Patent ID: 7886384

Claim:
An infant sleep aid for use in reducing a risk of plagiocephaly, comprising: a. an unconstrained cushion for placement directly on a support surface, including: i. an elongate pad having a selected configuration which is sized and adapted to accommodate an infant when placed thereon in a reposed position such that the infant extends along a longitudinal axis of the pad; and ii. a flexible casing enveloping said pad to cover a top surface thereof, said casing having a bottom panel for confronting the support surface and a top panel providing a support surface for the infant when placed thereon, said top panel in facing relation to an upper surface of said pad and having a head portion; and b. a sleep position indicator slideably supported within said casing and having an elongate dimension that is greater than a width of said head portion, a medial portion of said sleep position indicator restricted for movement transversely to said longitudinal axis within a slideway, and is moveable between a first position wherein a first end portion of said sleep position indicator visibly protrudes from a first side of said cushion to point in a first transverse direction which informs a first head orientation for the infant, and a second position wherein a second end portion of said sleep position indicator visibly protrudes from a second side of said cushion to point in a second transverse direction which informs a second head orientation for the infant.