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This is unsafe. Babies should always sleep on their backs.
Always place your baby on their back every time they sleep in their crib, until they are old enough to roll over on their own. When sleeping on their tummies, they are at risk for suffocation. #safesleep |
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This is unsafe. There should be no items in the bed with your baby.
Keep soft objects or loose bedding out of the crib. This includes pillows, blankets, stuffed toys and bumper pads. All these items all can cause baby to suffocate, if they are not unable to move yet on their own. #safesleep |
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This is unsafe. Worried about your baby being cold? Use a sleep sack instead of a blanket.
To keep your baby warm at night, use a sleep sack or long-sleeved onesie rather than blankets or swaddling. #safesleep |
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This is unsafe. Car seats are not safe places for babies to nap.
Always keep your baby properly buckled up in their car seat. Otherwise, they could move into a position while sleeping where they could suffocate. #safesleep http://bit.ly/carseatnap |
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This is unsafe. Feeling sleepy? Put your baby to bed first.
Being a new mom is exhausting. If you feel yourself dozing off while holding your baby, make sure to put him or her in their crib first. Otherwise, your baby could accidentally suffocate as you both move around while you sleep. #safesleep |
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This is unsafe. Room share, don’t bed share.
Sharing a room with your baby in the first months helps to keep them safe and makes it easier for breast feeding. However, make sure that they are sleeping alone in their crib. Bed sharing can lead to accidental suffocation. #safesleep |
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This is unsafe. Use a sleep sack instead of swaddling.
Swaddling can cause respiratory infections, hip dysplasia, overheating and accidental suffocation. #safesleep |
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This is unsafe. 3,500 infants die annually in the U.S. from sleep-related deaths
Keep your baby safe by following safe infant sleep recommendations. #safesleep |
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