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SUFFOCATION HAZARD -
Infants can suffocate:
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in gaps between an extra pad and the side of the bassinet,
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on soft bedding.
NEVER
add a mattress, pillow, comforter, or padding. Use
ONLY
the pad and/or bedding provided
by the manufacturer. If a sheet is used with the pad, use only the one provided with the bassinet or one
that is from Badger Basket Company or one that is specifically designed to fit the dimension of the the
mattress provided. ALWAYS use a sheet that fits securely on the mattress and wraps around the mat-
tress corners. Only a fitted sheet, mattress pad and/or waterproof pad should be used under the baby.
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Use
ONLY
the bumper pad designed for this bassinet from Badger Basket Company. Secure the
bumper pad as instructed in this manual and check regularly to ensure it remains tied.
• TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SIDS:
pediatricians recommend that healthy infants be placed on
their backs to sleep, unless otherwise advised by your physician.
• DO NOT
move or carry the bassinet with your baby inside of it.
• DO NOT
allow other children or pets to climb into or onto the bassinet when your infant is inside.
• DO NOT
attach or place toys with strings in or around the bassinet. Strings can cause strangulation
or choking.
• Keep bassinet away
from stoves, heaters, camp fires/flames, fireplaces, stairs, open windows, running
or standing water, and any other hazard which could cause injury to your baby.
• Be sure
that your baby’s sleep space is a safe distance from windows and any curtains, shades, blinds,
or window coverings or decorations that may pose a danger from dangling or loose fabrics and cords.
•
NEVER
use plastic bags inside the basket such as to cover the mattress.
• Bassinet should always
be placed on a firm, flat surface. It should never be placed near stairs or on
tables or elevated surfaces.
• BE AWARE
of what items are in the area around the bassinet that your child can reach, grab, or pull
that could be a choking, electrical, strangulation, injury, or other type of hazard.
• DO NOT
make adjustments to the bassinet while child is inside.
• NEVER
place the bassinet near fire or open flame nor other sources of intense heat.
• NEVER
place infants to sleep on pillows, sofa cushions, adult beds, waterbeds, beanbags, or any other
surface not specifically designed for infant sleep.
• Remove
pillows, sheepskins, pillow-like stuffed toys and products not intended as infant bedding from
the bassinet when your infant is sleeping.
• Do not
overdress your baby. Cover the baby with a thin covering, such as a crib blanket, receiving blan-
ket or other blanket specifically designed for infants, which covers only up to the baby’s chest, and tuck
the covering around the mattress. For newborns, consider swaddling. Consider using a wearable blanket.
• Check
periodically for loose threads or stitching which could cause gagging or choking.
FALL HAZARD:
To help prevent falls, please note this
bassinet is a safe place for your newborn to sleep until Baby is
20 lbs.
(9.09 kg), OR when Baby can
push up, roll over,
or crawl
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whichever limit comes first
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WARNING - FAILURE TO FOLLOW
THESE WARNINGS AND THE
INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT
IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH:
