There's no evidence supporting a safety benefit
for sleep positioners, so there's no reason to have one in your child's bed.
The DockATot is the seemingly popular choice amongst moms
for sleep positioners, and are available in a lot of colors and prints.
Same goes
for the sleep positioner.
Not exact matches
For your baby's safety, skip the bumpers, blankets, pillows, stuffed animals and
sleep positioners.
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.
For the past few years, reports have shown that there are incidents that babies who were provided with
sleeping positioners were at risk to suffocation.
For more, see my post on the myth of baby
sleep positioners.
There are even claims (that are impossible to prove) that the material of some
sleep positioners is breathable and safe should an infant's mouth / nose be pressed against it
for some time.
We also have a
sleep positioner to let her
sleep in
for safe co-sleeping so she won't roll over into a pillow or anything.
They specifically mention baby
sleep positioners as something that purports to make
sleep safer
for your baby but has not been proven to do so:
i will have to admit that i used a
sleep positioner of sorts
for all three of mine.
The same goes
for foam wedges or
sleep positioners.
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..
For more information, check out: Product Hazards: Crib Bumper Pads Product Hazards:
Sleep Positioners Safe
Sleep Tips (PDF)
The AAP and the Centers
for Disease Control have both taken a position against products like
sleep positioners, which can also pose a suffocation risk.
Avoid using home cardiorespiratory monitors and commercial devices — wedges,
positioners, and special mattresses — to help decrease the risk
for SIDS and
sleep - related infant deaths.
For example,
sleep positioners that are supposed to keep babies on their back might seem like an effective way to help prevent SIDS or suffocation, but instead they themselves create a hazard.
There are a few really simple reasons
for that, but it all comes down to one: baby
sleep positioners are not safe.
Baby
sleep positioners, a popular product
for safety - conscious parents, were suppose to save lives by keeping infants from rolling onto their stomachs.