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After having a baby, it is usually recommended for Mothers to endure a short hospital stay. During this time Midwives and medical staff suggest swaddling your baby with a sheet/ pram sheet and then covering them with a blanket which is to be tucked tightly under the mattress to ensure that your baby is safe. However, this method of putting your baby to sleep is unsafe once they are able to move their arms freely. Babies have a strong grip and are able to tug blanket and sheets over their heads which creates a ‘cot death’/ SIDS risk.
There is enough to worry about during the early days of parenthood. Battling through sleep deprivation due to feeding and changing your baby is one thing but staying awake to monitor the safety of your baby whilst they sleep can be mentally torturing. Remember, new Mums (and Dad’s) are advised to ‘sleep while baby sleeps’.
To combat the worry and risk of your baby suffocating themselves with sheets purchase a Grobag/ Baby Sleeping Bag. These come in a wide range of designs for specifically girls, specifically boys or unisex. Be careful to ensure that you purchase the correct size for your babies age group, otherwise the bag may be too lose and therefore unsafe.
It is suggested that you buy at least three infant sleeping bags in order to maintain a rotation for washing and drying time. When purchasing your sleeping bag consider the season and temperature as there are a range of TOGS available (0.5 TOG to 2.5 TOG) and each one is appropriate for a differing temperature/ season. Even better, why not get a range of TOGs so that you are fully prepared for any weather!
Baby Sleeping Bags have been proven to be the safest sleeping insulator for infants by FSID. It is advised that parents use sleeping bags rather than swaddling in order to reduce the risk of SIDS.
There are a wide range of manufacturers who produce infant sleeping bags, one of the most well known is Grobag. However, they may be the most well known but they are not necessarily the cheapest. Childs Play Sussex offers a range of sleeping bags starting from £16.50 which is excellent value considering that www.grobag.com sells the equivalent from £28.99!
Bag your baby a bargain and sleep safe!
Having difficulty getting your baby to rest? Why not try the Amby Nature’s Nest…
Recommended by rainbowshine, the Amby Nature’s Nest is available from a wide range of stores retailing on average at £160.
Said to aid reflux and colic, the swinging and bouncing hammock was designed by Ambrose Hooi from Australia in order to try and imitate the cocoon like environment of the womb.
Suitable from birth onwards the nest offers children a safe environment to sleep with their heads slightly raised, although still in a safe position advised by FSID.
Babies who are born with the use of ventous or forceps often have headaches or even haematomas, quite often raising a babies head can reduce their discomfort. Babies who suffer from reflux/ colic also find relief from having their heads raised. The nest is the perfect solution for babies who suffer with these issues.
Once your little one is able to sit up unaided the nest can be converted into a baby bouncer.
The nest is portable and easy to assemble, thus is an excellent alternative to a travel cot. However, the stand and hammock itself is said to be bulky. The nest comes with a bag to carry the package in when travelling enabling baby to sleep in their own bed wherever they are!
Sleep safe in a Grobag!
Sleep well knowing that your little one is safe. Rather than worrying that they may pull sheets/ blankets over themselves purchase a grobag and put them into it at bedtime. Grobags zip up similar to a sleeping bag and are worn by baby by clipping over the shoulder. Baby is unable to slip down into the grobag as it is securely fastened like a vest top around them.
Grobags are available in a range of designs, togs and sizes.
Grobags can be purchased directly from the grobag website or on a variety of other baby related websites. Grobags retail at around £24.00 but vary according to the store you purchase it from.
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