Baby care

Baby care   

Precaution to be handle in bedroom

When you start thinking about where your baby is going to sleep at night or decorating your child's bedroom, you might find it useful to keep these safety tips in mind:

• If your baby sleeps in a cot, choose that is deep enough to be safe for your baby .Awake that cot bars are less than 45-65 mm is to prevent your baby's head from slipping between the bars.
  
• Make sure that the mattress is firm. Your baby can overheat or suffocate if he sleeps on a soft mattress.
  
• Put your baby to sleep on his back, with his "feet to foot" at the bottom of the cot, to decrease the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
  
• Don't use a pillow in the cot. For safe sleeping, your baby needs a surface that is firm and flat.
  
• Cover your baby with a light blanket even in the summer, if you are sleeping with the air-conditioner on. Make sure that the sheet or blanket is clean and your baby's face is never covered with the blanket so that he can breathe freely.
  
• Keep soft toys and stuffed animals away from your baby's cot as he may get accidentally smothered if he rolls onto a toy in his sleep.
  
• Ensure that your child's room is well-ventilated and keep a soft light on, next to his cot.
  
• When you're not in the room with your baby, keep the drop side of his cot up and locked.
  
• Position the cot away from direct sunshine, windows, heaters, lamps, wall decorations, and furniture which can be used to climb out of the cot.
  
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  Once your child can push up on his hands and knees, you'll have to remove that mobile and any toys that hang across the cot. When he can pull up, take out the bumper pads, too - they can be used as steps - and put the mattress in its lowest position so that he can't climb out of the cot.
  

• If you are co-sleeping, your baby will be safe and comfortable if you have a king-sized bed made of wood with no fancy carvings on the headboard. Cane and wrought-iron beds often have splinters and sharp edges that can hurt your baby. If your baby sleeps in your bed, cover him with his own baby blanket and not your quilt.

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  Another safe option is to attach your baby's cot to your bed and put the drop side down. This way your baby can sleep safely in his cot and still be within arm's distance.

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  Dress your child in light cotton sleepwear and make sure the long or socks too slippery if your baby is starting to walk.