Babies spend most of their time sleeping. They can sleep for more than 16 hours 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 essential to identify the safety issues when babies go to bed.
First and foremost, co-sleeping with your baby is not safe. Especially adults who are heavy sleepers, they might accidently crush or suffocate the baby. In addition, babies usually co-sleep together on their parents’ bed, there are heavy quilts and blankets that might 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 crib will have no risks of parents accidently crushing 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 dissuade by many as they are afraid that the blanket may carelessly cover the baby’s head, however some parents are afraid that their baby may catch a cold at night. Actually, there is a safe way of using a blanket that can avoid such incidents from happening during the baby’s rest. Just make sure that when your child is in the baby nursery bedding, his feet touches 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.
Another way of sleeping safely is to always let your baby sleep on her back. Sleeping on your baby’s tummy may have risks of choking when your baby faces down on the mattress. Babies are too weak to roll around and recover from such a dangerous position. Therefore letting your child sleep on her back in the baby nursery bedding will be the safest option.
Some infants sleep better on their tummy because their heart is close to something which makes them feel safe and at ease. However, it is still not advisable to let your baby sleep on her front untill, possibly when she has the ability to be able to roll over in bed by herself.
When your baby goes to bed, try to dress your baby in light sleep clothing to avoid your baby from feeling too warm. It is at best to keep the nursery room at room temperature so that your baby will feel neither too cold nor warm. If the room is flushed with heat, get a fan to gently cool the area so that your baby will feel comfortable when sleeping.
Looking at all these factors and assess your baby’s sleeping area cautiously. Let your baby sleep safely and pleasantly and you will be able to rest well without worries too!