{"id":3699,"date":"2022-09-14T11:37:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T11:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebeddingplanet.com\/?p=3699"},"modified":"2022-09-14T11:37:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T11:37:10","slug":"when-can-a-baby-start-sleeping-with-a-lovey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebeddingplanet.com\/when-can-a-baby-start-sleeping-with-a-lovey\/","title":{"rendered":"When Can a Baby Start Sleeping With a Lovey?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There will be a great deal of development in the infant’s first year. These are all new experiences for your newborn as he or she makes the leap from the womb to the family home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several challenges that newborns must face, including adjusting to their new environment, learning to sleep independently, and mastering their bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are numerous variables outside of our sphere of influence. However, there are ways we might help mitigate the difficulties our child faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lovey or security blanket is a simple method to comfort a young child while he or she adjusts to the many changes that will be occurring in the first year of life. But when and how should one go about using items such as a lovey?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a Lovey?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A lovey (also written lovie) is a transitional object consisting of a blanket and plush animal, comparable to a security blanket. Babies’ lovies and security blankets are designed to ease their anxiety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transitional objects or comfort objects are known for aiding a child in the process of becoming emotionally and psychologically independent from their parents. A transitional object can be anything the youngster develops an attachment to, from a favorite blanket to a little stuffed animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When your child is experiencing separation anxiety, a lovey might help them feel more secure. Infants’ mothers and the outside world can communicate more effectively with the help of comfort objects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The child’s sense of autonomy and self-confidence increases as a result of these reassuring experiences, even as the youngster grows to feel more comfortable in previously unsettling situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Can Your Baby Start to Safely Sleep With a Lovey?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your child’s development and personality will determine the appropriate moment for you to give them a stuffed animal or lovey as a gift. It is important to take into account both your motor abilities and your strength. If you have any questions or concerns, you should always visit a pediatrician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A child as young as four months old can be given their first lovey, but the lovey, stuffed animal or other objects that the child finds solace in should be taken from the crib as soon as the infant begins to nod off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may also be too soon for some youngsters to begin to build a connection at this age. The majority of newborns are not emotionally mature enough to form an attachment to an inanimate object until they are close to nine months old. However, this varies from child to child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Dr. Natalie Barnett<\/a>, a specialist in the field of pediatric sleep science, the ideal time to give a baby their first lovey is around twelve months. No exclusions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American Academy of Pediatrics<\/a> has a straightforward recommendation regarding newborn sleep:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Keep soft things, loose bedding, or any objects that might enhance the risk of entanglement, suffocation, or strangling out of the baby’s sleep space,”<\/a> they suggest. “Nothing else should be in the bed except for the infant.” Some of the additional reasons for this recommendation include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loveys are more suitable when your child is in a toddler bed.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is ideal to wait until your child is sleeping in a toddler bed, which is a non-enclosed room, before introducing a lovey as a sleeping companion. This will ensure the highest level of safety. When the child is 15 months old, parents can start using toddler beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moro reflex must have become less prominent.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the Moro reflex, often known as the startle reflex, will have subsided by this point, meaning that your infant will no longer need to be swaddled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Aren\u2019t Loveys Safe for Infants to Sleep With?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Babies should not be left alone with lovies because of the risk of asphyxia. The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that “a high majority of infants who die of SIDS are found with their head buried by blankets.” The majority of crib deaths, according to the CPSC<\/a>, are caused by “the inclusion of extra bedding like pillows, blankets, and\/or comforters, among others.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that you can’t trust any so-called “baby security blankets” to keep your child secure while they sleep. You say lovies isn’t safe for sleep, but how about all the experts who say otherwise? There are some habits that even seasoned doctors can’t always determine are dangerous simply by looking at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s what sets SIDS apart from concerns about baby health and safety in general. Because sudden infant death syndrome is so uncommon, studying its causes requires looking at huge populations objectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The accumulation and analysis of massive quantities of data on SIDS incidents led to the discovery of many of the things we now take for granted in terms of preventing SIDS. (For instance, it was not always known that it was best to put a baby to sleep on his back.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the point:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n