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• Do not use this cot if you cannot exactly follow the accompanying instructions.
• Infants can suffocate on soft bedding. Never add a pillow or comforter. Never
place additional padding under an infant.
• To reduce the risk of SIDS, pediatricians recommend healthy infants be placed
on their backs to sleep, unless otherwise advised by your physician.
• Strangulation Hazard: Strings can cause strangulation! Do not place items with
a string around a child’s neck, such as hood strings or pacifier cords. Do not
place cords, straps, or similar items that could become wound around the child’s
neck in or near this cot. Do not suspend strings over a cot or attach strings to
toys.
• To help prevent strangulation tighten all fasteners. A child can trap parts of the
body or clothing on loose fasteners.
• DO NOT place a cot near a window where cords from blinds or drapes may
strangle a child. Do not place this cot near a window or a patio door where a child
could reach the cord of a blind or curtain and be strangled.
• Fall Hazard: When a child is able to pull to a standing position, set the mattress
to the lowest position and remove bumper pads, large toys and other objects that
could serve as steps for climbing out.
• Do not use this cot if the child is able to climb out unaided or is taller than 35 in.
(89cm).
• Check this product for damaged hardware, loose joints, loose bolts or other
fasteners, missing parts or sharp edges before and after assembly and frequently
during use. Securely tighten loose bolts and other fasteners. DO NOT use cot if
any parts are missing, damaged or broken. DO NOT substitute parts. Contact
Ubabub for replacement parts and instructional literature if needed.
• DO NOT use a water mattress with this cot.
• If refinishing, use a non-toxic finish specified for children’s products.
• Never use plastic shipping bags or other plastic films as mattress covers
because they can cause suffocation.
• Infants can suffocate in gaps between cot sides when used with a mattress that
is too small.
• Follow warnings on all products in a cot.
• Ensure that the sides are properly latched or locked in place when the cot is
occupied.
• Place cot at a reasonable distance from curtains, blinds, heater and power
points.
• Keep medication, string, elastic, small toys or small items, such as money, out
of reach from any position in the cot.