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    1. Infants should always be placed on back to sleep. Side sleeping is no longer recommended, due to specific congenital conditions your doctor may recommend different position for sleep
    2.Make sure your crib conforms to safety standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and ASTM (Amer.Soc.Test&Mat.)
    3.Infants should not be put asleep on waterbeds, sofas, soft mattresses. or other soft surfaces.
    4.Avoid soft materials in infants sleep environment: *pillows, quilts, comforters or sheepskin not placed under infant *loose bedding such as ,blankets, sheets and also stuffed toys kept out also. Use sleep clothing with no other covering.
    5.Bed sharing or co-sleeping may be hazardous under certain conditions; *as alternative place crib near bed. *if a mother chooses to have her infant sleep in bed to breastfeed, care should be taken to observe
         = sleep on back, avoid soft surface and loose covers, avoid entrapment by moving bed away from wall and other furniture and avoid beds that present entrapment possibilities. *adults (other than parents),
         children, or other sibling should avoid bed sharing with an infant. *parents who choose bed sharing should not smoke or use substances, such as alcohol or drugs, that may impair arousal.
    6.Overheating should be avoided. Keep your baby lightly clothed. BUT IF YOUR BABY IS PREMATURE MAKE SURE TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR FIRST! RULES CHANGE WITH PREMATURE BABIES! Room Temp. IS WHEN IT'S comfortable for a lightly clothed adult. Over bundling should be avoided and infants should not feel hot to the touch.
    7.Tummy time is advised while your baby is awake to help prevent the flattening of their head. Also, you can try placing your baby to sleep to one side of the bed (headboard) one week and the other side (footboard) the other week,
         and continue to alternate. This is if they are sleeping in their crib, not your bed! Unless you are planning on switching the sheets from one side to the other.
    8. Various devices to maintain sleep position or reduce risk of rebreathing are not recommended because none to date have been tested sufficiently to show efficacy or safety.
    9.Monitors in special cases may be of value, however there is no evidence that such monitors have had any effect on reducing SIDS. But as I say - Try that Angel Monitor! It's the best of all of them and has that alarm that goes off if they stop breathing for more than 20 seconds.
    10. Giving your baby a pacifier is actually recommended to help with SIDS, Sleeping and calming - it can also help the teeth come in nicer. So when your baby goes to sleep go ahead and give them a little pacifier to suck on. Make sure it's for 0-3 months and age appropriate. (You can start giving a breast fed baby a pacifier after they are 1 month old.)

Adherence to the above recommendations has been strongly advised by the Task Force on SIDS of the American Academy of Pediatrics

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