What can be done to prevent cot death?
Breakfast talks live to a paediatrician and a parenting campaigner, just after 7.20am Cot death do’s and don’ts: Do: • Put your baby to sleep on her back, even if she’s more restless this way: it’s much safer than sleeping on her front. • Make sure your baby’s head is not covered by blankets • Keep your baby’s cot in your bedroom for the first six months. • Get medical help quickly if your baby seems unwell • Give up smoking and get your partner to do the same Don’t: • Bring the baby to sleep in your bed, especially if you’re a smoker, have been drinking or taking medication which makes you drowsy – or if you’re very tired. • Fall asleep on a sofa or armchair with the baby – however exhausted you are. • Let the baby overheat: check to see if she’s sweating and take off a blanket if necessary. • Smoke – at all if possible. Research suggests that babies are still affected by cigarette smoke, even if you make an effort not to smoke in the same room as them Download the FSID’s cot death bo
