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4 Safety Tips For Your Newborn

For new moms and dads, bringing home a newborn baby is surely an exciting time! It’s also a time that comes with a few preliminary cautions. Make steps to ease your worries by keeping these four safety tips in mind.

1. Beware Of SIDS

SIDS, also known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is a sudden and unexplained death of a baby younger than 1 year of age that occurs during sleep. To decrease the risks, it’s important to place your baby on their back for naps, including bedtime.

Be sure you only place your baby on a firm mattress that is safety-approved. By placing a baby on soft surfaces like water beds, soft mattresses, sofa cushions, and pillows, the risk of SIDS gets higher. Never use any toys, loose bedding, baby blankets, or pillows in the crib with your baby at any time.

2. Pay Attention To The Temperature

Just as difficult as it may be for adults to find an enjoyable temperature within the

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