Sentences with phrase «other sleep surface»

An infant mattress (or other sleep surface) that is too soft can be dangerous to infants.

Placing the DockATot in a crib, bassinet or other sleep surface is against the manufacturer's warnings and is not safe.

Not exact matches

Set up a bassinet, crib, or other safe sleeping surface for your child in another room, to allow you use of your bedroom during naps, or in the early evening.

Place your baby on a firm mattress to sleep, never on a pillow, waterbed, sheepskin, couch, chair, or other soft surface.

Never place infants to sleep on pillows, sofa cushions, adult beds, waterbeds, beanbags, or any other surface not specifically designed for infant sleep.

A recent study of more than 3,100 U.S. infants who died of SIDS found that 70 percent were sleeping on a bed or other surface «not intended for infants» - most often with an adult or another child.

We know that if a mother smokes, if she has consumed alcohol or other sedatives, if the baby is formula fed, if the sleep surface is a sofa or water bed, or if the bed is also shared with other children that a baby sleeping with his or her mother is at heightened risk of SIDS or accidental death.

This mattress isn't as firm as some of the others listed here and may require a board or some other firm sleeping surface used underneath it for safety purposes.

Other factors have also been highlighted as potential dangerous during SIDS research, including loose bedding, overly soft sleeping surfaces and any conditions in which the baby will become too hot while asleep.

Again, I call this «separate surface cosleeping» and it works just fine and is better for families who do not breastfeed their infants, or if the mother smoked during her pregnancy, or if some other adult other than the father is in the bed, or if that adult sleep partner is indifferent to the presence of the infant, or if older children are likely to come into bed with the baby.

Never allow the baby to sleep in bed with other children or adults, and do NOT put them to sleep on other surfaces, such as a sofa.

Extremely obese persons or others who may have difficulty feeling where exactly or how close their infant is in relation to their own body, may wish to have the infant sleep alongside but on a different surface, such as a cosleeper attachment.

Persons taking sedatives, medications or drugs, or intoxicated from alcohol or other substances, or otherwise excessively unable to arouse easily from sleep should not cosleep on the same surface with the infant.

Parents should make sure their baby sleeps on a firm mattress or other firm surface.

The absence of foam and stuffing found in other crib mattresses, combined with the machine - washable sleep surfaces, creates a hypoallergenic setting, thus significantly reducing the presence of excessive carcinogenic flame - retardants and eliminating the threat of dust mites and bed bugs.

At the last sleep, more cases than controls were placed on their stomachs or sides, did not use a pacifier, were found with bedding or clothing covering the head, slept on a soft surface, and shared a bed with someone other than a parent.

The sleep surface (a.k.a. your bed) should be firm, without extra pillows, stuffed animals, heavy blankets, feather beds, extremely soft pillow tops, or other suffocation hazards.

Do not cosleep is you are under the influence of drugs and alcohol, if you are obese because you have a greater chance of having sleep apnea, if you are suffering from sleep deprivation, if you have a water bed or other cushiony surface where it's easier for your baby to fall towards the middle of the bed, if you bed isn't big enough, if your other children are sleeping in the bed with you and there isn't enough room, or cosleeping on a coach or sofa.

Unsafe infant sleep practices, including sleeping with an infant on a couch, recliner, or other non-bed surface, are not accepted forms of cosleeping or bedsharing.

Sleep - related deaths due to unsafe sleep environment (unsafe sleep surface, unsafe bedding, unsafe sleep position, bedsharing) annually cause more completely preventable infant loss than all other top ten causes of infant injury deaths combSleep - related deaths due to unsafe sleep environment (unsafe sleep surface, unsafe bedding, unsafe sleep position, bedsharing) annually cause more completely preventable infant loss than all other top ten causes of infant injury deaths combsleep environment (unsafe sleep surface, unsafe bedding, unsafe sleep position, bedsharing) annually cause more completely preventable infant loss than all other top ten causes of infant injury deaths combsleep surface, unsafe bedding, unsafe sleep position, bedsharing) annually cause more completely preventable infant loss than all other top ten causes of infant injury deaths combsleep position, bedsharing) annually cause more completely preventable infant loss than all other top ten causes of infant injury deaths combined.

