Community
Child
Care Connection, Inc.
1004 North Milton Avenue
Springfield, IL 62702-4430
Local: (217) 525-2805
Toll Free: 1-800-676-2805
Fax: (217) 525-5859
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8:00 AM to 6:30PM
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Back To Sleep
The Back to Sleep campaign is
suitably named for its recommendation to
place healthy babies on their backs to sleep. Placing babies on their
backs to sleep reduces the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),
also known as “crib death”.
What can you do
to help lower the risk of SIDS?
- Place your baby on his or her back to sleep, at night
time and naptime.
This is the best way to reduce the risk of SIDS.
- Place your baby on a firm mattress, such as in a
safety approved crib. Don’t put babies to sleep on soft
mattresses, sofas, sofa cushions, waterbeds, sheepskins, bean bag
chairs or other soft surfaces.
- Remove all fluffy and loose bedding from the sleep
area, including bumper pads. Make sure you take all pillows, quilts,
stuffed toys, and other soft items out of the crib.
- Make sure your baby’s face and head stay
uncovered during sleep. Keep your baby’s mouth and nose clear
of blankets and other coverings during sleep. Use sleep clothing with
no other covering over the baby. If you do use a blanket or another
covering, make sure your baby is “feet-to-foot” in
the crib. Feet-to-foot means that the baby’s feet are at the
bottom of the crib, the blanket is no higher than the baby’s
chest, and the blanket is tucked in around the crib mattress.
- Don’t smoke before or after the birth of
your baby. Create a smoke-free zone around your baby. Make sure no one
smokes around your baby or in your home.
- Don’t let your baby overheat during sleep.
Keep your baby warm during sleep, but not too warm. Your
baby’s room should be at a temperature that is comfortable
for an adult. Too many layers of clothing or blankets can overheat your
baby.
For more information
on sleep position or SIDS please contact:
SIDS Resources, Inc.
1-800-421-3511
www.sidsresources.org
or consult your
pediatrician or call the CCCC Nurse Consultant
at: 1-800-676-2805.
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