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Local Safe Sleep Resources
Families must meet the following requirements to participate in the Safe Sleep Program:
Have no other safe sleep space such as a crib, pack 'n play or bassinet, or ability to obtain one
Be a resident of Greene or Montgomery County
At least 32 weeks pregnant or a child under 1 year of age
Receive safe sleep education and complete required paperwork
One pack 'n play or ribette per child
937-496-6831
Hannah's Treasure Chest
This is a local organization we partner with. Please contact me if you are interested in pursuing a crib through this option.
Applicants must have demonstrated a desire and initiative to improve their personal situations.
Applicants cannot apply directly for assistance. A referring agency/person must have an ongoing relationships with the applicant and be able to serve as a reliable reference and intermediary for the applicant.
Referrals can come from social workers, teachers, pastors, or any representative of a social service agency or non-profit organization who has an ongoing relationship with the applicant.
The applicant must have permanent housing and be in a stable living environment.
The applicant's home/apartment must be bed bug free for at least 2 months.
What does a safe sleep environment look like?
Parents Placing Baby into a Safe Sleep Environment
Parents Placing Baby into a Safe Sleep Environment
This photo shows parents placing their baby in a safe sleep environment, in which the risks of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related causes of infant death are low. Baby is sleeping on its back on a firm and flat sleep surface; baby is dressed in sleeping clothing; and there are no crib bumpers, pillows, blankets, loose bedding, or toys in the sleep area.
Safe Sleep For Your Baby
Always place baby on his or her back to sleep, for naps and at night, to reduce the risk of SIDS.
Use a firm sleep surface. A crib, bassinet, portable crib, or play yard that meets the safety standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is recommended along with a tight-fitting, firm mattress and fitted sheet designed for that particular product.
Share your room with baby. Keep baby in your room close to your bed, but on a separate surface designed for infants, ideally for baby's first year, but at least for the first 6 months.
Do not put soft objects, toys, crib bumpers, or loose bedding under baby, over baby, or anywhere in baby's sleep area.
Some babies will roll onto their stomachs. You should always place your baby to sleep on the back, but if your baby is comfortable rolling both ways (back to tummy, tummy to back), then you do not have to return your baby to the back. However, be sure that there are no blankets, pills, stuffed toys, or bumper pads around your baby, so that your baby does not roll into any of those ites, which could block airflow.
If your baby falls asleep in a car seat, stroller, swing, infant carrier, or sling, you should move him or her to a firm sleep surface on his or her back as soon as possible.
Only bring your baby into your bed to feed or comfort. Place your baby back in his or her own sleep space when you are ready to go to sleep. If there is any possibility that you might fall asleep, make sure there are no pillows, sheets, blankets, or any other items that could cover your baby's face, head, and neck, or overheat your baby. As soon as you wake up, be sure to move the baby back to his or her own bed.
Bed-sharing is not recommended for any babies. However, certain situations make bed-sharing even more dangerous. Therefore, you should not bed share with your baby if:
Your baby is younger than 4 months old.
Your baby was born prematurely or with low birth weight.
You or any other person in the bed is a smoker (even if you do not smoke in bed).
The mother mother the baby smoked during pregnancy.
You have taken any medicines or drugs that might make it harder for you to wake up.
You drank any alcohol.
You are are not the baby's parent.
The surface is soft, such as a waterbed, old mattress, sofa, couch, or armchair.
There is sofy beeding like pillows or blankets on the bed.
Do not let your child fall asleep on nursing pillows or pillow-like lounging pads. The Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that babies may roll over onto their sides or stomachs and turn their heads into the soft fabric. Or, when propped up on an incline against the pillow or lounger, their heads can fallow forward, blocking their airway.
Never place your baby to sleep on a couch, sofa, or armchair. This is an extremely dangerous place for your baby to sleep.
It is fine to swaddle your baby. However, make sure that the baby is always on his or her back when swaddled. The swaddle should not be too tight or make it hard for the baby to breathe or move his or her hips. When your baby looks like he or she is trying to roll over, you should stop swaddling.
To Reduce the risk of SIDS:
Get regular prenatal care during pregnancy
Avoid smoking, drinking alcohol, and using marijuana or illegal drugs during pregnancy or after the baby is born.
Do not smoke during pregnancy, and do not smoke or allow smoking around your baby or in your baby's environment.
Think about giving your baby a pacifier for naps and nighttime sleep to reduce risk of SIDS.
Do not let your baby get too hot during sleep.
Follow guidance from your health care provider on your baby's vaccines and regular health checkups.
Avoid products that go against safe sleep recommendations, especially those that claim to prevent or reduce the risk for SIDS.
Do not rely on home heart or breathing monitors to reduce the risk of SIDS. If you have questions about using these monitors for other health conditions, talk with your pediatrician.
Give your baby plenty of tummy time when he or she is awake and someone is watching.
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