Weighted sleepsacks, also known as baby sleeping bags, are being marketed increasingly online to parents as calming, settling sleeping aids. But some are warning.
Weighted sleepsacks, an everyday product promising to calm and settle newborns to sleep, are beginning to pop up in ads on social media.
The concept is similar to a weighted blanket used for adults.
But when applied to small babies, the risks can be potentially life-threatening.
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