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One thing I'm confused about for SIDS is the crib situation. Are you just supposed to lay a baby on his or her back on a flat, firm mattress (with a mattress cover) with no pillow and no blanket and no side bumpers? How does the baby stay warm if that's the case? Do you just put them in one of those nighties that zip all the way up and aren't loose at all? I'm really confused about this, can someone explain it to me?
If the baby is small enough, you can swaddle them, but yes, you're "supposed" to lay them on their backs. What people actually do and what is recommended varies greatly...you have to find what you're comfortable with and what is best for your baby. It is definately nervewracking trying to figure it all out.
One thing I'm confused about for SIDS is the crib situation. Are you just supposed to lay a baby on his or her back on a flat, firm mattress (with a mattress cover) with no pillow and no blanket and no side bumpers? How does the baby stay warm if that's the case? Do you just put them in one of those nighties that zip all the way up and aren't loose at all? I'm really confused about this, can someone explain it to me?
We used a sleep sack... we had a sleep positioner and nothing else in their beds... But on cool nights, they would wear really warm sleep sacks with PJ's under it...
In ther very begining, we used the miracle blanket...it is a swaddling blanket that velcro's together.
My brother is only four, but when he was a baby we put him in his crib with nothing,we tried a blanket but he would pull it over his head so absolutly nothing in the crib, but the sheet.
You put the baby on their back. They sell flannel pajamas that keep the baby plenty warm. Anything in the crib can suffocate a baby.
I know that some parents co-sleep with their children, but do they start when they are infants or when they are older? and does an article like this make them reconsider? Just to be clear I am not accusing just curious.
I know that some parents co-sleep with their children, but do they start when they are infants or when they are older? and does an article like this make them reconsider? Just to be clear I am not accusing just curious.
People start from day one...You would think an article like this would make people reconsider... But usually people are REACTIVE more often then PROACTIVE... You would think if they are linking co-sleeping with increased SIDS events, people would try to prevent it... But sadly it falls upon deaf ears... Some mothers are more concerned with bonding then taking any creditable info and putting it into practice. A newborn can sleep in a co-sleeper right next to your bed,,,with in arm's reach. No increased risk of sids....To me that would clearly be the wise choice.
One thing I'm confused about for SIDS is the crib situation. Are you just supposed to lay a baby on his or her back on a flat, firm mattress (with a mattress cover) with no pillow and no blanket and no side bumpers? How does the baby stay warm if that's the case? Do you just put them in one of those nighties that zip all the way up and aren't loose at all? I'm really confused about this, can someone explain it to me?
We did the sleep sacks too, something that looks like this:
in colder temps you can put them in other pjs, but the sleep sack works like a blanket without the chance of them suffocating in it.
Yes, usually co sleeping is started from day one. There is a huge difference between sleeping with a baby simply because you have no place for the baby to sleep, and making a concious decision to cosleep while keeping in mind all of the basic safety considerations.
Cosleeping safely includes:
*sleeping with baby between mom and wall, NOT between mom and dad
*not letting there be more than a finger-width's space between mattress and wall
*mom not a smoker
*mom not taking any medications or drugs (including alcohol) that can alter sleep/wake patterns
*no pillows or comforters/heavy blankets used near baby
*no waterbeds, sofas, pillow topped mattresses
All of those things would virtually eliminate the risk of overlaying (as a mother not on altering substances is extremely unlikely to roll onto her own child), as well as
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Other causes include suffocating in soft bedding, becoming wedged between a mattress and frame or wall, or getting a head caught in something.
No, I would not reconsider our "family bed" based on that article. I know that when I had babies, I coslept safely. The difference between cosleeping safely as a concious parenting decision and cosleeping simply out of necessity is the same as the difference between laying your baby down in a safe crib and laying him down in a crib with wide slats, stuffed animals, etc.
Here's a link to look at. Even if you dismiss the facts stated as "old information", you can see in the chart at the bottom that SIDS rates are lower in countries where babies are more likely to cosleep.
You might also want to consider not using dryer sheets.
They contain formaldehyde and can have a negative affect on developing lungs.
I'm chemically sensitive and have had to learn about a lot of things to protect myself.
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