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Crib Safety Tips
Never add a mattress, pillow, comforter or padding to a portable, non full size crib. Use only mattress/pad provided by the manufacturer. Infants can suffocate in gaps between an extra mattress and the meshing of the portable crib.
Never put infants to sleep on fluffy, plush products such as sheepskins, quilts, comforters, and pillows. These products may cause infants to re-breathe exhaled air and suffocate.
Never fasten a pacifier (or any other item) around a baby's neck. Never tie cords, ribbons, or yarn to a pacifier, even if you do not plan to place it around a child's neck.
Never hang any stringed object, such as a toy on a string, or a diaper/laundry bag on any part of the crib, or nearby where a child could become caught in it and strangle.
Never leave a child in the crib with the side rail lowered.
Never allow your child to crawl underneath a crib. There may be sharp edges under the mattress support which could puncture and cause severe lacerations.
To help prevent the chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) always put infants to sleep on their backs.
Always keep drapes, ribbons, blind cords, and decorative wall hangings out of child's reach. It is recommend that no corded window blinds bein a child's room and, preferably, not in the house. The crib should be at least 3' from any window.
To prevent deaths from soft bedding, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) recommend the following:
- Place baby on his/her back on a firm, tight-fitting mattress in a crib that meets current safety standards.
- Remove pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, stuffed toys and other soft products from the crib.
- Consider using a sleeper as an alternative to blankets, with no other covering.
- If using a blanket, put baby with its feet at the foot of the crib. Tuck a thin blanket around the crib mattress, only as far as the baby's chest.
- Make sure your baby's head remains uncovered during sleep.
- Do not place baby on a waterbed, sofa, soft mattress, pillow or other soft surface to sleep.
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