How should a baby sleep???

Question

On their backs??? I was told that they can choke of their throw up in the middle of the night.

On their stomach or side??? I was told it causes sids...

HELP!!!!

Answer 1

Back or side, next to you.

Answer 2

Putting a baby to sleep on their back is associated with a number of negative things: deformational plagiocepahly (flat head syndrome), motor skills delays at 6 months, social skills delays at 6 months, torticollis (tightening of neck muscles), shoulder retraction, increased episodes of sleep apnea (lack of oxygen), and neurodevelopmental delays. Putting an infant to sleep on their stomach has none of these negative effects and also prevents hip subluxation, increases sleep duration, and lessents colic. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends infants sleep ont heir backs because of statistics that in my view are extremely misleading, overstated, and for 99% of infants not even applicable. Before 1993 over 70% of American babies slept on their stomachs, 13% slept on their backs, and the rest slept on their sides. Also, in another 5 or 10 years I think pediatricians will be recommending the stomach sleep position again because of all the problems that back sleep has caused infants over the last 15 years: Developmental delays, speech disorders, cerebral dysfunction, etc. Good Luck.

http://www.oandp.com/edge/issues/articles/2006-12_02.asp

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http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1595182

Answer 3

The books and doctors will tell you to put a baby on their back to avoid SIDS. However, once I knew my daughter could lift her head, I put her on her stomach and she slept through the night which was about when she was 7 weeks. Trust your instincts. Watch your baby during nap time and see what works best for you.

Answer 4

Nowadays doctors will say on their backs to prevent SIDS. Also keep stuffed animals and blankets out of the way to prevent suffocation.

You can also use a sleep positioner with a pillow at the top to help prevent movement, as well as preventing the "flat-head" syndrome.

Answer 5

Babies should be placed on their backs to sleep. If they're put on their sides, they can roll onto their stomach, and if placed on their stomachs they're at risk of rebreathing, basically causing suffocation. They also cannot lift their heads or roll away if something gets shoved against their face.

A healthy baby will turn their head and spit out anything that obstructs their airway. Unless something prevents them from spitting the vomit out (tape over the mouth, gag, etc..unlikely things in normal cases) they won't choke.

Answer 6

unless your child has severe reflux, back is safest. If your child does have reflux, it is usually safest to have them sleep on an incline, either in a crib with pillows under the mattress or otherwise raised at the top, in a swing or bouncy seat, or in your arms. I have heard of some doctors saying that in cases of *VERY* severe reflux it is sometimes a lesser of two evils to put Baby on his/her stomach.

But the short answer-on their back.

Answer 7

They say that on their backs is the safest way. You will find when your baby starts to roll over they will find the most comfortable position for themselves. Majority of the time that is on the tummies. But start them out on their back.

Answer 8

I was always told they should sleep on their backs, but if that is not comfortable for them, then on their stomachs.

Answer 9

There are risks no matter how you put the baby to sleep but teh going advice is to put them on their backs.

Answer 10

put them on their backs...that's the way the ped. wants them to sleep any other way will increase their chances of sids