feedback for "Parental Advisory: Stomach Sleeper"
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For the first 8 weeks, my baby napped on a mat in the livinig room with me right next to him. I let him sleep on his tummy for naps only while I was in the room but overnight he was swaddled on his back in his crib. I know that the research says back is best, but my baby loves his tummy and always has so I combined the two. I was a tummy-sleeping baby and I'm fine. Everyone of my (30-something) generation slept on their tummy and I understand SIDS is a risk. Everything is a risk so just keep a careful eye on the child WHATEVER position they are sleeping!
posted by : myjezi on 2/20/2008 at 2:55 PM Flag For Abuse
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myjezi,
I did the same thing. I let my baby nap too on her tummy-I always watched her carefully. I never put her to bed at night on her tummy, instead I would swaddle her in one of those kiddapotumus swaddle me's. However, as soon as she started rolling over, I would put her in her crib at night on her back and she would automatically roll over onto her stomach. At first I was alarmed and I would roll her back over but after I talked to the Dr. he said he can't say that it was completely ok, however, if she's rolling over herself I can probably leave her that way. I am paranoid though and my little girl slept in her crib next to our bed until she was well over 1 1/2 yrs old. I did nurse her for a year which made it easier with her being next to me. She's 2yrs old now and to this day every night I have to go in her room to check if she's breathing before I go to bed. I also place her standing in her crib every night and when the light goes off she almost always lays on her tummy and falls asleep.
posted by : JennyC on 2/21/2008 at 12:23 AM Flag For Abuse
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Gasp...my dr. told us to have our son take his naps on he stomach! And since he started rolling from tummy to back at nine weeks I stopped worrying about the tummy sleep issue. He is now eight months and sleeps in every position under the sun!
posted by : Ashers Mom on 2/21/2008 at 1:03 AM Flag For Abuse
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Dear Tummy Troubles,
Try laying your baby on the side. For my 3 year old and 1 year old, we would lightly swaddle the baby and use either a sleep positioner or rolled blanks to chock-block them on their sides. It worked wonders. Just
make sure that nothing is too near their face, so they can't mash their faces in and smother themselves.
Now they both sleep on their tummies invevitably with their sweet little buns sticking up in the air!
posted by : bunny on 2/21/2008 at 5:40 PM Flag For Abuse
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be aware that sids risk has a genetic component, much higher rates in African American community not for demographic or socioeconomic reasons but for the same reason that fraternal twins are much more likely to be born to a mom from the African diaspora. And car seats increase risk b/c of positioning, in the first 6 weeks
posted by : sleep on 2/25/2008 at 4:09 PM Flag For Abuse
