Safe Co Sleeping
If you do choose to co sleep note that it should not occur with infants less than one year of age.
Safe co sleeping. Follow all of our other safer sleep advice to reduce the risk of sids such as sleeping baby on their back avoid letting pets or other children in the bed. Consider your bed choice use a large mattress to provide ample room and comfort for everyone. And doing that gets the american academy of pediatrics aap seal of approval. Any sleep surface that baby uses including cribs nap surfaces or adult beds should be made safe for baby.
If you decide to co sleep with your baby these safety precautions can help you reduce the risk. The babys bed is adjacent to and touching the parents bed. Bedding should be. Some parents prefer to put their mattress directly on the floor especially when their baby starts to wriggle and roll around.
Co sleeping is when the baby sleeps near the parents either in the same bed or the room with them. It is important to realize that the physical and social conditions under which infant parent cosleeping occur in all. The following are precautions to take to ensure that your child is safe throughout the night. Make sure your bed is firm.
Make sure your babys head is uncovered during sleep. Bottlefeeding babies should always sleep alongside the mother on a separate surface rather than in the bed. Do not put a baby on a waterbed mattress pillow beanbag sheepskin or any other soft. The baby is in the same bed with mom and dad.
But co sleeping can also mean simply putting baby to sleep in the same room as you but in a separate bed. If there is space between the bed and the wallfurniture fill it up with blankets or towels to eliminate any risk of the baby falling down. Co sleeping can take a variety of forms such as. Baby should be placed on his back to sleep.
Put your baby on her back to sleep never on her tummy or side. The sleep surface should be firm. If this isnt an option and you and your partner are committed to co sleeping one of you may prefer to sleep elsewhere for a while to make extra room. If bedsharing ideally both parents should agree and feel comfortable.