Transcription of Product Guide - Lullaby Trust
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Product Guidea Guide to buying safer sleep essentials2 Product Guide - a Guide to buying safer sleep essentialsChoosing what items your baby might need can be overwhelming. To help with this we have put together a Guide on how to choose the products or items your baby needs to reduce the chance of sudden infant death syndrome ( sids ). Things don t have to be complicated!Things to checkDoes the item comply with British Standards? If so it should say on the Product itself, its packaging, instructions or the item is something for your baby to sleep on such as a mattress is it: firm? (baby s head should not sink in by more than a few millimetres) entirely flat with no raised or cushioned areas? does it have a waterproof cover?A quick reference guideA few essentials that you need:Items we would not recommend: Pods/nests Pillows/duvets/thick heavy bedding Cot bumpers Hammocks Sleep positionersGuidance on baby productsSleeping bag or sheets and a blanketPortable sleep spaceRoom thermometerCot or Moses basketCar seatMattress2 Product Guide - a Guide to buying safer sleep essentials3 The Lullaby TrustProduct claims
product is soft enough to reduce flat-head syndrome it is soft enough to cause a baby to overheat, which increases the chance of SIDS. Anything soft in a cot can also increase the risk of suffocation. Allowing your baby plenty of supervised tummy time when awake is a way you can help to avoid or lessen the effect of flat-head syndrome, without
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