In case you haven’t noticed, the world often makes no logical sense. Clearly, the first thing that we should take care of is what we value most, but this is sadly not always the case. The standout example of this irony concerns our babies. You’d think that important discoveries aimed…
Well, 2020 is behind us, and for the first time in my 40-year career, everyone now understands exactly what I do for a living. I’m an epidemiologist. But I don’t work to prevent Covid-19, I work to prevent injuries. Over many years I’ve tried to find new ways to promote…
Greetings everyone, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce you to Dr. Ron Somers. Dr. Somers will be writing blogs periodically for Breathe Easy Baby and we will be publishing his first blog in a couple weeks. We are very pleased that Dr. Somers has chosen to collaborate with…
I first began researching SIDS back in the mid 1990’s. Over the subsequent years, I became convinced that an air permeable sleep surface for babies would address a number of the underlying issues believed to cause SIDS. By 2010 after careful design considerations and several prototypes, I felt confident enough…
This holiday season give the best gift of all to the newborn in your life, the gift of safe sleep. The revolutionary Breathe Easy Baby breathable crib mattress was designed to give your baby a better, safer sleep, with a sleep surface 330 times more air permeable than the traditional…
From traditional mattresses to mattresses with breathable cores to mattresses with air permeable sleep surfaces, there are a wide range of options parents must choose from when looking to buy a crib mattress. But there is one question above all others parents ask when considering what crib mattress to buy:…
A hot baby is an unhappy baby, resulting in poor sleep, excessive sweating and a possible heat rash. Even more importantly however, overheating is a known sleep environment factor that can contribute to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS. As the winter months approach, understanding the serious risk factor of…
In April of 2019, Fisher-Price revealed that 10 infants died in their popular Rock n’ Play Sleepers after suffocating due to rolling over onto their side or stomach. However, it soon became clear there was more to the story. Shortly after, a Consumer Reports article stated that at least 32…
For the second year in a row, the Breathe Easy Baby Breathable Crib Mattress was rated the Best Cooling, Breathable Crib Mattress by Tuck.com. What did Tuck.com have to say about Breathe Easy Baby? Laura Rubin writes, “As they get older, some babies simply insist on sleeping on their stomachs…
The “Back to Sleep” campaign of the mid-1990’s was the start of the Safe Sleep movement in America. It was a watershed event for the welfare and safety of our nation’s babies. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the basis for the “Back to Sleep” campaign was: “Evidence…