I-American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) incoma le mihlahlandlela elandelayo yokulala okuphephile kwezinsana, ezaziwa ngokuthi ama-ABC obuthongo obuphephile:

• A Yezodwa: Izingane ezisanda kuzalwa kufanele zihlale zodwa, endaweni yazo yokulala ephephile, njengendawo yombhede noma i-bassinet.
• B Emuva: Izingane ezisanda kuzalwa kufanele zibekwe emhlane ukuze zilale, ngaso sonke isikhathi sokulala, okuhlanganisa ukulala nasebusuku.
• I-C for Crib: Izingane ezisanda kuzalwa kufanele zihlale zilala embhedeni ovunyelwe ukuphepha, i-bassinet noma igceke lokudlala.

Ukukhetha Indawo Yokulala Ephephile

Ukukhethela ingane yakho indawo yokulala ephephile kubalulekile. Lapho usetha indawo yokulala yengane yakho, khumbula lezi zici:

• Sebenzisa indawo yokulala eqinile, eyisicaba: Izingane ezisanda kuzalwa kufanele zihlale zilala endaweni eqinile, eyisicaba, njengomatilasi we-crib ogunyazwe ukuphepha.
• Gcina indawo yokulala icacile: Gcina indawo yokulala yengane yakho ingenazo izinto zokulala ezixegayo, amathoyizi, nezinye izinto ezithambile, njengoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yokuqunjelwa noma ukubambeka.
• Kunconywa ukwabelana ngegumbi: Kutuswa ukuthi izinsana zilale ekamelweni elilodwa nabazali bazo, kodwa endaweni ehlukile yokulala, okungenani izinyanga zokuqala eziyisithupha, futhi okungcono kakhulu unyaka wokuqala wokuphila.

Okufanele Ugweme Endaweni Yokulala Yengane Yakho

Ukuze unciphise ingozi ye-SIDS nezinye izigameko ezihlobene nokulala, gwema okulandelayo endaweni elele ingane yakho:

• Izinto zokulala ezixegayo noma izinto ezithambile: Lokhu kungandisa ingozi yokuqunjelwa noma ukubambeka.
• Ukushisa ngokweqile: Gcina indawo yokulala yengane yakho isesimweni esikahle sokushisa, futhi ugweme ukusebenzisa izendlalelo eziningi zezingubo noma izingubo zokulala.
• Ukubhema: Izinsana ezichayeka entuthuni kagwayi zisengozini enkulu ye-SIDS.

Izindlela Zokulala Eziphephile Zeminyaka Ehlukene

Njengoba ingane yakho ikhula, izidingo zayo zokulala eziphephile zizoshintsha. Nazi izindlela zokulala eziphephile okufanele uzikhumbule njengoba ingane yakho ikhula:

• Izingane ezisanda kuzalwa: Izingane ezisanda kuzalwa kufanele zihlale zilala ngomhlane, zinendawo yokulala eqinile, eyisicaba, futhi kungabikho izinto ezithambile noma izingubo zokulala ezivulekile endaweni yokulala.

• Izinyanga ezi-4-12: Izingane ezineminyaka engu-4-12 kufanele ziqhubeke nokulala ngomhlane, kodwa zingase ziqale ukuzigingqa. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi indawo yokulala ihlala iqinile futhi ingenazo izinto ezithambile noma okokulala okuxekethile.

• Ngaphezulu kwezinyanga eziyi-12: Uma ingane yakho isingaphezu kwezinyanga eziyi-12 ubudala futhi isikwazi ukuma, kubalulekile ukulungisa indawo yokulala ngendlela efanele. Umatilasi we-crib kufanele wehliswe ukuze kuvinjwe ingane yakho ukuthi ingakhuphukeli ngaphandle, futhi indawo yokulala kufanele ingabi nezingozi ezingaba khona, njengezintambo noma izinto ezincane.

Imibuzo Ejwayelekile Ngokulala Okuphephile Kwezingane

Umbuzo: Ingabe kuphephile ukusebenzisa indawo yokulala?

IMP: Cha. Izinto zokubeka indawo yokulala zingandisa ingozi yokuqunjelwa futhi azinconyelwe ukulala okuphephile.

Umbuzo: Ngingakwazi ukusebenzisa ibhampa ye-crib?

IMP: Cha. Obhampa be-crib abanconyelwe ukuthi balale ngendlela ephephile, njengoba bengandisa ingozi yokuqunjelwa, ukuklinywa, kanye nokuvaleleka.Q: Ingabe kuphephile ukusebenzisa isaka lokulala? A: Yebo. Amasaka okulala angaba indlela ephephile futhi elula yokugcina ingane yakho ifudumele ngesikhathi sokulala.