Sleepyhead

[Firsttimemummybear]

Can baby sleep in this inside Chico next to me cot in our room? Conflicting answers online thanks

As far as I know they arent suitable for unsupervised sleeps i.e. overnight

Also very interested to know this - 3 years ago when I had my first this is exactly what we did and it was the only way she would be put down to sleep but I think the advice has changed since then?

Sleepyheads aren’t to be used for unsupervised sleeping, have a look on the lullaby trust website for advice etc. That said we used a sleepyhead in a next to me crib for our first, but our second was a brilliant sleeper and we didn’t use it 2nd time round.

Both mine slept in a sleep head in the next to me crib in our room. I don’t see why not?

I wouldn’t risk it. There is some great advice from the Lullaby Trust on the use of sleep aids like the sleepyhead.

They are not safe for over night sleeping. They pose a suffocation risk. Alone, on back, no loose blankets in a cot.

No, its not worth the risk

Definitely not.

I don’t see why not? @OverTheRainbow88 really? Is an increased risk of SiDS to something worth bothering about?

*not

I think the risk is mainly to do with overheating. Babies can’t regulate their own body temperature and they sink to deeply into a sleepyhead so it surrounds them too much and they get too warm. I read a story on Facebook a while ago about a mum who thought her baby was sleeping brilliant the night they introduced a sleepyhead and it turned out the reason they weren’t waking so often was because they were slipping into a coma due to overheating

I used it on my second 4 years ago. I've had another baby 6 months ago and when it was in the next to me crib the HV nearly had a fit. However, we use it. We took her out of it for a few nights and her sleep was horrendous. We out her back in there and she was back to sleeping through.

It has raised edges. Babies should sleep on a flat surface. Only ok for supervised sleep

No, not safe

No DS is two soon and it was very clear both then and when DN was born almost five years ago, they are not for unsupervised sleeping, so I saw no point in getting them to nap in that when tiny as I'd then have a different set up at night and have to change day sleeping at six months when they can be left alone to nap. Flat firm surface no loose covers/pillows/bumpers etc. We used a grosnug and then grobags and still do

I made the decision it was safer for mine to sleep in a sleepyhead in the next to me crib rather than on my chest in my bed where I would fall asleep and wake up to find them still on me. I would use it again for my third baby. I’ve never read about any SIDS deaths linked to a sleepy head. A cacoonababy yes but that had straps to strap around the baby.

Have a look for the Sleepyhead sleep Q&A. The manufacturer states it’s safe for supervised overnight sleeping and this document outlines what they mean by that.

TRIGGER - COT DEATH
@OverTheRainbow88
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They're not safe for unsupervised sleep - the Lullaby Trust is very clear on this. I wouldn't buy one.

No, it's not safe. & also do you really want them relying on the sleepyhead to fall asleep? You're making a rod for your own back.

Hi all - thanks for all of your answers! Love mumsnet for that. We have already bought one but will just use it for naps/somewhere to chill SUPERVISED after reading all of these.

Enjoy the weekend!

Purflo do a similar product which has been certified by the Lullaby Trust for overnight sleeping. It's breathable and has a firm base. purflo.com/sleep-tight-baby-bed/

I dont think it has been certified safe by the lullaby trust. They would not certify anything that is not completely flat with no raised padded sides

We have one and I love it for naps in the noisy kitchen during the day. It’s brilliant. But only when I’m around.

Purflo do a similar product which has been certified by the Lullaby Trust for overnight sleeping.
This is not true!