aden + anais Sleeping Bags Help Prevent SIDS

October is SIDS awareness month and even though the number of deaths caused by Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has dropped, it still causes around 2,500 deaths each year in the United States.  Here are some tips from the CJ foundation to help prevent SIDS:

1. Always lay your baby to sleep face up.
2. Don’t smoke while pregnant and never smoke near your infant.
3. Don’t let your baby get too hot.
4. Lay your baby to sleep in an approved crib, on a firm mattress.
5. Create a healthy lifestyle for you and your baby.
6. If possible, breastfeed your baby.
7. Offer your baby a pacifier at all sleep times.
8. Put your baby on his or her tummy to play when your baby is awake and supervised.
9. Don’t share sleep surfaces.
10. Share these tips with everyone who cares for your baby.

To help prevent SIDS aden + anais created a sleeping bag of sorts for babies. It’s hard for me to put my baby to bed without a blanket but I know that it isn’t safe. The Sleeping Bag is the perfect solution. You just put it on over whatever jammies the baby is wearing and zip it up. It is sleeveless so it isn’t too bulky on the arms. The leg section is loose and non-confining. The muslin fabric is warm but breathable so that the baby won’t overheat.  Sleeping bags are a nice transition from swaddling and eliminate the potential risks of sleeping with blankets.