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DS is 16 months old and sleeps with a lovey that he started sleeping with around 6 months old. He doesn't sleep with anything else except at my moms she covers him with a thin blanket. At home, he doesnt stay covered so I don't bother.

At about 7.5 months we switched him from his sleep sack to a blanket, got a softer mattress, and gave him an angel care lovey to sleep with. However, we stopped using the blanket recently since all he did was kick it off. Still no sleep sack since he is warm enough in a footed sleeper pj. And we just got a bumper last week (he is 8.5 months now).

We did all those things to help him sleep better and his sleep has DRASTICALLY improved since making those changes. He went from 3 - 5 wakings per night to 0 - 1 (no sleep training).

I am pretty sure his SIDS risk is almost non-existent now since he almost reflexes lifts his head up high when he rolls over and when he does sleep on his tummy (something we can no longer control), his head is to the side and he moves around until he is comfortable - I assume he would consider blocked airways uncomfortable and move accordingly (which we have seen him do).

ETA: no pillows yet because it doesn't seem like he needs one, if i try to picture one in there, i feel like it would be uncomfortable to go under his head and position his neck that way....that's just what i imagine though and since he is sleeping fine now, we see no need to look for other things to change.

Also, the lovey we gave him doesn't seem to do much for him yet, he usually rolls away from it. But i am hoping he gets attached at some point so he can use it to fall asleep with since now he needs me or DH to stay with him until he falls asleep.

LO has had a lovey since he was 5.5 months old, it is a relatively large blankie with a elephant head, it would cover his whole body. When he first started sleeping in his crib I used to be super paranoid and would literally stay up most nights watching the monitor. Even though he is mostly only interested in the elephant head, chews the ears and trunk, holding it, sometimes petting it, I was worried it would wrap around his head and he'd roll trapping himself. Thankfully that never happened and he is almost 9 months old now with great body control so I don't worry as much. I know it isn't recommended but I've put the blanket over my own face to test breathability and he really loves it...

Sadie has been sleeping with her A&A blankie for maybe 2 months. She rubs it all over her face, and it's never been an issue.

6 months, we allowed her a small lovey or an A+A blanket. Around 9 months, a blanket. After a year, we let her sleep with her comforter.

14 months but nothing in the crib yet! I would be ok with an a+a, but he has a sleep sack so he doesn't need it for warmth:).

She had a blanket at around 10 months (she was standing and crawling proficiently). Now at 15 months she has a couple of stuffed animals in there too. She picks them all up and brings them to me when she's ready for bed! She loves them

Around 5 months an AA swaddle that was loose in the crib. Around 9-10 months the AA dream blanket. I never felt like it was dangerous b/c LO didn't move around much while sleeping until around 10 months.

My LO is only to months old, but I think it'll be a while for us. It seems like many parents become less concerned once they're not little tiny newborns anymore, but the risk of SIDS and suffocation actually is highest between 2 and 4 months. It's one thing I'm really careful (probably bordering on paranoid) about since my mom's little brother died in his crib at 4 months old.

We let Chloe start sleeping with blankets and stuffed animals shortly after her first birthday, which was also during late fall.. so it was perfect for the winter months.

We still do not allow pillows in her bed, though.

I'm not sure about risk because I never adhered to the SIDS safety guidelines. Both my little ones always have slept with blankets on them, around them, etc. Sometimes I even leave a burp cloth with DD because she clings to it and noms on a little in her sleep. As for stuffed animals, there's always been at least one in the bed but usually two. Right now, DD has a small knit bunny my mom made for her and the bear that makes womb sounds. I don't really use the bear for the sounds anymore, I just use it to pad that corner.

For DS, he has two pillows (small) in his crib, two stuffed animals, two soft books, a blanket to cover him with, his A+A blanket for cuddling, and then the dog that stays attached to the bed with music/nightlight function. Of course, he's nearly 18 months old and capable of climbing out of his crib. I think he'll be fine.