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WARNING:
Failure to follow these warnings and instructions could result in serious injury or death.
SUFFOCATION HAZARD: Discard all packing materials immediately after opening. Plastic bags and
ties may cause suffocation or choking.
Read all instructions BEFORE assembly and USE of this product.
FALL HAZARD - To help prevent falls, do not use this
product when infant begins to push up on hands and
knees or has reached manufacturer’s recommended
maximum weight of 18 lbs, whichever comes first.
SUFFOCATION HAZARD
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In gaps between extra padding and side of
bassinet/cradle, and
On soft bedding
Use only the pad provided by manufacturer.
Never add a pillow, comforter or another
mattress for padding.
If a sheet is used with the pad, use only the one provided
by Arm's Reach.
To reduce the risk of SIDS, pediatricians recommend
healthy infants be placed on their backs to sleep,
unless otherwise advised by your physician.
A bedside sleeper is designed to provide a sleeping
area for an infant until he or she begins to push up on
hands and knees or approximately 5 months of age.
Move your child to another sleeping product when your
child reaches this stage.
—To prevent death from entrapment,
bedside sleeper must be properly secured to adult bed
using the attachment system.
-There must be no more than ⁄2 in. (13 mm) gap
between bedside sleeper and adult bed.
- Check tightness before each use by pulling bedside
sleeper in a direction away from adult bed.
-If gap exceeds ⁄2 in. (13 mm), DO NOT use product. Do
not fill the gap with pillows, blankets or other items that
are suffocation hazards.
Always read and follow assembly instructions for each
product use mode (bedside sleeper, bassinet, play yard).
Always use ALL required parts for each use mode.
Check instruction manual for a list of required parts.
Periodically check product for loose, damaged, or
missing parts.
The anchor plate and straps assembly must always
be used in bedside sleeper mode.
Entrapment Hazard
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Never use this product if there are any loose or missing
fasteners, loose joints, broken parts, or torn mesh/fabric.
Check before assembly and periodically during use.
Contact Arm's Reach Concepts, Inc. for replacement
parts. Never substitute parts.
Assemble product according to manufacturer's
instructions for ANY use mode—bedside sleeper as
well as the bassinet.
To avoid death from the infant's neck being caught on
the top rail on the side that is next to the adult bed, the
top rail must be no higher than the adult bed mattress.
Never permit bedding from the adult bed to extend into
the Bedside Sleeper
NEVER LEAVE your infant unattended in the Arm's
Reach CO-SLEEPER brand bedside bassinet.
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Strings can cause strangulation! Never place items
with a string around a child's neck such as hood strings
or pacifier cords. DO NOT suspend strings over the unit
in any configuration or attach string to toys.
NEVER LEAVE infant in product without the TOP
HORIZONTAL RAIL installed in the upper most position,
unless securely attached to the adult bed.
Always check to be sure that the upper locking bars
and the lower locking bars are in their “locked position”
before placing the infant in the Arm's Reach CO-SLEEPER
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brand bedside bassinet.
ONLY use leg extensions on the CO-SLEEPER brand
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bedside bassinet when it is attached to the parental bed.
NEVER use plastic shipping bags or other plastic film
as mattress covers not sold and intended for that purpose.
They can cause suffocation.
Make sure all Velcro straps are secured and tight when
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used in the co-sleeping position. Tighten straps periodically.
STRANGULATION/SUFFOCATION HAZARD: The top edge
of the lowering bar must be level with or below the top of the
adult mattress when used as an Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper .
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The level of the Arm's Reach CO-SLEEPER brand
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bedside
bassinet mattress must be a minimum of 4 inches below the
top edge of the lowering bar.
NEVER raise the level of the
Arm's Reach CO-SLEEPER brand bedside bassinet mattress.
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NEVER USE the Arm's Reach CO-SLEEPER brand bedside
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bassinet in Co-Sleeper position without the anchor plate a
ttached and locked as shown. Failure to use this anchoring
system could result in serious injury or death to the infant.
Make sure all straps are secured and tight. Check straps
before each use.
Failure to use this securing system will allow the Arm's
Reach CO-SLEEPER brand
bassinet to move away
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bedside
from the adult bed and could result in the infant falling out of
the CO-SLEEPER brand bedsi e bassinet.
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STRANGULATION HAZARD: When anchor plate and
strap assembly are not in use, store in a safe place
not accessible to children.
DO NOT place product near a window where cords
from blinds or drapes may strangle a child.
Keep the bassinet away from stoves, heaters,
campfires and other hazards.