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Safe Sleeping for Infants

What does a safe sleep environment look like?

Did you know that a safe sleep area can help reduce baby’s risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related deaths, such as from accidental suffocation?

  • Room share: Give babies their own sleep space in your room, separate from your bed.
  • Place babies on their backs to sleep, for naps and at night.
  • Remove everything from baby’s sleep area, except a fitted sheet to cover.
  • Use a wearable blanket to keep baby warm without blankets in the sleep area. Make sure baby’s head and face stay uncovered during sleep.
  • Couches and armchairs are not safe for baby to sleep on alone, with people, or with pets.
  • Keep baby’s surroundings smoke/vape free. Keep baby’s surroundings smoke/vape free.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission sets safety standards for The Consumer Product Safety Commission sets safety standards for infant sleep surfaces (such as a mattress and spaces like crib). Visit https://www.cpsc.gov/SafeSleep to learn more.

How to safely use a sleep sack

A sleep sack or a piece of infant sleep clothing, such as layers of clothing or a wearable blanket, is preferred over blankets and other coverings to keep a baby warm.

Here is the safest way to use a sleep sack:

  1. Lay the sack on a flat surface with the zipper open.
  2. Put your child on top of the sack.
  3. Put your child’s arms through the sleeves.
  4. Tuck your child’s legs into the sack.
  5. Fasten the zipper.