Sleeping on couches and armchairs places infants at extraordinarily high risk of infant death, including SIDS, 4,6,7,42,43 suffocation through entrapment or wedging between seat cushions, or overlay if another person is also sharing this surface.44 Therefore, parents and other caregivers should be especially vigilant as to their wakefulness when feeding infants or lying with infants on these surfaces.

Additionally, in over half of these cases other major risk factors, such as smoke exposure or sleeping on soft surfaces, were present at the death scene.

There are pros and cons to everything, and part of the cons of telling exhausted breastfeeding mothers to never co-bed is the number of deaths that have increased due to sleeping together on the couch, in a recliner, or other soft surfaces, all of which are not safe sleep environments.

Do not put babies to sleep on soft mattresses, sofa, sofa cushions, waterbeds, sheepskins, or other soft surfaces.

Never place a baby to sleep on a chair, soft bedding, water bed, cushion, adult bed or any other raised surface not intended for newborn sleepers.

Your baby should sleep on a firm flat mattress or other firm surface.

However, such soft bedding can increase the potential of suffocation and rebreathing.54, 56,57,179, — , 181 Pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, and other soft surfaces are hazardous when placed under the infant62, 147,182, — , 187 or left loose in the infant's sleep area62, 65,184,185,188, — , 191 and can increase SIDS risk up to fivefold independent of sleep position.62, 147 Several reports have also described that in many SIDS cases, the heads of the infants, including some infants who slept supine, were covered by loose bedding.65, 186,187,191 It should be noted that the risk of SIDS increases 21-fold when the infant is placed prone with soft bedding.62 In addition, soft and loose bedding have both been associated with accidental suffocation deaths.149 The CPSC has reported that the majority of sleep - related infant deaths in its database are attributable to suffocation involving pillows, quilts, and extra bedding.192, 193 The AAP recommends that infants sleep on a firm surface without any soft or loose bedding.

Cosleeping is when parent and infant sleep in close proximity (on the same surface or different surfaces) so as to be able to see, hear, and / or touch each other.139, 140 Cosleeping arrangements can include bed - sharing or sleeping in the same room in close proximity.140, 141 Bed - sharing refers to a specific type of cosleeping when the infant is sleeping on the same surface with another person.140 Because the term cosleeping can be misconstrued and does not precisely describe sleep arrangements, the AAP recommends use of the terms «room - sharing» and «bed - sharing.»

If a portable crib / play yard or bassinet is to be used, it should meet the following CPSC guidelines: (1) sturdy bottom and wide base; (2) smooth surfaces without protruding hardware; (3) legs with locks to prevent folding while in use; and (4) firm, snugly fitting mattress.121 In addition, other AAP guidelines for safe sleep, including supine positioning and avoidance of soft objects and loose bedding, should be followed.

Most were sleeping on an unsafe surface such as an adult bed, sofa or chair and most were sleeping with at least one other person.

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«Cosleeping» or bed sharing means an infant and one or more other persons sleeps together on any surface, not necessarily a bed.

Using electron microscopy to look at thousands of ultrathin brain slices taken from awake and sleeping mice, they found that after sleep, the size of most synapses — specifically, the surface area where two neurons touch each other — shrank by about 18 percent.

Often, sleep difficulties surface along with other medical conditions.

Medical illnesses Often, sleep difficulties surface along with other medical conditions.

If a cat likes to sleep on window sills or other narrow platforms, it is advisable to place a soft padded object on the ground underneath to prevent injury, as many older cats have impaired balance and could easily fall; ideally, elderly cats should be encouraged to use secure or wider surfaces for sleep.

The sleeping surface isn't as plush or comfortable as other beds on this list, however, so I don't recommend it for dogs with joint problems (an orthopedic bed is the better choice).

Even if you plan to allow your pet to sleep on your bed or any other soft surfaces in your home, you need to set up a dry, warm place that is just for your cat.

Other than it being a little hard, the flat surface of the bed was wide and spacious and allowed me to get about 4 hours of sleep.

Zoned for residential use, the space is required by the Department of Buildings to include a shower in the bathroom, a sleeping surface, and a working kitchen among other prerequisites for daily living.

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Some of us like to sleep on extremely soft padding whereas others enjoy a harder surface.