Sentences with phrase «using sleep positioners»

In 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning to parents to stop using sleep positioners.

i will have to admit that i used a sleep positioner of sorts for all three of mine.

Do not use sleep positioners or rolled up blankets to keep your baby on her back.

Swaddle the baby tightly or use a sleeper instead of using a sleep positioner.

At the end of the day, the decision to use or not use a sleep positioner is entirely up to the parent.

And I never used a sleep positioner.

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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.

«The deaths and dangerous situations resulting from the use of infant sleep positioners are a serious concern to CPSC,» said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum.

CPSC and FDA Warn against using infant sleep positioners because of suffocation risk: Initial communication.

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.

Note: Don't use towels or a sleep positioner to try to keep your baby on her back or side.

«We want to make sure parents, health care professionals, and childcare providers understand the potential risk of suffocation and stop using infant sleep positioners.»

The American Academy of Pediatrics does not support the use of any sleep positioner to prevent SIDS.

Suffocation deaths associated with use of infant sleep positioners — United States 1997 - 2011.

Also, never use a pillow or a sleep positioner to prop up your baby.

According to a joint statement issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Tenenbaum and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), deaths and dangerous situations arising from use of infant sleep positioners is a serious concern.

However, if you want to use a wedge (one kind of sleep positioners), you can consult the advice from your pediatrician.

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..

If you have the intention of using them, you need to be careful because there are 12 cases that babies died because they suffocated in or between a sleep positioner, or the side of bassinet (according to the U.S Food and Drug Administration — FDA).

You should also never use extra padding or sleep positioners, and you should always place your baby on her back to sleep.

Officials say these sleep positioners should only be used by prescription.

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.

Sleep positioners can cause a problem by suffocating a baby who is using one.