Safer sleep for babies

Safer sleep
for babies
A guide for parents
Safer sleep for babies
Meeting and getting to know your baby
is an extremely exciting and rewarding
time. It’s also the beginning of a new
relationship. Babies need a lot of sleep
during the first few months of their
lives so it’s important to ensure that
they are sleeping as safely as possible.
Congratulations
on the birth of
your baby!
With best wishes,
from everyone at
the Lullaby Trust
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Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS) is the
sudden and unexpected
death of a baby where no
cause is found. While SIDS
is rare, it can still happen
and there are steps parents
can take to help reduce
the chance of this tragedy
occurring.
Although we don’t yet know
how to completely prevent
SIDS, it is possible to
significantly lower the
chances of it happening by
following the advice opposite.
You should try to follow
the advice for all sleep
periods where possible,
not just at night.
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Things you can do...
lways place your
✔ Ababy
on their back
to sleep
your baby to
✔ Place
sleep in a separate cot
or Moses basket in the
same room as you for
the first 6 months
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eep your baby
✔ Ksmoke
free during
Things to avoid...
N
ever sleep on a sofa or in
8 an
armchair with your baby
pregnancy and
after birth
on’t sleep in the same 8 A
void letting your
8 Dbed
as your baby
baby get too hot
✔ Breastfeed your
baby, if you can
if you smoke, drink
or take drugs or if
your baby was born
prematurely or was
of low birth weight
on’t cover your
8 Dbaby’s
face or head
while sleeping or use
loose bedding
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Safer Sleep Essentials
from The Gro Company
About The Lullaby Trust
The Lullaby Trust promotes expert
advice on safer baby sleep and
provides specialist support for
bereaved families.
Working with the NHS we run a national
health visitor led service for bereaved
parents, Care of Next Infant (CONI)
programme, which supports families
before and after the birth of their
new baby.
We are committed to supporting new
research projects to understand much
more about what causes these tragic
deaths and how we can prevent them.
Grobag is the Baby Sleep Bag that The Lullaby Trust recommend. With many
parenting awards and a unique design, Grobag is the UK’s Number 1 Baby Sleep Bag.
We campaign tirelessly, lobbying
government to keep sudden infant
death on the public health agenda.
The Gro-suit is designed to be used with a Grobag on cooler nights. The quilted
sleeves will keep your baby’s arms warm, with no need for additional layers.
Advice including factsheets and the
latest research can be found at
www.lullabytrust.org.uk
Find out more at The Lullaby Trust recommend a room temperature of 16-20°C. The Gro-egg is a
simple and stylish way to check your baby’s room never gets too warm or cold.
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You can find more information
about SIDS and risks:
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Call: 0808 802 686
Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.lullabytrust.org.uk
The Lullaby Trust, 1 1 Belgrave Road, London. SW1V 1RB
This guide was produced by The Lullaby
Trust. The information in this guide was
last updated in March 2013.
Sponsored by:
www.gro.co.uk
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