What's The Best Way For A Baby To Sleep?

Question

on his/her stomach, on the back, or on the right/left side?

Answer 1

Back!!! Check out the website below... Sleeping on the back prevents SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome).

The websites is National Institute for Child Health and Development...

Answer 2

If anyone told you that they know this indefinitely, they would be lying. The medical journals and news media change the position on a yearly basis on this issue and always have. Between my two children which were born in 96 and then 98 they switched their opinion once again. *Sigh* they don't know- it switched fom back to stomach to sides and then to back again. It's rediculous. My son's honestly slept better on their stomachs with their heads positioned to either side. They've been on their backs and sides as well. The most important thing to be concerned about is not the positioning so much as the items in the crib, especially bedding. do not throw heavy comforters in there with them or pillows, toys or other lose material in the sleeping area. Make sure you find a sheet that slips over the entire crib mattress and is tightly pulled rather than those that just fit on the ends.

All positions are needed in order to have a shaped head- if you lay a child too much in one position the soft crown of a baby will adjust to the pressure against the mattress which deforms the skull. You don't want your babies skull to flatten on the backside, so each time you lay them down, adjust the positioning from back, left and right sides.

Oh and about the comments about SIDS- there is no medical explanation and therefore should not be expressed as a difinitive. It bothered me that someone actually would say if you loved/cared for your child you would not place them any other way... here's some info for YOU;

In fact it has been speculated and documented (not by medical community but by the public) that immunizations contribute to death rate and usually "SIDS" labels are normally those children that had a lethal allergic reaction within 24 hours of their shots. If you do your research in the area and read journals of parents that lost their children this way- you will see a trend.

Also a parent smoking in a home, or having smoke residue on clothing and hands while handling a baby can cause a respiratory distress or cardiac abnormality than a baby positioned in his/her sleep.

Answer 3

I am a Early Childhood Major and i have been tough that the best way for a baby to sleep is on their back. They say this because of SIDS ( sudden infant death). There is no documented reason for this so it is recommended that baby's be placed on there backs to sleep and on there stomach to play.

Answer 4

Back to Sleep! It's the safest! Also you may want to try swaddling. Baby positioners are also great. Especially the ones that are at an incline. It helps with GERD and even if your child doesn't have that problem it will still help food digest easier. Never put your child on his stomach!

Answer 5

You should always place your baby on thier back to due SIDS (sudden infant death) also place the baby in the middle of the crim not to close to the bumper because at a certain age they will began to try and roll over and if they are against the bumper it may cause problems with breating. If you have problems keeping the baby on his/her back you can buy things that can help at babies r us, target, or walmart.

Answer 6

It`s better for the baby to sleep on it`s back if it lays on it`s stomach they wouldn't`t be able to sleep all that well

Answer 7

Baby should *only* sleep on her/his back. Putting a baby to sleep on her/his stomach *doubles* the risk of her/him dying of SIDS. Side lying carries a risk somewhere between the 2. Sleeping on her/his back also reduces the risk of suffocation death. If you value your baby's life, back-sleeping is the *only* healthy way until she/he learns to roll over by her/himself (by which time, baby has passed the highest risk period for SIDS).

Babies sleep longer and more deeply on their stomachs, but they sleep *better* on their backs--"good sleep" for a baby is sleep they wake up from!! Deep and long sleep are themselves a risk factor for SIDS; a baby is *meant* to wake frequently during the night. It keeps them alive.

Answer 8

Back-bundled up in the blanket.this helps them relax and get used to it. I didnt sleep well on my back unless i was in my parents bed. now i dont feel comfy sleeping on my back anymore lol i have to be on my right side.or at least i wake up on my right side every day lol.but when you put your baby to sleep bundle them up like a burito them makes it so they wont move their hands and legs which comforts them and helps them to NOT CRY =) lol its the miracle every parent wants. But sometimes it doesnt work =) .

Answer 9

Back. SIde they could roll over to their stomachs and suffocate as infants can't roll over. Once they can easily roll from front to back and vice versa like adults can, it is the child's preference then.

Answer 10

Put the infant on its back. Your baby could contract SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) by laying on its stomach. Please let it learn to roll over before you even think about considering letting it sleep on its stomach.