Infants: Sleeping safely
Throughout the whole day, infants spend most of their time sleeping. They can sleep for up to 16 hours or more in a day, sleeping for about 3 hours during each rest period. Therefore taking into account the huge amount of time infants sleep, it is important to identify the safety issues when babies go to bed.
Firstly, co-sleeping is very dangerous. For parents who usually fall into deep sleeps, they might inadvertently crush or suffocate the baby when they toss and turn carelessly. Not to mention, babies who co-sleep, usually sleep on their parents’ bed, there are heavy quilts and blankets that may accidently cover their face and cause the babies to suffocate too.
Looking at all these dangers of co-sleeping, try to let your child sleep in a baby nursery bedding. Sleeping in a baby bedding will have no risks of parents turning onto their babies. Furthermore, there won’t be any heavy quilts and blankets that might cause the baby to choke while sleeping. Therefore, parents are encouraged to get a baby nursery bedding for your little one to sleep in as it is safer than co-sleeping with the baby’s parents.
The use of blankets has also been discouraged by many as they fear that the blanket may carelessly cover the baby’s head, however some parents are worried that their baby may catch a cold at night. In fact, there is a safe way of using a blanket that can avoid such incidents from happening during the baby’s rest. Just ensure that when your child is in the baby nursery bedding, both feet should be touching the end of the crib and the blanket shouldn’t be higher than his chest. In this way, it will not be easy for your baby to be covered by the blanket and there will be less risk of him sleeping at night with the blanket.
Letting your baby to sleep on her back is one safe way of sleeping too. Infants sleeping on their tummy may expose themselves to possibilities of choking when your baby faces down on the mattress. Infants are too weak to turn over or shift themselves out of a dangerous position. Therefore letting your child sleep on her back in the baby nursery bedding will be the safest option.
Some babies sleep better on their front because their heart feels close to something which makes them feel safe and at ease while sleeping. However, it is still not recommended to let your child sleep on her tummy until, maybe when she has the ability to be able to roll over in bed by herself.
When your baby is sleeping, try to let your baby wear light sleep clothing to avoid your baby from “overheating”. The nursery room should be kept at a comfortable temperature so that your baby will feel neither too cold nor warm. In the event that the room is too warm, get a fan to gently cool the area so that your baby will feel comfortable when sleeping.
Look closely at all these factors and assess your baby’s sleeping area carefully. Let your baby sleep safely and pleasantly and you will be able to sleep well without worries too!
