2006-07-04 01:50:52 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
"Back" to sleep- it's latest recommendations by the American Pediatric Association.
2006-07-04 01:54:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Newborns should sleep on their stomachs if you've noticed in the nursery they were on their stomachs..I think for safety also, sometimes they belch up milk after a feeding..on the stomach it will come out of their mouths on the back they may choke..also I think the stomach saves that bald spot that they get as they grow older...I just always thought stomach is better..After, they can hold up that head, side could be preferable..once they can roll over any position..Now they control the movements from back to side to stomach..Air bubbles may be another good reason for them to sleep on their stomachs..
2006-07-04 02:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by mscapricorn3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back *only*. Babies who sleep on their stomachs have double the risk of dying of SIDS compared to babies who are put to sleep on their backs. Side sleeping has an intermediate risk. But why would you *not* want to minimize the risk for your baby?! And if your baby *does* happen to be the one out fo a thousand who dies of SIDS, how will you feel knowing that you may have been the cause of death?!
And, incidentally, a lot of mothers will tell you that their babies slept better on their stomachs...that's the whole point!! Babies *do* (by and large) sleep more soundly on their stomachs...but *good* sleep in sleep they wake up from in the morning. Ask any mother who lost a baby to SIDS!
Moreover, babies who sleep on their stomachs are also at higher risk of dying of suffocation (a *different* problem than SIDS, although many people, including doctors, confuse the two) if they vomit. This is because a baby would have her/his face sitting in a puddle of vomit.
The suffocation risk is reduced when baby can turn her/his head reliably well. The SIDS risk continues for the first 6-12 months, but once a baby can roll over by her/himself, there's not much you can do about it any more...
2006-07-04 01:59:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should always sleep on their back. I f they sleep on their stomach they could suffocate on their blankets or whatever is in the crib with them. Side wouldn't be to bad i don't think. But definitely keep the baby on its back. That's the best way and the safest way for a newborn to sleep.
2006-07-04 03:12:07 · answer #4 · answered by element_de_grim_reeper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newborns should only sleep on their backs! It is the greatest way to help prevent SIDS. Don't put them to sleep on their stomachs or their sides.
2006-07-04 09:50:56 · answer #5 · answered by kappgal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always put my boys on their side until they were able to roll over then they slept on their stomachs. If you lay them on their side make sure that you put a rolled up blanket behind them and in front of them to keep them from rolling. I have found that they sleep better this way. Both my boys were sleeping all night from 2 months old. I don't know if it's because of that but I know it helped out a lot.
But of course it's what you are comfortable doing. All the doctors say on their back, your parents might say stomach... Which they do sleep best that way.... But it's really up to you.
2006-07-04 06:24:42 · answer #6 · answered by mommyof2_2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEVER ON THEIR STOMACH!!!! I did some research when my son was born. Boys are more likely to die than girls from SIDS. African-American babies are, like, 2 times more likely to die from SIDS, and American-Indian babies are around 3 times more likely to die. The chances of your baby dieing from SIDS after 6 months drops quite a bit, but don't go completely away until about a year old. They have come to think that it is something wrong with the baby's brain that causes SIDS. The part of the brain that is supposed to make him wake up when he can't breath doesn't work. Also, another thing they say is that when you lay your baby on his/her stomach, your baby is breathing in carbon monoxide, because they are breathing in the same air they just exhaled. You can rotate your baby from right side, to back, to left side as they wake-up in the night so that they don't get a bald spot or flat head if that worries you.
2006-07-04 04:57:29 · answer #7 · answered by sean's_mom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drs recommend on the back now! My baby had a problem with spitting up a lot and they had me put a pillow under the mattress so he was propped up a little, I guess a lot of doctors recommend this too. Hope it helps. Oh, just an added piece of info, if they sleep with a pacifire in the mouth, it reduces the risk of SIDS somewhere around 90%!
2006-07-04 01:55:15 · answer #8 · answered by Mommyof3 BGB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A baby should NEVER sleep on it's stomach. When you place an infant on it's stomach to sleep you risk losing your baby to SIDS. As to side or back, let your baby tell you. If your baby seems to wake up as soon as you lay them on thier back, then try the side. Remember, your baby just came out of a "cacoon" like surrounding, so being flat on thier back may seem too vulnerable. My own children slept SO much better and longer when they were swaddled and on thier side. When your child starts to roll onto thier stomach on thier own, it will be safer for them on thier stomach. I think when you hit the 6 month marker, it is not so bad for them to be on thier stomach.
2006-07-04 02:42:18 · answer #9 · answered by quila_howell 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can sleep on there back most of the time. But after feeding it's better for them to sleep on there side/ stomach, it case they throw up, they will not choke.
2006-07-04 02:30:25 · answer #10 · answered by *Cutie* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a big emphasis on "Back to Sleep" on the part of government agencies dealing with child and infant care. There has been some research done that shows children who sleep on their back are less likely to die form SIDS than babies who sleep on their bellies or sides.
2006-07-04 01:54:54 · answer #11 · answered by But why is the rum always gone? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