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re: Babies sleeping on their tummy
Posted on 1/28/23 at 8:32 am to doclsu08
Posted on 1/28/23 at 8:32 am to doclsu08
My one year old hated sleeping on her back the first month or so but eventually started to do well with it. It’s hard but you’re doing the right thing. Eventually she started being able to roll herself over, and now she sleeps almost exclusively on her stomach. When that started the doctor told us that it was fine at that point but I was waking up to make sure she was breathing 2-3 times a night. 
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Posted on 1/28/23 at 8:37 am to doclsu08
This sort of topic always reminds me of the Luv's First Kid vs Second Kid videos(youtube).
Posted on 1/28/23 at 8:40 am to BilbeauTBaggins
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I believe it was considered a bad idea to keep them on their backs years ago because of the thought that they could spit up and choke on it?
Yeah - I came into this thread because I dint understqnd the concern.
My kids have grandchildren now, but when they were babies, I thought we had to make them sleep on their stomachs
Posted on 1/28/23 at 8:57 am to doclsu08
We have a 4.5 month old girl; definitely the center of my world.
She started getting loose from her swaddle and rolling on her stomach regularly in the middle of the night around 3 months old. It didn’t bother me, until one night I went to check on her and her screaming was a bit muffled from her face being in the mattress. Freaked me out.
Mrs. Cotten found this absolutely ridiculous looking suit called a Merlin Sleep Suit. It looks like a space suit and is hilarious but god damn it works like a charm and the little one actually loves it. I’d definitely recommend it; she sleeps from about 7 PM to 6 AM when we put her in it.
She started getting loose from her swaddle and rolling on her stomach regularly in the middle of the night around 3 months old. It didn’t bother me, until one night I went to check on her and her screaming was a bit muffled from her face being in the mattress. Freaked me out.
Mrs. Cotten found this absolutely ridiculous looking suit called a Merlin Sleep Suit. It looks like a space suit and is hilarious but god damn it works like a charm and the little one actually loves it. I’d definitely recommend it; she sleeps from about 7 PM to 6 AM when we put her in it.
Posted on 1/28/23 at 9:02 am to Spasweezy
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Dafuq?!?
Something to the tune of "unlicensed medical device"
Idiots.
Posted on 1/28/23 at 9:04 am to tigergirl10
quote:Thanks Walt, if you weren’t so busy transitioning, maybe you’d have time for other things.
4 kids in 7 years is impressive.
mikelbr is a good dude.
This post was edited on 1/28/23 at 9:05 am
Posted on 1/28/23 at 9:05 am to doclsu08
Ours could roll over to her stomach really early but not back the other way so we put her in one of those Merlin suits for a few months. It worked really well but once they start to move around it turns into a straight jacket
Posted on 1/28/23 at 9:17 am to OldmanBeasley
quote:But increases the chance of aspiration? Babies spit up. That was my fear when putting my kid on her back. Also, I work in the sleep disorders field. If you go in for a sleep study, the technician will force you to sleep on your back. The reason? Because that will show the absolute worst potential of sleep apnea.
Sleeping on their backs decreases the risks of SIDS.
Other that the nose/mouth being obstructed by clothing, blanket or other things that might be in the crib, I don't know how stomach sleeping induces a greater chance of SIDS over back sleeping. Then again, I'm not a pediatrician.
Posted on 1/28/23 at 9:18 am to c0rndogs
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Just let her sleep on her stomach. All of mine did and they're all fine. That was a battle with my wife because she wanted to do everything the doc said by the book and it got to the point where either you let her sleep on her stomach so you can also get some sleep, or no one freaking sleeps
In 2006 we were at the height of the “back to sleep” campaign. My firstborn was a gawd awful sleeper as a newborn. Never a peaceful night.
At about 3months we decided to let him sleep on his belly and my wife fought it and fought it because of the propaganda. Her mom and I said, let’s just give it one night and then he slept through the night from there on out. Never lost another minute of sleep to that kid till he started driving.
