Safe sleeping practices have also changed with regards to crib safety – and unfortunately not all of them are as well known as the Back to Sleep Campaign. In the spirit of learning how to keep your baby safe in their crib, I am going to “pick-on” my own mother a little (who raised 4 children in the 80s/90s!), and share some of the tips she gave me when I was a new mom. I’ll also tell you why these suggestions may no longer be the best advice to follow.

Have you found yourself in this scenario? You and the baby go out to run a few quick errands between awake windows with the goal to make it home in time for a nap. All is going as planned, you look at your watch and see you will make it just in time. You are 5 minutes away; you look in the back seat to check on your little one and you notice she is sound asleep! The panic sets in and you think to yourself “Oh dear, what do I do now?”.