Originally Posted by
mike'sgirl
Since babies aren't supposed to sleep with sheets or quilts anymore, it didn't matter.
Sorry to ask a stupid question, but what are they supposed to sleep on? Not a bare mattress, I'm sure, but what?
Yes, they should be on a bare mattress, babies can suffocate when unable to remove themselves from under a heavy blanket or if they roll down between the mattress and the bumper pad. This website has great info:
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/SIDS/Pages/sids.aspx I was so pleased to see that SIDS deaths have dropped by half in the last 20 years, with this newer information.