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Avoiding Suffocation Hazards
• Unlike cribs that have rigid sides, the playard has flexible sides.
As a result, the playard mattress pad is specially designed to prevent
suffocation. The playard mattress pad has a solid base, a certain
length and width, and is less than one inch thick in order to meet
safety standards. Using a thicker or a different sized mattress pad may
allow a child’s head to get between mattress pad and the side of the
playard causing suffocation.
• Infants can suffocate
• In gaps between a mattress too small or too thick and
products sides
• On soft bedding.
NEVER add a mattress, pillow, comforter or padding. Use ONLY
mattress pad provided by Graco. Mattress dimension: 20”x 30” (50.8
cm x 76.2 cm).
• To reduce the risk of SIDS, pediatricians recommend healthy
infants be placed on their backs to sleep, unless otherwise advised
by your physician.
• Never use plastic shipping bags or other plastic film as mattress covers
not sold and intended for that purpose. They can cause suffocation.
• NEVER use a water mattress with the playard.
Avoiding Strangulation Hazards
• Strings and cords can cause strangulation. Keep strings and cords
away from child.
• NEVER place the product near a window where cords from
blinds or drapes can strangle a child.
• NEVER hang strings on or over the playard.
• NEVER place items with a string around a child’s neck, such as
hood strings, pacifier cords, etc.
• NEVER attach strings to toys.
This product is not intended for commercial use.
