When it comes to an infant’s resting environment, bare is best! This is why we warn against using a DockATot in a crib, bassinet or other contained area, and warn that blankets and pillows should not be placed in the DockATot. There have been incidents where babies have suffocated after becoming entrapped between a soft product and the side of a crib, bassinet, wall, or other surface, and also incidents where babies have suffocated on soft bedding like blankets or soft toys. In fact, DockATot’s own detailed help section online specifically warns using a DockATot in a crib or bassinet could cause death: Now compare this to the same advice the very same company gives US parents: NEVER use in a crib, bassinet or other contained area, says the warning label on the DockATot: With Sleepyhead®, crib bumpers are redundant, as the protective sides of the Sleepyhead prevent the babies extremities from getting caught between the slats of the crib. This goes for plush non-breathable crib bumpers, too. Please note that soft objects such as pillows, quilts and stuffed toys should be kept out of an infant’s sleeping environment. Again, a familiar surrounding for the baby. And when it’s time to move from the bassinet to a big cot, the transition is made easy with the Sleepyhead® as you bring it along. By slipping the Sleepyhead in as an insert, the baby feels snug and safe. Most cots and cribs are not snug enough for the newborn.
#Sleepyhead reviews update#
In a recent update to that site, Sleepyhead changed their wording on crib use slightly: On the web site FAQ (now removed, but pictured below), in response to a question on whether the product can be used in a crib or cot (bassinet), the company says: “Yes, Sleepyhead ® Deluxe and Grand can be used in cribs or bassinets.” Here is an archived screenshot: This is the complete opposite from your UK site where you state it is safe to be used in crib.”ĭurn asks: “Please could you let me know if I am correct in thinking the Sleepyhead is same as DockATot and if so why it’s deemed dangerous in US, but safe here, I am really confused!” (Wait to you read DockATot’s response to this question below-it is a doozy).ĭurn is referring to this graphic on the UK site, showing the DockATot/Sleepyhead in a crib: “On (your) US site, you specifically say not to use in crib/bassinet as (it) could cause injury or death and that it should not be used unsupervised.
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while warning US parents such a use could cause suffocation and death. A UK mom blasted the maker of the DockATot (known as the Sleepyhead in Europe) in a post to the company’s Facebook page, calling out the company’s contradictory advice on whether the product can be used in a crib or bassinet.Īfter reading our investigation into DockATot, Alison Durn of Chalford, England criticized DockATot for saying it is safe to use in a crib/bassinet on the company’s UK site. Last updated: 10:23 am UK Mom Blasts DockATot (Sleepyhead) Dangerous Advice. UK Mom Blasts DockATot (Sleepyhead) for “Dangerous” Adviceįirst posted: October 12, 2017.