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- Do you ALWAYS put baby to sleep on his back?
- 3-month-old won’t sleep on his back
- 6-month-old is rolling over on to his stomach to sleep
- Baby rolling over and waking himself up
- Transitioning 4-m-o from sleeping in swing – hates back!
- Flat head from back sleeping
- SIDS Paranoia
- Tummy Time
Do you ALWAYS put baby to sleep on his back? August 2005
Ok, we all know that one should always put one’s baby to sleep on his back. What I want to know is how many of you ALWAYS do that. What about the baby that has a difficult time sleeping on his or her back? Obviously I don’t want anything bad to happen to my baby, but my feeling is that he’d nap much better on his tummy than on his back. Needless to say I don’t want my baby to die of SIDS, but it would be great if he could sleep a couple of hours on his tummy. Your thoughts on the matter are appreciated. Anon
I do think babies sleep better on the tummy. However, until they are rolling over on their tummies of their own accord I don’t recommend you taking the chance.
We were big fans of the tight swaddle and found our son slept very well if he was burritoed up really well. The startling would wake him up and the swaddle prevented this. My mother was kind of disturbed that we swaddled as late as five months if necessary, but we have a very good sleeper now.
The Night
New parents face one issue that matters more than all of the others: How to get a baby to sleep.
Mastering the parenting skill of putting a baby to sleep is one of the most important, and the trickiest. Fortunately, there is plenty of parenting advice out there for how to get a baby to stop crying and fall asleep. Unfortunately, much of it is not very helpful for Moms and Dads looking for a usable answer.
Parenting Books Advice on Baby Sleep
There are literally thousands of books out there with advice for parents. Whether first time parents, or parents with previous children, there is a top parenting advice book out there waiting to be snatched off the bookstore shelf. Some of them are very authoritative sounding. They are written by doctors or they bear the names of well respected medical institutions like Children’s Hospitals or doctors groups like the American Medical Association (AMA) or the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
How to Put Baby to Sleep
One of the top issues that parents continue to struggle with is how to put baby to sleep. Obviously there are other more serious and even controversial topics, but the issue of putting baby to sleep is a real one.
Is there one magical answer? Not really, but we have compiled a list of top suggestions that have worked for many parents just like you!
Who’s right or wrong? According to Dr. Sears, letting a child “cry it out” is the worst thing that a parent can do.
Newborn Sleeping Habits/ Constant Grunting
Hi-
I didn’t have time to read the other advice but we had the same situation with our daughter.
First: he is only 3 weeks old. Some people call the first 3 months “the 4th trimester” b/c the baby has to get used to living outside.
Second: there are 2 books that helped us a TON.
1. Happiest Baby on the Block
2. No Cry Sleep Solution
Both involve trying to replicate the conditions in the womb. We found our baby slept better in a swaddle. Kiddopatomous has them (BabiesRUs) in fleece for colder nights. They are about $10. Swaddle, shush, swing and let him suck on a pacifier.
Q: Should my baby sleep on his back or on his stomach?
Q: We have a brand-new baby and I’m in a panic about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. My mother-in-law tells me I should put the baby down to sleep on his stomach. But I’m pretty sure that I read that babies should sleep on their backs. Who’s right, and is there anything else I need to know about sleep safety?
A: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which affects otherwise healthy babies, is one of the scariest issues confronting new parents-and there’s good reason: Every year SIDS claims about 7,000 lives. It’s the most common cause of death of children between 1 week and 1 year old, striking about one of every thousand babies. A lot of research has been done on the topic and the experts have determined that it’s possible for parents to reduce the chances of SIDS.
A few years ago, the “Back to Sleep” campaign was launched in response to SIDS. That catchy phrase is meant to remind parents to always put infants to sleep on their backs. Tell this to your mother-in-law.
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