Bib Safety

Suffocation can happen quickly with babies, so always keep an eye on your baby when he or she is wearing a bib.

Avoid bib hazards

• Remove the bib before lying your baby down.
• Remove the bib immediately after feeding.
• If you do use a bib after feeding, only use it when you are holding your baby, or when your baby is sitting up and near you.
• Plastic-backed bibs can be a suffocation hazard.
• Tie ribbons can be a choking hazard – make sure bib ties are fastened securely so your baby cannot play with them.

Buy safe

• The best bib is a cloth bib with a full collar – no plastic and no ties.

PDF of publication/Ordering publication

The Bib Safety factsheet is now available online in PDF format (73 KBs). Instructions for obtaining the Adobe Acrobat viewer.

The printed factsheet can also be ordered using our online Publications Form.