there are no gaps larger than two fingers between the sides of the crib and the mattress.
If baby falls asleep while riding in his car seat which often happens the aap recommends transferring him out of the seat when you reach your destination and placing him on his back in a crib bassinette or play yard with a firm flat mattress free from soft bedding including pillows or blankets toys and.
Place your baby on his or her back for all sleep times naps and at night.
Infants should never be left to sleep on sofas armchairs or in sitting devices.
In a study of over 5000 women half were given safe sleep boxes made by the baby box co.
You should never sleep on the couch or on a waterbed with your baby.
Keep soft bedding such as blankets pillows bumper pads and soft toys out of their baby s sleep area and room share but not bed share with babies.
With any crib bassinet or play yard follow a few simple rules to keep babies sleeping safely.
Don t let your baby sleep in a crowded crib.
To prevent suffocation never place pillows or thick quilts in a baby s sleep environment.
The infant safe sleeping task force oversees the safe sleep for baby campaign.
And face to face education on safe.
It s easy to pack your baby s gear inside the box put in the trunk and take on a trip.
Soft bedding remains a risk for infants older than 4.
Every time you put your infant down to get shut eye place him in his crib bassinet or co.
Even if a baby spits up during sleep babies.
Parents and caregivers can help create a safe sleep area for babies by taking the following steps.
