Some babies know that night-time is for sleeping. Many others don’t - how often do you remember your unborn baby kicking you the hardest at 11 o’clock at night?! However, lack of sleep can be THE biggest problem for many a Mum and Dad, and until you’ve cracked “night time”, do make sure that you have enough rest during the day. There can be many reasons why babies find it difficult to settle – they may not be tired, they may be over tired. They may be bored, they may be over stimulated. Establishing a bedtime routine can really help a baby to settle in the evening. Perhaps it’s a warm bath, followed by milk and then bed, perhaps with a musical mobile.

grobag® baby sleeping bags can be a real help in establishing the bedtime routine and will also help your baby stay warm and comfortable through the night:

Cuddle your baby in his grobag® for his last feed or to read a book
Easily transfer your baby to his cot already in his grobag®

Babies wake up several times each night, even when they are not hungry and for this reason its important that your baby gets used to falling asleep without you. Whilst awake in the night, many babies kick off their blankets and become cold – a grobag® will keep baby warm and cosy whether they move up or down the cot. Baby will soon get to know that grobag® time is sleep time…

FSID safe sleep advice

What is FSID?

The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) is a leading UK baby charity working to prevent infant deaths and promote baby health. FSID carries out its aims by funding research, supporting bereaved families and promoting information on how to reduce the risk of cot death to health professionals and the public.

grobag® is FSID's recommended baby sleeping bag specialist, and is grobag is proud to be FSID's official partner.

Sleeping safely

grobag® has been working closely with FSID since the very beginning, to ensure that grobag® baby sleeping bags meet or exceed all safety guidelines and to help spread the word about how to help parents to create a safer sleeping environment for their baby. We also donate a substantial proportion of income each year to safe sleeping research.

It is important to stress that 'cot death' is a very rare occurrence, although as parents ourselves, we worried about it for the first year, just like anyone else. Having spent 3 years meeting up with the medical team and staff at FSID, we have come to the conclusion that by following all the FSID advice, you really cannot do anymore to reduce the risk and so as parents, you are doing the best you can.

Joyce Epstein, Director, FSID, said: "We are delighted to be working with the grobag® team in what is our fifth year of collaboration. Rob and Ouvrielle came to us for safety advice 6 months before they launched and we were pleased to help them - it was obvious that safety was one of their main concerns from the start.

"Not only do the grobag® baby sleeping bags meet all our requirements in terms of their design and construction, but we appreciate the extra steps that have been taken to ensure their sleeping bags are used correctly by parents. For example, the free room thermometer that is supplied with every grobag® baby sleeping bag helps parents protect their baby from the dangers of overheating and on the reverse of the thermometer, parents are reminded of all the steps to make a safer sleeping environment for children.

"grobag® was the first dedicated baby sleeping bag manufacturer to come to us and ask for extensive help in the development of their products and we have been very happy to work with them and look forward to working with them for many years to come."

Advice for parents to reduce the risk of cot death:

Cut smoking in pregnancy - fathers too!
Do not let anyone smoke in the same room as your baby
Place your baby on the back to sleep
Do not let your baby get too hot
Keep baby’s head uncovered - place your baby with their feet to the foot of the cot, to prevent wriggling down under the covers *
If your baby is unwell, seek medical advice promptly
The safest place for your baby to sleep for the first six months is in a cot in your room
Do not share a bed with your baby
- if you or your partner are smokers (even if you never smoke in bed or in the home)
- have been drinking alcohol
- take medication or drugs that make you drowsy
- feel very tired
- or if your baby was born premature or small at birth, or is less than three months old
There is also a risk that you might roll over in your sleep and suffocate your baby, or that your baby could get caught between the wall and the bed, or could roll out of an adult bed and be injured.
Never sleep with a baby on a sofa or armchair

* The feet to foot advice does not supply if you are using a grobag® baby sleeping bag

For more information about safe sleeping for your baby visit the FSID website at www.sids.org.uk/fsid or telephone FSID's helpline on 020 7233 2090.

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