Blankets And Baby Safety

Blankets can obstruct the face and potentially lead to suffocation and sids hartford explained.

Blankets and baby safety.

That s because blankets can increase the risk of smothering suffocation or sudden infant death syndrome sids. There have been at least two reports of deaths due to weighted blankets one in a nine month old baby and one in a nine year old boy who had autism. Shop for safe baby blanket at bed bath beyond. Buy top selling products like baby essentials thank heaven security blanket and just born xl plush unicorn security blanket in pink.

The fabric of the blanket may influence its safety and. Give your baby a pacifier before he goes to sleep. Avoid blankets that have loose tassels fringes or ribbons. The baby s sleep area has no bumpers pillows blankets or toys and is next to where parents sleep.

Overheating has also been identified as increasing the risk of sids. Shop for infant blanket safety online at target. This becomes slightly less of an issue as baby gets older. It is made of 4 layers of lightweight breathable organic cotton muslin and is free of tassels or fringe.

Shop for baby safe sleep blanket online at target. Free shipping on orders of 35 and save 5 every day with your target redcard. This type of bedding can also increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome sids the unexplained death of a child within the first year of life. Larger blankets can present strangulation and suffocation hazards that smaller blankets do not present even after your child has turned 1.

If your child is under 12 months of age blankets should stay out of the crib whether your baby is playing or napping. Babies can get tangled in them. The same rule applies to pillows comforters bumper pads sheepskins soft toys and any other soft objects. This reduces the chance of sids.

Bedding such as thick blankets quilts and pillows can block an infant s airway leading to unintentional sleep related suffocation. Weighted blankets however pose a significant risk to babies toddlers and even older children especially if they have any developmental disorders or delays. We recently reviewed the organic dream blanket from aden anais and loved it as did our little one.