Holiday Travel Reminders for Safe Sleep

Many families will be traveling over the coming months to celebrate the holidays with friends and family. Make sure your baby or the baby in your care has a safe place to sleep, for nap time and night time, at home and as you travel. Here are some tips to keep baby safe while you travel.

Review the Safe Sleep Steps on what a safe sleep environment looks like. A firm, flat sleep area is safest for infants. A crib, bassinet, portable crib, or play yard that follows the safety standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recommended. The mattress should be covered by a tightly fitted sheet with no other bedding or soft items in the sleep area.
 
Arrange for a safe sleep space at hotels and at your final destination. If a hotel provides cribs, they must meet the CPSC crib safety standards. Inflatable air mattresses can be a danger to infants.

Educate other potential caregivers. When traveling for the holidays, other family members may want to place blankets, crib bumpers, or soft toys in baby’s crib. Grandparents and other caregivers can learn about what has changed since they were parenting infants.  

For more information on infant safe sleep, visit Michigan.gov/SafeSleep.