About sleep position of infants,which do you think is the best and why???

Question

Is it bad to let infants to sleep eith thier chest that is thier face down?? which position do you recomend??/

Answer 1

sleeping on their backs,because there is less chance of SIDS and colic

Answer 2

Last week I heard about a special they had on television...I have been told 1,000 times to put them to sleep on their backs and thats what I've been doing with my 3 weeks old, then last week I heard on tv that since they have started telling people to put them on their backs SIDS cases have gone down like 12 or 15%. They say that once they are old enough to roll over on their own then they are old enough to awaken if they are suffocating.

Also I just read an article in a parenting magazine about how pacifiers at bedtime also reduce the risk of SIDS by a whole bunch because the pacifier being in their mouth blocks any blankets or pillows from suffocating them. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Sleeping on their back is much safer. When my son was born I heard no end of the "Back to Sleep" campaign, which encourages parents to only let infants sleep on their back. Since its start, "Back to Sleep" has reduced SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) deaths significantly.

I always tried to put my son on his back, but he rolled over at a very early age (almost from birth) onto his side. The side is safer than sleeping on the stomach. Now though, my son (11 months) rolls onto his stomach as soon as I lay him down; it would be impossible to put him on his back every time he rolled over and get any sleep at all, so I've given up on that. The most crucial age is before 6 months old, and most babies cannot roll all the way over on their stomach until then anyway; so keep trying to get your baby to sleep on his/her back.

Answer 4

I don't think it's bad to let babies sleep on their chest.We were brought up in my family to sleep that way because my mother believes that that way of lying Will help bring out any regurgitated food slowly through the nose instead allowing it go to the wrong place that might choke the baby.We really got used to sleeping this way that even as an adult now and with pregnancy i always feel like sleeping on my tommy.For my first child her father always changed position for her while she was asleep cos he said he felt sorry for her she was so tiny and could not do anything for her so he wanted to do everything for her.The advantage of changing positions for babies especially new Born's in that it helps shape their heads.babies that are always in one position have that part of their head pressed in and this might never disappear thereby disfiguring their heads.

Answer 5

It is reccommended that infant sleep on their back, but I have always put mine either on their back or side. Spitters may spit up in their sleep and choke on it. Remember this is my opinion. Check with your doctor if the only way the baby will sleep is on their tummy.

Answer 6

you can take all of the recommendations and suggestions in the worlds, but what it comes down to, is what you are comfortable doing with you baby.

me personally, I put my babies to sleep on their sides, with rolled towels on either side of them like walls when they were newborn.

thereafter, I laid them on their stomachs, so if they did spit up, they could at least turn their head away from it. I would just make sure there was nothing there to stop her breathing. I even always double checked to make sure the crib sheet was tight enough not to get bunched up in their face.

Answer 7

I have been told that the best way for a baby to sleep is on their back, sleeping on their stomach greatly increases the risk of suffocation. Also if you still need advice on g-tube babies e-mail me because my daughter has a g-tube and also had the nissen fundoplication done as [e-mail]

Answer 8

To prevent SIDS(Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), which is ever so common, make sure the baby sleeps on it's back, and do not let it slep with any stuffed animals, blankets, etc.

Answer 9

They recommened that you place a baby on their backs to sleep as there is less chance of sids that way.My daughter who is now 11 months old is put to bed on her back but during the night she rolls over to sleep on her tummy or on to her side.She has liked to sleep on her side sence she was brought home from the hospital. Untill they are able to roll over by themselfs always put them on their backs.

Answer 10

sleeping on the tummy can result in higher cases of SIDS. It's always recommended that infants sleep on their back. My children always slept on their back. Of course once they start moving around and flipping over you can't help if they end up on their tummys but always put them to bed on their back.

Answer 11

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that an infant sleep on his/her back or side ONLY.