Every kid is different and I’m sure the Drs that advised that were pure of heart but I hope they die in a fire.
Posted on 1/28/23 at 9:28 am to doclsu08
Like others said if they can roll it's ok. Also no more swaddle once that happens. We moved ours into Kyte sleep sacks at that point. Also don't want bumpers or anything in the crib. My wife(no pics) was so worried we got them newton mattress because you can breath through it. I tried and was easier to breath through then a mask. It's also pretty dam comfortable, I layed in it to try it.
Posted on 1/28/23 at 9:39 am to doclsu08
My youngest is almost 22 so it’s been a while but ALL of my kids slept better on their bellies. I remember the pediatrician asking about it and k said if she doesn’t sleep I don’t sleep.
He then said “well she’s not exposed to smokers, she’s breastfed which are good things to help but I have to encourage back sleeping”. Loved that he never made me feel awful for letting her sleep on her tummy.
He then said “well she’s not exposed to smokers, she’s breastfed which are good things to help but I have to encourage back sleeping”. Loved that he never made me feel awful for letting her sleep on her tummy.
Posted on 1/28/23 at 9:42 am to thejudge
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Get a sleep sack you zip em up in No bumpers on the bed either. Anything within 3 or 4 inches of the mouth at that age can interrupt the air flow as their diaphragms are not strong enough to compensate.
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Posted on 1/28/23 at 10:00 am to doclsu08
If she is rolling over then let her sleep in whatever position she favors. If she cannot, placing them on their back is the currently preferred position. My two older kids (born in the early/mid 80s)were generally stomach sleepers because that was kind of the preferred position back then. My two younger kids (late 90s) were back sleepers. They all slept reasonably well.
The reasoning is related to SIDS and is relatively new (1992). SIDS is not incredibly common, but the back sleeping campaign along with general SIDS prevention awareness have lowered those risks from 130.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 38.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020.
I would also advise you to never take medical advice from the OT
Congrats on the progeny. Your life will never be the same.
The reasoning is related to SIDS and is relatively new (1992). SIDS is not incredibly common, but the back sleeping campaign along with general SIDS prevention awareness have lowered those risks from 130.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 38.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020.
I would also advise you to never take medical advice from the OT
Congrats on the progeny. Your life will never be the same.
Posted on 1/28/23 at 10:01 am to doclsu08
Stomach sleeper here. Not dead
Posted on 1/28/23 at 10:02 am to doclsu08
Congrats on the beautiful family addition. As I sit here in tears as someone who has been touched by SIDS, I beg you to remain putting her to sleep on her back, 2-4 months is the age of the highest chances of this happening. Also, if anyone else cares for her they need to do the same. The numbers go up drastically for babies that are put down sometimes on their tummies.
Posted on 1/28/23 at 11:32 am to mdomingue
Offers two lengthy paragraphs of medical advice on the OT and then adds:
quote:So what is the OT supposed to believe?
I would also advise you to never take medical advice from the OT
This post was edited on 1/28/23 at 11:54 am
Posted on 1/28/23 at 12:05 pm to doclsu08
My fiancé is a doula that trains other doulas and a lactation consultant that works with babies in this phase daily. I’m gonna get some input from her.
Posted on 1/28/23 at 12:10 pm to TomballTiger
She says short answer is yes it’s dangerous She’s going to give me a response with more explanation shortly and I’ll post it here.
Posted on 1/28/23 at 1:15 pm to tigergirl10
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4 kids in 7 years is impressive.
They were born in 2003,2005,2007,2009. Snipped a month after the last one.
ETA: Oh and yea I wasn't paying attention to the 2 1/2 months thing.
We didn't let ours sleep on their stomachs until they were turning over both ways(4-5 months?). Before that they were nestled up both sides with sleep position support thingies. Just like this one.
Baby Side Sleeping Pillow & Anti-Rollover
This post was edited on 1/28/23 at 4:15 pm
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