Halo SleepSack Giveaway: SIDS Awareness Month

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) still causes around 2,500 infant deaths in the US each year. What exactly is it? Taken from the American SIDS Institute website:

SIDS is the sudden death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. (Willinger et al, 1991).

While the number of SIDS cases is decreasing, it’s still alarmingly high and with the proper education and awareness, we can hopefully prevent SIDS in the future. In the meantime, please educate yourself on methods to reduce the risk of SIDS in your home:

Parents-to-be:

Get proper care during pregnancy. Premature birth, smoking and drug use, teenage pregnancies, and having a second baby within one year of the first are all causes of increased cases of SIDS.

Parents (taken from Halo SleepSack’s facebook page):

*Place your baby to sleep on his or her back at naptime and night time.
*Use a safety approved crib with a firm, tight-fitting mattress.
*Remove all soft bedding and toys from your baby’s sleep area (this includes loose blankets, bumpers and positioners).
*Use a SleepSack™ wearable blanket to replace loose blankets in your baby’s crib.
*DO NOT put your baby to sleep on any soft surface (sofas, chairs, water beds, quilts, sheep skins, etc.).
*Room sharing is safer than bed sharing.
*DO NOT dress your baby too warmly for sleep; keep room temperature between 68-72 degrees Fahrenheit.
*DO NOT let anyone smoke around your baby or be in a room where someone has recently smoked.
*Educate relatives, baby sitters and other caregivers about these important safety tips.
*Tummy time is important for babies while they are awake and being supervised. Place your baby on his or her tummy for playtime to help strengthen their upper body muscles.

There are many resources you can use for more information, ways to help and request information. Check out this page from the American SIDS Institute.

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Want a great way to keep your baby safe and warm while sleeping? The Halo SleepSack was created by Bill Schmid after him and his wife Cathy lost their daughter to SIDS in 1991. A percentage of their profits go to First Candle/SIDS Alliance and the Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths—how great is that?!

What’s wonderful about SleepSacks?

*Sleeveless: reduces the risk of rebreathing into a sleeve and overheating.

*Inverted zipper: baby can’t zip or unzip and the zipper won’t catch on his/her chin. (Also handy for diaper changing!)

*Flame-resistant

*Sack design: roomy to allow baby to move and kick for developmental purposes, while keeping baby safe and warm.

*”Back is Best” logo: helps remind caregivers to put sleeping babies on their backs.

I have the blue SleepSack Swaddle and besides how safe it is, I love how soft they are and how easy they are to dress a baby in! When our baby finally arrives in December I have a feeling he’ll be living in SleepSacks!

You can buy various styles and fabrics of the SleepSack here: Halo for $29.95

Or… WIN one here!

In honor of SIDS Awareness Month, Halo SleepSack is donating a Chocolate colored SleepSack Swaddle Velboa to one of my readers!

How to Enter:

Mandatory entry: Visit the Halo site and tell me something you learned

Extra entries (**leave a separate comment for each one*You can still count it if you’ve done any of these options previously**):

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*1 entry–vote for us in Top Mommy Blogs simply by clicking here!

*1 entry–Follow @HaloSleepSack on twitter

*1 entry-Become a fan of Halo SleepSacks on Facebook

*2 entries (leave 2 separate comments)–blog about this giveaway and leave a link here to your post

*5 entries-Buy something during the month of October from Halo SleepSacks and let me know what

*5 entries-Donate to the Mach of Dimes raffle/fundraiser at Baby Makin(g) Machine’s blog (and have the chance at great prizes over there too!)

Giveaway ends at 11:59pm CST on Saturday, October 31st. A winner will be chosen by random.org and notified by email with 48 hours to respond before a new winner is picked.

Good Luck!