Safe Sleep Guidelines

Safe Sleeping with Love to Dream™

Keeping your baby safe while sleeping is of paramount importance. Research has shown that swaddling is a useful way to help your baby settle and sleep on their back, reducing the risk of SIDS. The Swaddle Up™ by Love To Dream has been innovatively designed with features that not only make swaddling easier, but safer too.

Keeping your baby safe while sleeping is of paramount importance. Swaddling is a useful way to help your baby settle & sleep on their back.

Safety benefits include:

No risk of any loose fabric unravelling during sleep time and posing a breathing hazard
Arms Up™ design can help to impede involuntary rolling
Provides room to sleep in the correct position – with legs flexed in the ‘frog’ position
Provides room for baby to move their hips & legs, which supports healthy joint development
Reduces the risk of overheating with the single layer design & breathable fabric – as opposed to traditional swaddles. (Additional clothing item(s) can be worn underneath Love to Dream™ garments – see our Temperature Guide for safe recommendations.)
The different TOG-rated garments available allow parents to tailor the way they dress their baby to be suitable and safe for the temperature.

The Safer Sleep Guide for your baby:

There are a few simple steps to remember when putting your baby to sleep.

Sleep baby on their back from birth, not on their tummy or side.
Sleep baby with head and face uncovered
Keep baby in a smoke-free environment before birth & after
Provide a safe sleeping environment night & day
Sleep baby in their own safe sleeping place in the same room as an adult caregiver for the first six to twelve months
Do not put anything in the cot or in reach of baby.

SOURCE: Red Nose

There are a few simple steps to remember when putting your baby to sleep.

SOURCE: Red Nose

Temperature Safety Recommendations

It is helpful to learn the signs of whether your baby is too warm or too cold to make sure that the number of clothing layers you have dressed them in is appropriate.

Signs that your child could be too warm (and, therefore, you may need to remove a layer/s of clothing or decrease the room temperature) include:

Your child has a red face and cheeks
Your child is sweating (check their tummy, back, and the nape of their neck)
Your child has a rapid heart rate and/or rapid breathing

Signs your child could be too cold (and, therefore, you may need to increase a layer/s of clothing or increase the room temperature) include:

Your child’s chest or tummy are cool to touch
Your child is waking frequently through the night or during naps and all other factors (soiled/wet diaper, feed times have been considered)
Your child is waking frequently early in the morning e.g. between 3–5 am (if the temperature drastically drops during the night, you may need to add an extra layer after a night feed).

According to Healthline, here is the guidance on when to seek medical attention for a raised temperature.

If you’ve taken steps to adjust the temperature and remove layers of clothing from your baby and they’re still sweaty, they could have a fever. Seek medical attention for your baby if they’re:

younger than 3 months old and have a fever with a rectal temperature of 38°C
over 3 months old and have a fever of 38.9°C or higher
over 3 months old and have had a fever for longer than 2 days

Additional notes:

Covering a baby’s head (i.e. with a beanie) during sleep time can lead to overheating, so this should be avoided.

The Love to Dream range has Fire Hazard Labelling on the packaging to comply with AS/NZS 1249:2014 (New Zealand Product Safety Standards for children's nightwear). These warnings alert parents to the risk of fire danger and urge you to keep your child away from heat and flame when they are wearing the garment.

Safety Standards & Certification

All garments we produce are INPAA approved, as well as certified to the relevant safety standards applicable to those particular garments.

Our Swaddle Up™ & Swaddle Up Transition Bag & Suit are certified ‘hip-healthy’ by the ‘International Hip Dysplasia Institute’.

*This information is not medical or allied health professional advice. Furthermore, no cure or treatment for disease is offered on this website. Love To Dream™ recommends you seek professional advice for consultation on your individual needs.