April 2012
PAUSE (Parents Against Unsafe Sleep Environments) Newsletter
PAUSE Babies:
Please welcome to the world and to PAUSE these babies.
weighing 7 pounds and 7.5 ounces and 20 inches long. He is welcomed by his wonderful parents Jason & Jill and his 2 sisters who are just in love with their new baby brother Breah and Makailee. Caleb is a blessing to this family who has waited a long time for him.
******PAUSE'S 1st CONTEST**********
With the help of Halo SleepSack we are happy to announce we have our first contest for our fans to win a Halo SleepSack Crib Set to keep their baby safe. It is recommended not to use blankets or bumper pads in your baby's crib but it's hard to buy a crib set without buying these unneeded and dangerous items. Halo has come out with a crib set to keep your little one safe. it comes with a Halo Swaddler, a Halo SleepSack size small, 2 crib sheets, and a crib shirt, and comes in 6 different designs. It does not include blankets or bumper pads. Online the crib set would cost you $115.00 but right now we are offering 2 fans (one on our FB Fan Page and on Pinterest Page) For the contest rules and two chances to enter please click here. You may also vote for the babies sleeping safely pictures for the pinterest contest by Clicking here. To vote for contestants on FB click here. To vote click the like button 1 like = 1 vote. The contest will end on May 11, 2012 so make sure to get your entries in before than. We will announce the two lucky winners on May 18, 2012. Which means you have an extra week to vote for your favorites. If you vote for yourself on either contests, your vote will not be included. Once we announce the winners we will contact you to see which design you want (you can choose from 5 different designs) and Halo SleepSack will ship it directly to you. Good luck and happy voting ;)
A fan on PAUSE shared this picture with me and I thought it was just too cute! We often see pictures of the funny positions are babies and children get into but usually it is in an unsafe sleep environment. So that got me thinking we would love you to submit photos of your little ones in funny or weird positions but where safe sleep is being practiced. Please email us your pictures to pausesafesleep@gmail.com
Diana at 12 months old sleeping in her crib with her feet up. Silly girl ;)
Please head over to our fan page we have added 2 new notes of the guilt, sadness, and grief of families who lost their babies to unsafe sleep.
A real problem is that the media (T.V. shows, parenting magazines, movies) and even stores that sell baby products are constantly displaying and showing unsafe sleep for infants. We need to change that. I would encourage everyone to print this flyer from First Candle and hand them out to local stores or have them printed in your local newspaper, and submit them to parenting magazines and educate the public on how crucial it is for parents and caregivers to see safe sleep environments to change how families create their own children's sleep environments. We lead my example so many if parents see it often enough they will start practicing what they see. http://www.firstcandle.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/SafeSleep_ImageGuidelines.pdf
Each month we will be featuring a baby who's life was lost and how now their death is serving as a way to educate parents on how important safe sleep is and to show that what happened to them can happen to you if you do not follow safe sleep guidelines for your infants.
****Angel of the Month****
His mother Sara was bed sharing with Carl when he died. His death was diagnosed as SIDS now years later Sara believes that it is possible he was too close to his mom and suffocated on her night gown. Sara now works for SIDS Resources in Missouri. They provide support for families who have suffered an infant loss and help educate their community on the importance of safe sleep for infants. Please find them on FB here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SIDS-Resources/201711263186543. With Sara's loss, and her educational background she is an asset who knows first hand how tragedy can strike a loving family and now uses her experience to teach parents what a safe sleep environment looks like.
We are really getting into pinterest and have some new boards please follow us on Pinterest and check out our boards and if you would like to add a picture email us at pausesafesleep@gmail.com
Unsafe baby Products
Safe Nursery Ideas
Baby Sleeping Dangerously Award (Before We Knew It Was Was Dangerous
We would love to here stories from our fans if PAUSE has helped you and your little one in any way. We want to know that this page and our work is useful to our fans and would love to post a testimonial note. You can comment here or send us a message if some how we have helped you and your little one to sleep safely. you mail email us from our fan page or at pausesafesleep@gmail.com
From one of our new fans...
"Hello - I just so happened to come upon this page...I have a 6 month old son... every
morning he wakes up at 6:30 and I put him in to the bed with me & my partner until about
8ish and we all fall back to sleep....after seeing this & looking through the pictures of all the
little angels...tomorrow morning I will NOT be putting him in bed with us...even if he
wakes at 4/5/6 I don't care id rather bring him downstairs to play then something awful
happening to him...thank you for opening my eyes...you never know...you could of just
saved my sons life." ~Maxime
Thank you Maxime for your words and for making sure your baby is sleeping safely.
Remembering Our Angels
We are remembering Carl this month on his 20th Birthday (April 12, 1992)
Remembering Corynn on her 4th Birthday (April 3, 2008)
Remembering Kirstyn on her 15th Birthday (April 10, 1997)
Remembering Charlie on his 3rd Birthday (April 19, 2009)
I will leave you with this little quote. I relate this with all of us at PAUSE and all our fans
who try so hard to educate others...
Making A Difference
Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so, he walked faster to catch up. As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean. He came closer still and called out "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?" The young man paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean." "I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" asked the somewhat startled wise man. To this, the young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die." Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, "But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!" At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, "It made a difference for that one."
*One by one we are saving babies lives*
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