Sleeping Positions
Safe Sleep
The Lullaby Trust provide a wealth of information to support safe sleeping.
Please watch this 2 minute video that provides a summary of essential safe sleep advice.
Official Sudden Infant Death guidelines recommend that your baby sleeps on their back, with their feet at the bottom of the bed until they are 6 months old.
Make sure that there are no pillows or soft toys near their face which could obstruct their breathing.
You can find out more about safe sleeping position here: Safer Sleep Advice
Head Turning Preference and Plagiocephaly
Try to alternate which way your baby’s head faces when you put them down to sleep.
If possible, try to approach their cot from different sides so that your baby gets used to looking in both directions. This may help prevent the head from becoming flatter on one side.
You can find more information about by reading our Head Turning Preference and Plagiocephaly advice.