Sleeptight

Sleeptight For families unable to afford a crib and without sufficient knowledge about safe-sleeping, the risk for positional asphyxia or SIDS is much too high.

Sleeptight Hampton Roads is a collective impact program working to promote safe sleeping and reduce sleep-related infant deaths in the South Hampton Roads region of Virginia. A five year study done by the Chesapeake Health Department indicated that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is one of the leading causes for infant mortality. A large number of these deaths are due to positional asphyxia—a

type of suffocation caused by body positions that restrict airflow and a fatal condition often caused by unsafe sleeping environments. Too often, these unsafe sleeping environments include infants sleeping in laundry baskets, in dresser drawers, on a sofa, or co-sleeping with adults or other children. The sleeptight campaign provides an opportunity for any low-income parent in the region to attend a one hour safe-sleeping educational program and to receive a Graco Pack n’ Play crib at no cost.

Sleeptight offers a FREE safe sleep policy for childcare providers.
11/25/2019

Sleeptight offers a FREE safe sleep policy for childcare providers.

Did you know 20% of SIDS happens in childcare? Is your center practicing safe sleep for every sleep? Sleeptight Hampton Roads offers free resources to help keep babies in your center sleeping safe and online training for your staff. Download the FREE safe sleep policy template, today.

Did you know Sleeptight has a FREE online training center all about infant safe sleep? Check it out today! It is importa...
11/13/2019

Did you know Sleeptight has a FREE online training center all about infant safe sleep? Check it out today! It is important that everyone in our community know about safe sleep. Last year in Hampton Roads, 30 babies died from preventable sleep-related causes! Learn how you can help.

Did you know Sleeptight offers a FREE training resource center? Visit www.sleeptighthamptonroads.org/trainingcenter to sign up and get started.

Sleeptight is in CRITICAL need of pack-n-play cribs. We have been unable to supply cribs to our partner sites. This mean...
10/18/2019

Sleeptight is in CRITICAL need of pack-n-play cribs. We have been unable to supply cribs to our partner sites. This means families in need will not have a safe place for their baby to sleep. Last year, we were able to help 450 Hampton Roads families keep their baby sleeping safely. Please, donate today and help keep at least one baby in Hampton Roads sleeping safely.

https://chip.networkforgood.com/projects/43656-sleeptight-hampton-roads

Our newsletter is out. Find out what Sleeptight was up to raise awareness about infant safe sleep in September! Our hope...
10/17/2019

Our newsletter is out. Find out what Sleeptight was up to raise awareness about infant safe sleep in September! Our hope is the work we do will make a difference in preventing sleep-related deaths.

October is Pregnancy and Infant awareness loss month. Please keep the families who have experienced a loss of their baby in your thoughts and prayers. Share resources in the comments below for anyone who might be looking for support during this time.

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Join us tomorrow and tune in while the CDC discusses safe sleep for infants! Wednesday, October 16th at 2pm.
10/15/2019

Join us tomorrow and tune in while the CDC discusses safe sleep for infants! Wednesday, October 16th at 2pm.

Let’s talk about safe sleep for infants. Join the Facebook Live conversation and watch a demonstration with CDC experts on Wednesday, October 16 at 2 p.m. ET. Join live at facebook.com/cdc.

Learn more at VPAP.org & vakids.org/elections
10/09/2019

Learn more at VPAP.org & vakids.org/elections

09/18/2019

Suffocation is a leading cause of infant sleep-related death. You can prevent this by removing loose blankets, stuffed toys and other soft items from the crib, bassinet or pack-n-play.

Will you help? We have a critical need for pack-n-play cribs. We need to raise $5,700 to purchase 100 pack-n-play cribs....
09/16/2019

Will you help? We have a critical need for pack-n-play cribs. We need to raise $5,700 to purchase 100 pack-n-play cribs. These cribs, along with safe sleep education, are provided to over 20 community organizations and given directly to Hampton Roads families in need of a safe place for their baby to sleep.

Please consider making a donation. The cost of a pack-n-play crib and life-saving education is $57.00, but every dollar counts.

https://chip.networkforgood.com/projects/43656-sleeptight-hampton-roads

Did you see the lights? lit up September 8-14, 2019 in recognition of awareness. Over the last 10 years, 277 infan...
09/16/2019

Did you see the lights? lit up September 8-14, 2019 in recognition of awareness. Over the last 10 years, 277 infants in Hampton Roads, have died suddenly & unexpectedly. The majority of these tragedies could have been prevented by practicing . Our hearts our with the families and communities of the babies gone too soon. Our hopes are in raising , because there is no acceptable number of infant death.

If you haven’t had a chance to see the pink and blue lights, they will be on for two more nights.
09/13/2019

If you haven’t had a chance to see the pink and blue lights, they will be on for two more nights.

If you see landmarks light up in pink and blue, it's a reminder that babies have specific needs when it comes to how they sleep and there's a group that has resources to help.

Thank you for issuing a proclamation! We appreciate your continued support.
09/12/2019

Thank you for issuing a proclamation! We appreciate your continued support.

September is Infant Safe Sleep Month! Thank you to Chesapeake City Council for supporting Sleeptight Hampton Roads in spreading the ABC's of Safe Sleep....
Alone, Back, Crib, Every baby, Every sleep!!

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