TABLE 3.

Quotations Regarding Desirable Qualities of Infant Sleep Surfaces

Q1. “Not too hard or too soft. As long as … he goes to sleep good, it's okay. He's comfortable.”

Q2. “I wouldn't want to sleep on nothing too hard. So I would think that he wouldn't … be comfortable on nothing that is hard.”

Q3. “My son sleeps on a pillow … because he like soft surfaces. And his playpen … is not as soft as he would like it … so we put a pillow in it and he sleeps on top of the pillow.”

Q4. “Not so firm that it's uncomfortable, but firm enough that I don't have to worry about her getting caught in any indentations.”

Q5. “If you press down on it, it's not going to sink too much and it's going to bounce back.”

Q6. “I hate to say it, but [when I imagine a firm mattress, I think] cheap.”

Q7. “Take the soft blanket, put it on top of the crib mattress and then put your sheet over it so it's not like they're laying on top of the soft blanket. It's more like it's under the sheet to make the surface softer.”

Q8. “I was going to lay her on [a recliner] until I felt it … I didn't want her to try to turn her head and her nose, and she get stuck in it so she couldn't breathe.”

Q9. “I put him on [a big pillow] … he completely sunk in the middle. I'm like, 'oh my God, let me get my child up out of this thing … he can't sleep in this.' ”

Q10. “His bed is cold, because he haven't been on it. As soon as he feels that it is cold he'll just wake up … I have to put a receiving blanket down … he wants to feel a certain warmth in order for him to stay asleep.”