Safe Sleep Campaign

Here are some tips and recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics:

• Share a room but not a bed with your baby
• Put babies to sleep in a bassinet or crib with bars spaced no more than the width of a soda can
• Make sure babies are on their backs, not their stomach or side
• Remove all items from the crib (including pillows, bumpers, blankets, toys, etc.)
• Use a pacifier at sleep time
• Properly dress babies for sleep, but prevent them from overheating
• Protect babies from exposure to tobacco smoke or vapor 
• If you can, breast feed your baby

Safe sleep can be as easy as remembering ABC: Alone, Back, Crib. 

A - Alone

Babies should always sleep alone in a crib or bassinet. Sleeping with an adult, other child, or anything in their crib increases risk for suffocation and death. It is smart to sleep in the same room as your baby, but not the same bed.

B - Back

Babies should always be put to bed on their backs. Putting a baby to sleep on their side or stomach increases risk for Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. Once a baby is able to roll over on their own, then it is safe to let them sleep in other positions. 

C - Crib

Babies should always be in their own empty crib or bassinet with a firm, flat sleeping surface. Instead of keeping a blanket in a crib, put the baby to bed in a sleep sack or one piece sleeper. Never out a baby to sleep in or on a swing, recliner, rocker, couch, adult bed, or soft mattress or surface.