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PUB-5002 Sleeping Babies - OCFSKeeping Sleeping Babies Safer As a caregiver, you know that keeping...
Transcript of PUB-5002 Sleeping Babies - OCFSKeeping Sleeping Babies Safer As a caregiver, you know that keeping...
Other things you can do to keep babies safe:
• Offer a pacifier at naptime and at bedtimeduring the first year of life. For breastfedinfants, offer the pacifier after one monthof age to help with successful breastfeeding.
• Make sure no one smokes in the home or around the baby.
• Avoid products that claim to keep the babyin a “safe” position—most of these have not been tested for safety; some can actuallyincrease the risk of harm.
• Give the baby some supervised “tummy time” when she is awake. This helps develop the baby’s muscles, and reducesthe chances of flat spots on the head.
• Share this “Safe Sleeping” informationwith everyone who takes care of thebaby.
For more information about keeping sleeping babies safer, contact:New York State Office of Children & Family Services800-345-KIDS (5437)ocfs.ny.gov
For child care complaints, call 1-800-732-5207 In New York City, call 311 or 1-800-732-5207
New York State Department of Healthhealth.ny.gov
Growing Up Healthy Hotline800-522-5006
Preventive Information Resource Center Information Line (PIRC) and Parent Helpline 800-342-PIRC (7472)
“...promoting the safety, permanency, and well-being of our children, families
and communities”...
Pub-5002 (Rev. 12/2017)
Kee
ping
Sle
epin
g B
abie
s Sa
fer
A ba
by n
eeds
you
whe
n sh
e is
aw
ake
and
whe
n sh
e is
read
y to
sle
ep.
ocfs.ny.gov
Kee
ping
Sle
epin
g B
abie
s Sa
fer
As
a ca
regi
ver,
you
know
that
kee
ping
you
r bab
y sa
fe is
impo
rtant
. You
r bab
y ne
eds
you
whe
n sh
e is
aw
ake
and
whe
n sh
e is
read
y to
sle
ep.
Eve
ry y
ear a
cros
s N
ew Y
ork
Sta
te, s
ome
babi
es d
ie w
hen
slee
ping
in
uns
afe
surr
ound
ings
. You
can
redu
ce th
is d
ange
r by
taki
ng a
few
si
mpl
e st
eps
ever
y tim
e yo
u pu
t a b
aby
dow
n to
sle
ep.
Firs
t, yo
u sh
ould
thin
k ab
out p
laci
ng th
e ba
by’s
crib
in y
our r
oom
ne
ar y
our b
ed. S
leep
ing
clos
e to
you
r bab
y m
akes
car
e ea
sier
, and
ca
n m
ake
brea
stfe
edin
g m
ore
conv
enie
nt.
Bab
ies
are
safe
st w
hen
slee
ping
:O
n th
eir b
acks
Alo
ne in
a s
afet
y-ap
prov
ed c
rib, s
lats
sho
uld
be 2
⅜
inch
es o
r les
s ap
art.
On
a fir
m m
attre
ss w
ith a
tigh
t-fitt
ing
shee
t
With
out a
ny s
oft i
tem
s (s
uch
as p
illow
s, c
omfo
rters
,
With
ligh
twei
ght s
leep
clo
thin
g in
a ro
om th
at is
a c
omfo
rtabl
ete
mpe
ratu
re fo
r a li
ghtly
dre
ssed
adu
lt
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Bab
ies
are
not s
afe
whe
n sl
eepi
ng:
On
thei
r tum
mie
s or
sid
esO
n a
pillo
w, w
ater
bed,
air
mat
tress
, bea
n ba
g or
any
oth
er s
oft s
urfa
ceIn
a c
ushi
oned
cha
ir or
recl
iner
, or o
n a
couc
h (a
bab
y’s
head
can
get
trap
ped)
With
bla
nket
s (in
stea
d, u
se li
ghtw
eigh
t sle
ep c
loth
ing,
suc
h as
a o
ne-p
iece
sle
eper
)
With
an
adul
t who
: is
ove
rly ti
red
is ta
king
med
icat
ion
that
can
cau
se s
leep
ines
sha
s be
en d
rinki
ng a
lcoh
ol o
r usi
ng d
rugs
is v
ery
over
wei
ght
Thes
e si
tuat
ions
can
be
dang
erou
s fo
r a b
aby.
The
bab
y ca
n su
ffoca
te, o
r get
ove
rhea
ted,
or r
oll o
ff an
d be
se
rious
ly h
urt.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪With
ano
ther
bab
y or
chi
ld
♦
bum
per p
ads,
or s
tuffe
d to
ys)