What Does a Safe Sleep Environment Look Like? Bed
• Place the crib in the parents’ or caregiver’ s room if possible. It’ s the safest place for baby to sleep.
• Whether nap or nighttime, put your baby to sleep alone on their back in a safety-approved crib with a firm mattress and a tight-fitting sheet. Use a Pack‘ n Play when traveling.
• Remove all loose bedding and toys such as comforters, quilts, sheepskins, stuffed animals, bumpers, wedges, and pillows.
• No co-sleeping. Never let your baby fall asleep in a bed, chair or couch with you or another person.
• Crib railings should be no more than 2 3 / 8 inches apart. You should not be able to fit a vertical dollar bill through them.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends your baby sleep in the same room for the first year.
Environment and Covers
• Keep the room at a temperature that’ s comfortable for an adult, and dress your baby in light sleep clothing.
• Use a sleep sack instead of a blanket. If you must use a blanket, make sure it extends no higher than the middle of your baby’ s chest and is tucked into the mattress.
• Maintain a smoke-free home. Don’ t smoke before or after birth or allow others to smoke around your baby.
Breastfeeding
• Breastfeed your baby in a position allowing you to stay awake. During the night, return baby to the crib after breastfeeding.
• You may offer your baby a clean, dry pacifier after nursing to suck on during sleep. This has shown to help reduce risk of SIDS.
• Never give your baby a pacifier with attached objects, such as stuffed animals, for sleep.
• Dad can help engage mom during feedings. This can help mom stay awake.
Safe Sleep Resources:
Birth, Baby and Beyond Classes and support from prenatal to childbirth to teething and toddlers renown. org / babyclasses babyclasses @ renown. org
Cribs for Kids cribsforkids. org
Safe to Sleep National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 800-370-2943 nichd. nih. gov
American Academy of Pediatrics 866-843-2271 aapcc. org
Consumer Product Safety Commission 800-638-2772 cpsc. gov
Ready to Quit Smoking?
• Renown Health and Wellness Quit Smoking Program: 775-982-3941
• Tobacco Users Help Hotline: 1-800-QUIT-NOW( 784-8669)
• Nationally: smokefree. gov
For more information about having a baby at Renown Regional Medical Center or to schedule a tour, visit renown. org / pregnancy.
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