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How to get baby to sleep alone?

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Ques­tion: As soon as I lay my six week old baby down he wakes. I’m so tired from nurs­ing him all night — help!

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How to Select A Safe Cot for Your Baby

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Fol­low­ing the news of the US cot recall par­ents are seek­ing cot safety guide­lines. Mind­ful Mum asked guest author, Sarah Jane Matthews, owner of British nurs­ery fur­ni­ture com­pany Bam­bizi, for her top ten tips for select­ing a safe cot for your baby.

Bambizi British Nursery Furniture and Cots

Although you might rea­son­ably expect all cots to be safe, they are respon­si­ble for almost 20 per­cent of injuries to chil­dren in their first year of life. It is not cur­rently a legal require­ment for man­u­fac­tur­ers to test their nurs­ery fur­ni­ture to any safety stan­dard — which makes it dif­fi­cult to know how safe your cot really is. How­ever, if you fol­low my ten top tips, you’ll all sleep more easily.

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How to choose a healthy cot mattress for your baby

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Non-Toxic Organic Cot MattressYour new born baby will spend up to 14 hours a day lying on a cot mat­tress as he sleeps, plays and watches the world around him. So how do you choose the right cot mattress?

You are prob­a­bly aware of the poten­tially toxic mate­ri­als used in con­ven­tional cot mat­tresses; polyvinyl chlo­ride (PVC), polyurethane foam and flame retar­dants, but unaware of alternatives.

No one wants to forego the con­ve­nience and health ben­e­fits of a water resis­tant sur­face but PVC seems to be the most widely avail­able option.  Thank­fully alter­na­tives do exist;

  • nat­ural latex can be used to make the cot mat­tress water resistant,
  • organic cot­ton is free from poten­tially irri­tant chem­i­cals used in fer­tilis­ers, pes­ti­cides and herbicides
  • sheep’s wool acts as a nat­ural fire retar­dant so there is no need for fire proof chemicals
  • rub­berised coir is resilient, strong and durable

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Safety Precautions for Drop Side Cots

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CPSC Drop Side Cot EntrapmentAfter more than 2 mil­lion Stork Craft and Fisher Price drop side cots were recalled in the US and Canada, the CPSC (Con­sumer Prod­uct Safety Com­mis­sion) is inves­ti­gat­ing the safety of all drop side cots.

Drop side cots are very pop­u­lar because they are con­ve­nient for pick­ing and putting down baby. How­ever, since 2007, there have been 20 dif­fer­ent cot recalls in the US from many dif­fer­ent man­u­fac­tur­ers. Nearly all of the recalls were issued because a dura­bil­ity or hard­ware prob­lem cre­ated a gap in the cot where a child could become entrapped or suffocate.

In April 2009, Toys R Us Chief Exec­u­tive, Jerry Storch, announced that they would no longer order drop ship cots in the US because of the safety issues.  The recall does not apply to the UK because the cots are not sold directly by British retail­ers. How­ever, if you have a drop side cot then there are some pre­cau­tions you can take to ensure the safety of your cot.

Mind­ful Mum has pro­vided some basic steps fol­low­ing the advice from the CPSC on how to check your drop side cot for safety.

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