sleeping/ SIDS?

Question

i went to he doctor today for my babys 3month check up and shots. she was asking about him and we were going over everything and she said "o and remember to keep him on his side or back while sleeping, cause that can lead to SIDS in a baby this age."
Well, just so happens my baby is a stomach sleeper... he sleeps so much longer and better but my doctor has me freaked out now.
what exactly is sids? any ways of preventing?

Answer 1

SIDS is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Nobody really knows what causes it. There is evidence that babies who sleep on their backs or sides are less prone to SIDS. There is also evidence that co-sleeping and breastfeeding reduces the chance of SIDS significantly.

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/t102100.asp
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Answer 2

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome-SIDS is the sudden death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history.
My 6 week old baby passed away on Thanksgiving because of SIDS. I talked to the Medical Examiner about SIDS and there is absolutely nothing you can do to prevent it. My baby boy was on his belly (but my other 3 girls slept that way too). She said there is NO answer and that was NOT the reason. She told me a Neurotransmitter in the brain fails to trigger to tell the baby to breath or the heart to beat. She said she did not know what happened first re: the heart or the breathing. She kept telling me that there was nothing I could have done differently to prevent it. It usually happens most between 1 month and 6 months, they go peacefully and always in their sleep, there are autopsy hallmark signs that they see with the body. There are some ways that they think can prevent it, but it is not definitive since there is no solid evidence to prove it. They are still researching it.

Answer 3

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome they are not positive what actually causes it other than oxygen deprivation. The best ways to prevent or reduce the chances of SIDS is to have your baby sleep in a full size crib with a firm crib mattress, no blankets. no pillows, no stuffed animals on their back or side. Never let them sleep in your bed, on their tummy, on anything soft that their face can get buried in. These rules should be followed until they are 2 years old. They can tummy sleep once they can roll from back to tummy and tummy to back again.

Answer 4

you don't know what sids is? Its sudden infant death syndrome. they're not exactly sure what causes it but ways to prevent it are:
always sleep baby on back
avoid over-heating
no pillows, crib bumpers, or toys in the crib
keep baby away from cigarette smoke
check out http://www.sidsandkids.org

ditto with above, not trying to be rude, just never heard of a mother who didn't know what sids was.

Answer 5

My daughter had sleep apnia the only differance between it and SIDS is whether the child lives or dies. My brother died of SIDS. I used pillow wedges with both my children, they are 2 triangle shaped pillows that keep the baby on thier side that way if the baby spits up they can get it out and not choke on it. I also had an apnia monitor for my daughter that monitered her breathing, If she stopped it set off an alarm that would wake up the whole house.

Answer 6

Keep letting him sleep on his stomach. Back sleep is associated with social skills delays at 6 months, motor skills delays at 6 months, deformational plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome), torticollis (tightening of neck muscles), shoulder retraction, temperomandibular jaw disorder, and increased sleep apnea (lack of oxygen). Stomach sleep has none of those negative effects and also prevents hip subluxation, increases sleep duration, decreases infant screaming episodes, and lessens colic. Also, the SIDS "Back to Sleep" campaign statisitcs are misleading, overstated, and not even applicable to 99% of infants. Stomach sleep is far healthier. Before 1993 over 70% of American babies slept on their stoamchs, 13% slept on their backs, and the rest slept on their sides. Since 1993 there has been a 500% increase in deformational plagiocephaly and a massive increases in infants and children with developmental delays and disorders. The cause of SIDS is generally thought to be a very rare brain disorder (maybe 1 in 800 infants or so) so you have very little to worry about regarding SIDS. But, if you place him to sleep on his back you have greatly increased his chances of having either developmental delays or disorders. Good Luck.

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

http://cgi.thescientificworld.co.uk/cgi-bin/processHtml.pl?Id=2005.03.71.html&format=Dreamweaver

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

Answer 7

there have been different thoughts on this. At one time, when my daughter (28) was a baby, it was recommended that babies only sleep on their tummy. The idea was if they spit up or had a wet burp that it would roll out of their mouth and onto the sheet. Just don't lay them on a pillow on their tummy. When babies spit up lying on their backs, they could choke or aspirate. Three month old babies are usually capable of turning their head side to side while lying on their back or their tummy. To be honest, I put my grandson down on his tummy because I believe it is better.
SIDS is sudden infant death syndrome and there is no ONE cause. There are a multitude of causes and theories from low blood sugar to suffication and aspirations.

Answer 8

SIDS sudden infant death syndrome (unexplained deaths) also known as crib death. the best prevention is to listen to your doc. when babies lay on their tummy it is more likely they can suffocate.also don't put stuffed animals in the crib, or thick blankets, and they say you should not use bumper's either.

Answer 9

sudden infant death syndrome
ways to prevent- back sleeping
co-sleeping- no blankets or pillows
i cant believe you didnt know this, no offense i just never knew a mother who didnt know what sids was

Co-sleeping actually REDUCES the risk of sids because the baby tends to copy their parents breathing patterns- there is jsut a risk of you rolling on your baby but most mothers are very light sleepers