Re: looking for suggestions/Annick

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Thanks for your message, Annick,

I hadn't even thought about the bassinet. Thanks for bringing it up.

I guess I'd better start preparing myself for the inevitable (Abby

moving into her own room). I just can't believe how fast she's

changing. Somedays I wish I could just stop time for awhile.

Your son's story is such an inspiration. Thanks for hanging around

and sharing some secrets of your success It's a relief to know

that you were able to sleep on both sides and things rounded

out just fine. I'm so optimistic that repositioning will work for

Abby, too.

Christy and Abby

> Hi Christy,

>

> I know that

> > since I'd been exclusively sidesleeping Abby, she started to show

> > hints of getting flat on the new side.

>

> I personnaly believe that repositioning by putting a baby in only

one

> other constant new position (especially all night long) puts a baby

at

> risk of creating another flat spot, since it is how a flat spot in

the

> back occured in the first place. In my opinion, the best way to

> reposition is to vary the position you place your baby in.

>

> I repositioned my son by alternating his sleeping position from

side

> to side during the night starting while he was 2 months old (using

a

> side sleep positioner)from the time he was 2 months old, and it did

> not cause any flattening of his face. During the day, I would

> position him on his back non-flat side, and do lots of tummy time.

I

> would also let him be on his flat spot for short period of time,

while

> making sure to relief the pressure with the noggin nest or some

foam

> (the egg-crate type mattress they sell to put on beds). You can

also

> use memory foam (http://www.foamorder.com/)to relief the pressure.

>

> Another point I thought I would mention, is the use of the

bassinet...

> I believe that the bassinet we used for my son from birth to 3

months

> old is partly responsible for his plagio since the one we had only

had

> a 1 inch mattress, so as my son got heavier it was more like he was

> sleeping on the wood plank under! I won't be using it for my next

> child!! Same goes for his swing (a recent model at that) that

hardly

> had any foam before the hard plastic. For the times where I had to

> use it, it place a foam piece under the cover.

>

> As a suggestion to help you position your daughter, like a

mentioned

> in an earlier post, you can always sew a rice sock on the back of a

> onesie so that she can't roll on her flat spot.

>

> Good luck in your repositioning effort,

>

> Annick

> Mom to (repo grad)