OT: HElP Infants Sleeping - Back or Tummy/Clubfeet

October 14, 2005

, swaddle him tightly and he can't move and startle himself. Keep in

mind they lived in very tight quarters their first 9 months, kwim? Another

suggestion might be to put him to sleep in his swing or bouncy seat until he can

roll back and forth by himself and be safe sleeping which ever way he wants.

s.

OT: HElP Infants Sleeping - Back or Tummy/Clubfeet

Okay, I having being thinking over this and would like some feedback because I

question if I am doing the right thing. I know that SIDS is huge in infants and

right now they say, back to sleep, seperate bed but same room and now recommend

as of yesterday a pacifier. Well has not liked sleeping on his back

since day one and will only sleep for very short periods of time on his back.

However, if I place him on his tummy, he sleeps for a few hours at a time and I

actually can sleep or do housework etc. The tummy thing scares me to death.

Right now we also have him in bed with us at night. That started back when we

were having so much troube with the DBB/Markells. Now he is in the P/M's so

hoping to wean him into his basinet. When he is on his back he startles himself

awake, by waving his arms etc....

I don't know what I should do.

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October 14, 2005

I wouldn't push a binky on a baby who doesn't want it - it's just one more

terrible withdrawal to wean them off of later and until they're old enough to

actually find it at night and plug it back in they'll be waking up every time

they drop it (screaming), which means you'll be waking up to plug them in to the

stupid thing (btdt thanks to a dh who INSISTED the baby use one). Same with

bottles, if you can go from breast to cup you'll be miles ahead of the game by

skipping the whole bottle thing.

s.

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Well and does not like any pacifier and I hate to push it. URGH!!!

October 14, 2005

I wouldn't push a binky on a baby who doesn't want it - it's just one more

terrible withdrawal to wean them off of later and until they're old enough to

actually find it at night and plug it back in they'll be waking up every time

they drop it (screaming), which means you'll be waking up to plug them in to the

stupid thing (btdt thanks to a dh who INSISTED the baby use one). Same with

bottles, if you can go from breast to cup you'll be miles ahead of the game by

skipping the whole bottle thing.

s.

----- Original Message -----

Well and does not like any pacifier and I hate to push it. URGH!!!

October 14, 2005

I agree with you Kori - it's so easy for the media to make a huge issue out of

something. I co-slept and breast fed both of mine. Shoot, they learned to

self-serve them self at night so I didn't even have to wake up!

s.

Re: Re: OT: HElP Infants Sleeping -

> Back or Tummy/Clubfeet

>

> Lily slept on her side for the first six weeks or so (propped up

> against me). However, I read last week that " they " (don't remember

> who, American Academy of Pediatrics??) don't recommend side sleeping

> as a good alternative to tummy sleeping w/ regard to SIDs. Seems

> to me that it must be better than tummy, but guess I'm not the expert.

>

> Anyway, Lily learned to roll over shortly after we moved her to her

> crib and now she often sleeps on her tummy (even though I still

> put her down on her back).

>

> Also heard on the news yesterday, that " they " are no longer recommending

> the alarms/monitors billed as SIDs prevention since there is no

> scientifc evidence to back them up.

>

> Hadn't heard the bit about the pacifier. How is that supposed to help?

> Both of my girls are thumb suckers (for better or worse).

>

> Kim

>

> leenernd wrote:

> -

> Have you tried a sleep positioner to see if laying on his side would

> work? With the whole pacifier study-they feel that babies sleep more

> deeply when on their stomach-thus they can't arouse themselves if

> say a blanket becomes entangled over them or a pillow/toy lands on

> them. If you go to the www.halo.com-they sell SIDs prevention items-

> but they also offer information into the SIDS issue. Maybe they can

> offer you some insight. We were told by our ped that once our son

> could roll on his belly himself, there was not as much of a risk

> because he was doing it himself. Hope that makes sense!

> Kathleen

>

> >

> > Okay, I having being thinking over this and would like some

> feedback because I question if I am doing the right thing. I know

> that SIDS is huge in infants and right now they say, back to sleep,

> seperate bed but same room and now recommend as of yesterday a

> pacifier. Well has not liked sleeping on his back since

> day one and will only sleep for very short periods of time on his

> back. However, if I place him on his tummy, he sleeps for a few

> hours at a time and I actually can sleep or do housework etc. The

> tummy thing scares me to death. Right now we also have him in bed

> with us at night. That started back when we were having so much

> troube with the DBB/Markells. Now he is in the P/M's so hoping to

> wean him into his basinet. When he is on his back he startles

> himself awake, by waving his arms etc....

> >

> > I don't know what I should do.

> >

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October 14, 2005