Sleep Safety for Babies

Sleep is an essential part of your baby’s health and development, and there are crucial sleep safety things you should know for your little one. With the time change just recently occurring (to the chagrin of babies and parents everywhere), now is a great time to think about sleep safety for babies and making your little one’s sleep environment safe and sound so you can rest easy too.
Always place your baby to sleep on their back. Putting your baby to sleep on their back reduces the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). As your baby gets older, she may roll over onto her stomach on her own while sleeping, which is fine. Just be sure always to put your baby to sleep on her back.
Newborn babies need about 16-18 hours of sleep. Babies 4-11 months old generally need from 12-15 hours of sleep. As a standard rule, your baby’s hours of sleep are divided between nighttime stretches and daytime naps.