my baby loves to sleep on his tummy, but the doctor says he has an increased chance of SIDS of he continues.?

Question

im afraid to let him sleep on his back because i dont want him to choke or drown in spit up. what should i do?

Answer 1

Babies do not choke or drown on their backs. The reason babies love to sleep on their stomachs is because they sleep deeper and do not wake themselves up by startling or flailing. But, that is the danger. Because they sleep deeper and cannot lift their heads, they do not wake when their oxygen levels dip or carbon dioxide builds up. They do not wake and lift their heads for more oxygen and as the dioxide builds and the oxygen level drops, they die. This is why it is so important to put the baby on his back. If he wakes often, try swaddling him (light blanket, do not make him too hot-another SIDS risk). good luck!

Answer 2

Never let your baby sleep on his tummy. He can smother himself and die of sids. Youd ont want that on your conscience for not following the DR advice. They do sell these sleep helpers for babies that have two sides and baby sleeps between them, it helps prevent the baby from rolling onto tummy. I cannot remember what it is called but walmart has them in the baby secton or target. I used it and it was a big helper. Listen to the DR because they have had to deal with parents who mourned a child who died from sids and they would know best. Why would you take a chance and not follow his advice? If you burp baby before you put him to sleep you wont have to worry about the baby drowning or choking in spit up.

Answer 3

doctors always change their professional opinions based on studies they happen to read.

Place the baby on it back, if the baby rolls over there should be no problem, however ensure that there is nothing in the crib that the baby can roll on to.

There is a small chance that the baby can 'choke or drown' in spit, if you are scared of the back and the tummy, there are devices out there that can help keep the baby on the side. any baby store will carry such as device

Answer 4

The APA is constantly changing what's supposed to be right and wrong. Follow your own judgement for your baby. After doing some research I found that there are babies who have died from "SIDS" even while sleeping on their backs. SIDS is not just about what position they sleep in. The doctors will not tell you anything that goes against what the APA suggests so sometimes they aren't very helpful either.

Answer 5

Sleeping on the back is the #1 choice for everyone. Even though you think they might choke but they won't they usually keep their heads to the side anyway. Statistics have shown that the cases of SIDS has dropped dramatically since babies have been put on their backs...do not risk your babies life! Every once in a while is fine if you are right there with them.

Answer 6

One minute they tell you let the baby sleep on their tummy, next they tell you on the side is best, now they say on the back.
There have been studies that suggest that giving your child a pacifier at bedtime also helps reduce the risk of SIDS.

Since my daughter is 3 months old and can roll over from her back to stomach and stomach to back, I don't worry about it,

If you lay the baby on their sides, just make sure you have some recieving blankets rolled up and placed in front of the stomach, so if he does roll over, it will be onto his back.
Don't put any stuffed animals, pillows or extra fluffy blankets in the crib/bassinet, and the baby will be fine.

Answer 7

It is way better to have your infant sleep on his back, than risk the chance of SIDS. He won't drown in his drool, the swallowing reflex is very strong in infants (in fact, it is the last reflex you lose before dying). By the time your baby is able to roll over from front to back (and vice versa) he will better be able to get himself out of situations that would inhibit his breathing. Your doctor is right... keep your baby on his back to sleep.

Answer 8

I would follow the advice to have your baby sleep on its side. Rolling up the blankets it a good idea or even a rolled pillow. If your baby is old enough to roll over onto his stomach then I would let him sleep. But when myson was young, I was worried about suffocation while on his stomach and the choking on his back. So that's why I did the side.

Answer 9

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The sound track gently produces energy over the full human hearing spectrum with an embedded pulse that gently eases the brain to the Alpha state well known for drowsiness and sleep induction.

Answer 10

no longer dumb in any respect. they think of it must be because of the fact of respiratory... the two toddler smothers from pressing it somewhat is face down into the bedding (partly why puffier bedding is often seen much less risk-free) or it must be that toddler breathes in greater poisonous off-gassed fumes from the mattress components whilst they're face down (the latex and different shape components enable off assorted poisonous fumes, distinctly if the mattress is new). Its additionally nicely worth noting that they do no longer propose putting new flooring into toddler's room for roughly 6 months earlier or after toddler is born. they think of that the glues contained in the flooring would make contributions to 'poisonous ecosystem' problems contained in the toddler, which often times includeds SIDS. (The 'new motor vehicle' scent could be a solid occasion of those kinds of fumes, in spite of the undeniable fact that we generally spend much less time in a motor vehicle than a mattress room and consequently the publicity risk is a lot decrease). Newborns generally have much less stepped forward administration of the autonomic purposes, alongside with respiratory, so that's smart to me that introducing particular chemicals would, at times, make the situation worse.