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Are Your Infant’s Sleeping Accommodations Safe when you Travel?

September 12, 2016 by kidstra
Are Your Infant’s Sleeping Accommodations Safe when you Travel?

Safety alert! When traveling, many parents put their infants to bed in unsafe positions or locations, increasing the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and other injuries. 1. Safe sleeping arrangements are often difficult to duplicate away from home. Until infants are one year of age they should be put to bed on their […]

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Infants/Sleeping away from home

May 17, 2015 by kidstra
Infants/Sleeping away from home

At home, putting infants to sleep is a no-brainer. You place them in their crib – and pray they’ll sleep all night. But when traveling, there are many do’s and don’ts regarding sleep safety and getting infants to sleep in new surroundings, the latter often a real hassle. 1. Never “co-sleep,” even for a night […]

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