When should you give a baby a duvet & pillows?

The recommendation is not before 12 months. My 18th old uses a duvet, although I make sure it is made from natural fibres so it is breathable, and I buy a low tog rated one that I can add a blanket too if need be. If he's still in a cot, make sure the duvets the right size and not too big.

one of the causes of SIDS is pillows and duvets. They don't need these till they go into a bed. Put a grow suit under the p.j's if it is cold. NEVER PILLOW OR DUVET

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SIDS fact fileSudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, is the most frequent cause of death of babies between the ages of one month and one year. SIDS strikes at random, and the causes are unknown. But there are some things you can do to lower the risk.

by Peter Lavelle

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there are some definite risk factors for SIDS:

sleeping the infant on its tummy

passive smoking – if someone else in the house smokes, this increases the likelihood of SIDS

smoking during pregnancy – a woman who smokes during pregnancy has three times the risk of her baby dying of SIDS than one who doesn't

if the baby is too hot or too cold – i.e. wrapped too well in a warm environment, or exposed in a cold environment

sharing a bed with the baby – studies have shown there's a higher risk of SIDS if the baby is sleeping in the same bed with someone else, especially if that person is a smoker, or is affected by drugs or alcohol.

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Prevention

To minimise the risk of an infant succumbing to the condition, SIDS Australia offers parents this advice:

make sure your baby's head remains uncovered during sleep

put your baby on its back to sleep

tuck in your baby's bedclothes securely

position your baby's feet at the bottom of the cot

don't put your baby on a water bed or bean bag, or on a mattress on the floor

use a firm, clean, well-fitting mattress

don't use quilts, doonas, duvets, pillows, soft toys and cot bumpers in the cot

don’t have the baby in the same bed with you

it’s a good idea for the baby to share a room (but not a bed) with someone else, a sibling for instance.

I would say when he is old enough to understand exactly what it is, then I am sure he will still go for the old quilt or favorite blankie.

2 blankets is quite dangerous. Dress him in warmer clothes and you can forget the blankets, duvets, altogether! hhmm

As for pillows, my chiropractor says one is better off sleeping without one, sleep on your back too, is best position healthwise. Especially for babies, best time to start good habits.

My daughters 18 months she has a mini ikea duvet and pillow they make for kids unless it hot like last week. She's had them from 5 months....she slept with me until then.

As long as there rolling over and stuff its fine. They will kick them off if they get too hot.

I'm Uk too

You can give it to him already, my baby is 7 months and he sleeps with a pillow and his own duvet. You see they are at a age when they can safe guard them self.

Im pretty sure now would be okay...at 13months they have much better motor skills than when they are new borns.