What Can We Do?
Families
Basics every baby needs
• Safety approved crib or cribette/playpen for each baby
• Firm crib mattress (if using a traditional crib)
• Fitted sheets – at least 2
• Sleep clothing – wearable blankets, blanket sleepers, pajamas,
undershirts/onesies
• Clothes in multiple sizes
• Diapers in multiple sizes
• Baby wipes
• Breast pump, bottles, nipples
• Tummy time mat/blanket
• Thermometer
• High chair
• Car seat
• Books
• Stroller
Basics not to get
• Products marketed as "sleepers" that require a strap
• In-bed sleepers (Beside sleepers have not been studied)
• Positioners
• Pillows
• Crib bumpers
• Mattress toppers
• Clothing with hoods or strings
• Pacifiers with plush toy, blanket, or string attached
• Oxygen monitors do not make baby safer during sleep
• Weighted baby blankets, weighted swaddlers, and weighted sleep sacs.
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