Cot Bumpers Sids
I have put together this fact sheet on sids to help prevent other families experiencing the grief my family did when i lost my brother to sids.
Cot bumpers sids. Your baby should sleep on their back for all sleeps see below. Though seemingly harmless crib bumpers can actually increase the risk of sids. Imo putting bumpers or mesh in the cot would create more of an entrapment risk that is more dangerous than just letting you dd roll around the cot as it is natural for her to do. By the time your little one is old enough that bumpers no longer pose a sids risk they could be dangerous for other reasons your child may use them to climb out of the crib for example.
Bumper pads contribute to crib clutter. Whats the best way to protect my baby against sids. In their safe sleep recommendations they state several times that a bare crib with nothing but a fitted crib sheet is the only. A large percentage of infants who die of sids are found with their head covered by bedding.
From 1990 to 2016 107 fatal and 282 nonfatal incidents related to suffocation strangulation and entrapment were directly connected to crib bumpers. At what age can i introduce cot bumpers and pillows. Using a crib bumper pad may put your baby at greater risk for suffocation or sudden infant death syndrome sids. The american sudden infant death syndrome sids institute agrees.
Toddlers may use bumper pads to assist climbing out of crib leading to falls and injury. Cot bumpers are not considered safe because of the risk of accidents once your baby can roll and move in their cot. Dont let your baby overheat. So steer clear of them right from the start.
An additional 146 infants were involved in cot bumper incidents in which the babies nearly suffocated choked or were strangled. The study by washington university school of medicine published today 24 november 2015 in the journal of pediatrics found that 48 infant deaths from 1985 2012 were specifically attributed to cot bumpers. Sudden infant death syndrome sids formerly known as cot death refers to the sudden unexpected death of a baby from no known cause. In fact the sids website specifically recommends against the use of bumpers same link.
Therefore no pillows sheets blankets or any other items that could obstruct infant breathing or cause overheating should be in the bed. How should you dress baby for sleep.