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Once baby has arrived which position 2 sleep?????
Hi ladies......
Ive recently read that the now recomended position to put your baby to sleep in cot etc in on there backs. With my last baby the recomended position was on there side,with a small towell propt behind back to stop them rolling onto there backs. It was felt that better on there side so that if they vomit it would just come out easy as opposed to on there backs where they could gag on it.
Any comments,ideas anyone. I kinda think it makes sense on there sides,what do you think etc???
Ive recently read that the now recomended position to put your baby to sleep in cot etc in on there backs. With my last baby the recomended position was on there side,with a small towell propt behind back to stop them rolling onto there backs. It was felt that better on there side so that if they vomit it would just come out easy as opposed to on there backs where they could gag on it.
Any comments,ideas anyone. I kinda think it makes sense on there sides,what do you think etc???
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I am sure once baby is here they will make up their mind on how they want to do things and they can be very stubborn in making sure they have it their way!
Good luck xx
Sometimes I wonder have they actually had kids themselves??
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My sisters have 3 children each and all of them prefered their fronts. When I was little it was the practice to sleep on your front so I'll be going for side at night time but back during the day (when I'm awake) Change which bit of the head is getting squashed!! But it will probably all change when little one tells me what he/she wants
Only a week to find out if he/she arrives on time PLEASE OH PLEASE HURRY UP AND GET HERE!! LOL
yes guidelines do change slightly from one year to the next but to put your baby to lie on it's back has been around since the 90's it's not a new thing. New researches come out and medical knowledge increases, so we should always keep up todate. but it's proven that it lessens the chance of baby dying of SIDS.
we used to paint our babies cots with lead paint then let us chew to it...!! lol. yes we all survived it, but that doesn't mean that I'd want to do the same for my son. The same way I wouldn't put my son on his belly to sleep.
when daniel was a baby he was a sicky baby for the first few weeks and was too worried about the being sick, but every time he did he would turn his head to the side. never once did he choke on it. If you find your baby does choke then putting baby on his side & a towel behind is a good idea. All babies should be with you for the first 6 months anyway so if you hear them be sick, cough or choke you will be there anyway.
Plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) is NOT caused by people putting baby on it's back to sleep!!! That's just the biggest story told!!!! It's caused because parents these days don't put baby on their fronts to play as much as they should. All babies will get a small amount of flatness on their heads because they are born will soft skulls. this corrects itself when baby starts to sit etc. But then with that and putting them on their backs in bouncy chairs, car seats, and playing under gyms etc increase the chance of becoming flatter. So the change should be more playing on the belly not changing the sleep postion. I would never risk putting baby on it's front to escape a flat head for costmetic reasons.
At the end of the day some babies do only sleep on their fronts or sides. But there are many studies to prove that sleeping on the back HAS decreased the amount of babies dying of SIDS. I would never want to tempt fate tbh and put him on his front at all. He's now 15 months old and he sleeps on his back but moves onto his side sometimes.
Very good thread bex!!
wendy xx )
Didnt know you had little boy,lol your having yours close together how nice, They can play together.
Yes its true that the medical profession learn and therfore change....But it can sometimes be confusing carnt it !!!!. I think thats a good suggestion. Daytime play on tummy. Sleep during day while your awake on back, But I think at night I still feel more confortable using there side to sleep. Thats hoping that she sleeps mind you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There was a nurse on the site now and she was saying that even adults who maybe dont have so much control are put on there sides, so Maybe shes got a point to.