What about
crib sleep positioners, nests, and wedges?
Crib sleep positioners used to be a common thing to use in cribs; they're meant to keep baby in place and sleeping on their backs.
Not exact matches
Bumpers, blankets and other
crib accessories, like
sleep positioners or wedges, can be dangerous — even deadly, dramatically increasing your little one's risk of SIDS.
Find out whether a baby
sleep positioner in a
crib or bassinet helps prevent SIDS or is a suffocation hazard, and whether a mat...
Thirteen babies have died while
sleeping on a
positioner, either because their face was pressed against the side, or because they rolled and became entrapped between the
sleep positioner and the side of a
crib or bassinet.
A
crib wedge is actually a completely different category of
sleep positioner and is not included in the CPSC or FDA safety warnings.
You should not include
crib bumpers, baby comforters, quilts, blankets,
sleep positioners, stuffed animals and the like in the
crib.
Most babies do not need a
crib wedge, but if your baby does, it is not inherently unsafe like most other
sleep positioners, as it does not create a space for baby to become entrapped or an in -
crib barrier that could result in suffocation.
The usual rules of a tight - fitting sheet, no blankets, no
sleep positioners, no pillows, and no stuffed animals in the
crib still apply.
You can also use a baby
sleep positioner designed to elevate the baby's head or a
crib wedge designed to raise one end of the
crib mattress.
Keep those
sleep positioners off your baby registry and out of your little one's
crib!
I would place baby in a
sleep positioner in the
crib.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no stuffed animals, no sheepskin, no quilts, no
positioners, no pillows, and no bumpers should be in your child's
crib while they are
sleeping.
Moms and dads should always try to create the safest
sleep environment for their baby — avoiding
sleep positioners, applying swaddling, using
crib or bed, etc..
Andy's story The American Academy of Pediatrics
Crib Safety Check List SIDS Alliance Safe
Sleep Practices CPSC, FDA release on sleep positioner wa
Sleep Practices CPSC, FDA release on
sleep positioner wa
sleep positioner warning
Judy and Mark Sage lost their twin 2 month old son Andrew in January 2002 when he suffocated on the Graco 2 - in - 1
Sleep Positioner in his
crib.
For more information, check out: Product Hazards:
Crib Bumper Pads Product Hazards:
Sleep Positioners Safe
Sleep Tips (PDF)
Gentle Shores» Premium Baby
Crib Wedge and
Sleep Positioner boasts a solid 5 - star rating.
They cited reports of 12 babies who died when they suffocated in a
sleep positioner or between a
sleep positioner and the side of a
crib or bassinet.
There are many types of
crib wedges, the most affordable of which is an in -
crib baby
sleep positioner.
I'm talking about the so - called baby
sleep positioners that claim to reduce the risk of SIDS by keeping your baby in the middle of the
crib and on their back.
Preston Maxwell, a 2 - month - old, died last year after rolling off his
sleep positioner and suffocating in the
crib bumpers.
The Slumber Sleeper ™ is a safe
sleep alternative to
crib tents,
crib bumpers, baby
positioners and
sleep sacks.
In fact, Consumer Reports points out that putting anything soft in the
crib, including a
sleep positioner, may increase rebreathing, which may increase the likelihood of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
The research team sampled 101 pieces of polyurethane foam removed from cushions in car seats, changing table pads,
sleep positioners, portable
crib mattresses, nursing pillows, baby carriers, high chairs and a few other products.
Some of these items, such as
sleep positioners and the soft bumpers that run around
crib rails, are sold at baby stores.