Sleep safe, sleep sound, share a room with me 

A key message to keep your baby safe and healthy is that the safest place for your baby to sleep - night and day - is in a crib or cot in a room with you for the first six months.

It's  dangerous for your baby to sleep in your bed if you (or your partner)

 

are a smoker (even if you never smoke in bed or at home)

have been drinking alcohol

take medication or drugs that make you drowsy

feel very tired

if your baby was premature (born before 37 weeks)

if your baby was low birth weight (less than 2.5kg or 5 1/2 lb)

if your baby is less than 4 months old.

 

It's very dangerous to sleep together with a baby on a sofa, armchair or settee and it is also risky to sleep a baby alone in an adult bed.

If you have any questions about this advice, or are worried about how to make it work for you, call our Helpline on 0808 802 6868 or send an email.

 

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View this advice card online in English and six other languages:

  

English roomshare card

Kurdish roomshare card

Polish roomshare card

Chinese roomshare card

Punjabi roomshare card

Urdu roomshare card

Gujarati roomshare card

French roomshare card
Russian roomshare card
Arabic roomshare card
Portuguese roomshare card 

 

Thank you to Central Lancashire PCT and Hull PCT for providing these translations.

 

View translations of the Reduce the Risk leaflet.