How should i place my baby when he goes to sleep so that he does not become victim of SIDS?

Answer 1

Baby should be placed on his/her back to sleep

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Always place your baby on his or her back to sleep, for naps and at night. The back sleep position is the safest, and every sleep time counts.


Place your baby on a firm sleep surface, such as on a safety-approved crib mattress, covered by a fitted sheet. Never place your baby to sleep on pillows, quilts, sheepskins, or other soft surfaces.


Keep soft objects, toys, and loose bedding out of your baby's sleep area. Don't use pillows, blankets, quilts, sheepskins, and pillow-like crib bumpers in your baby's sleep area, and keep any other items away from your baby's face.


Do not allow smoking around your baby. Don't smoke before or after the birth of your baby, and don't let others smoke around your baby.


Keep your baby's sleep area close to, but separate from, where you and others sleep. Your baby should not sleep in a bed or on a couch or armchair with adults or other children, but he or she can sleep in the same room as you. If you bring the baby into bed with you to breastfeed, put him or her back in a separate sleep area, such as a bassinet, crib, cradle, or a bedside cosleeper (infant bed that attaches to an adult bed) when finished.


Think about using a clean, dry pacifier when placing the infant down to sleep,
but don't force the baby to take it. (If you are breastfeeding your baby, wait until your child is 1 month old or is used to breastfeeding before using a pacifier.)


Do not let your baby overheat during sleep. Dress your baby in light sleep clothing, and keep the room at a temperature that is comfortable for an adult.


Avoid products that claim to reduce the risk of SIDS because most have not been tested for effectiveness or safety.


Do not use home monitors to reduce the risk of SIDS. If you have questions about using monitors for other conditions talk to your health care provider.



Reduce the chance that flat spots will develop on your baby's head: provide "Tummy Time" when your baby is awake and someone is watching; change the direction that your baby lies in the crib from one week to the next; and avoid too much time in car seats, carriers, and bouncers.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I agree with Rosey55 D. We use the babesafe covers and recommend them to all our friends.

All of the other answers are great, but I need to point out to you that even when all preventative measures are taken, there's no guarantee that a baby won't fall victim to SIDS.

Answer 4

On his back in a cleared safe sleeping place (crib, bassinet). Also check his hospital hearing score, I just read this morning in Womans Day (Jan 2008 issue) magazine that 31% of babies who died from SIDS all scored 4 points lower on their newborn hearing test in the right ear compared with healthy babies.

Answer 5

Back to sleep!! swaddle your baby and put his back if you have a family history of sids or your baby has reflux talk to your doctor about an apnea monitor

Answer 6

Go to this website to learn more about SIDS. www.babysake.com. They have had a 100% reduced SIDS in New Zealand.

Answer 7

First, remember that SIDS effects about 1 in every 2000 babies so it's not very common. Also, most of the medical community believes it's a rare defect in a child that makes a child more likely to have SIDS. So, since it's very unlikely your child has this rare defect theres probably no chance your child will die of SIDS no matter how you put them to sleep (stomach, side, or back). Of course, I am only talking about this defect. All the other SIDS prevention rules are very important to follow as they can increase the risk of SIDS in any child.

The doctors currently recommend that babies sleep on their backs but that they have 3 hours of awake time everyday when they are on their stomach. This is known as Tummy Time. But I would definitely avoid any type of sleep positioner as they will cause far more problems than they are worth. Also, once a baby can flip itself over you should definitely allow it to sleep on it's stomach.

Back sleep is associated with social skills delays at 6 months, motor skills delays at 6 months, deformational plagiocephaly ( Flat Head Syndrome ), Torticollis (short neck muscles), shoulder retraction, increased episodes of sleep apnea, and shorter sleep periods. Stomach sleep is has none of those negative effects and also prevents hip subluxation, reduces infant screaming periods, lessens colic, and increases sleep time. Before 1993 over 70% of U.S. babies slept on their stomachs (prone position), 13% slept on their backs (side position) and the rest slept on their sides (lateral position). Since 1993 there has been a 500% increase in Flat Head Syndrome and a huge increase in children with developmental delays and disorders and learning disabilities. Personally, I think that Stomach Sleep is far healthier and babies should be sleeping on their tummies since they're day of birth. But, if you do put your baby to sleep on it's back make sure you regularly change it's head position each night to prevent flat head syndrome and also give him at least 3 hours a day awake on his stomach. If a parent decides to put their child to sleep on it's stomach they should first watch the baby sleep or have the baby sleep on it's stomach on their chest to see how the baby likes it. Also, if you have a family history of SIDS or if you or someone in the household smokes you should talk to a doctor. Good Luck.

Here are 3 interesting artices:

The Flip Side of 'Back to Sleep'
http://www.oandp.com/edge/issues/articles/2006-12_02.asp

A reassessment of the Back to Sleep Campaign
http://cgi.thescientificworld.co.uk/cgi-bin/processHtml.pl?Id=2005.03.71.html&format=Dreamweaver

Supine and Prone: A Winning Combination
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1595182

Answer 8

Put him on his back. Do not have anything in his crib, bassinet, etc, other than a sheet that is snug around the mattress. If you need to keep your baby warm, use a sleep sack or warm pajamas. Do not have the heat on too high(higher than you would feel comfortable.)

Once they are able to rollover, they are safe to sleep in an position that is comfortable for them.

Answer 9

i don't agree with the whole sleeping on their back because years ago and im not talking 20 years im saying like 5 years ago they said to put the baby on their side because if they are on their back and they vomit they can aspirate it into their lungs a drown in it or they can even choke on it. and this actually happened to my son, thank god i heard him. so since then i have always put my babies on their side. no risk from vomit or sids. they make a wedge type thing to put in the babies bed to keep them on their side.

Answer 10

It's recommended that babies sleep on their backs until such time as they are mobile (and strong enough) to turn over (when that happens, well, they pretty much sleep whatever way they are comfortable).