Whenever DD sleeps for longer than I expect her to, I start freaking out about SIDS. Especially now that she sleeps on her belly sometimes. I always put her down on her back, but she loves rolling and before I even left the room for her morning nap, she was on her belly, falling asleep. It's been over 2 hours (she usually doesn't nap that long), so I just checked on her. She was on her belly, very still, and for one heart stopping moment, I feared the worst. Then I saw her breathing and left so she could keep napping.
I'm just wondering if this is still on anyone's mind, or if I'm overreacting and being too anxious.
Re: Anyone still worried about SIDS?
Yes. As all the other STM's will tell you, this really never goes away. Maybe gets slightly better, but never goes away. I love this story my BFF told me - she was telling her DH how worried she was that the baby had been sleeping for so long, and he says "so let me get this straight...you don't like it if he doesn't sleep for long enough, and now you don't like it if he sleeps too long?? Woman, will you just be happy?"
Pretty much sums up motherhood.
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I literally just came here to post about this as DD just flipped to her belly for her nap and it is taking all of my restraint not to flip her back (though I probably will!) She is still in the arms reach mini co-sleeper by our bed so she does not have a ton of room to roll around, but she has managed this and it is freaking me out. We have only been unswaddled for a week and a half about and I really preferred the swaddle between 2 rice socks because she could not get into another position.
I don't want to be a crazy mom and I feel like I am pretty chill about a lot of things. But we have 2 moms who lost babies to SIDS in my Facebook loss moms group so it is not like it is something that I just know can happen but have never heard of it actually occurring. One of them was 6 months
Update: I did not finish typing this thread before I put her back on her side. Sigh. So no, you are definitely not alone!
We are so thankful that our second daughter, Lillian Elizabeth "Lily", was born healthy and happy on February 11, 2013. We love her to pieces.
We lost our first daughter, Hannah Grace on May 4, 2011. She was buried on May 14 during a beautiful service at my home church. We are grateful that if she could not be here with us, that she is healed and whole with the Lord. We look forward to the day when we will get to meet her. We love her so much.
We are on our second nap and she has flipped again. I am trying to be chill....however, I can't really tell on the monitor if she is breathing so I set a paci on her back and can see it move up and down. I know that is crazy and I don't care. It is still taking all of my restraint not to flip her, but she needs some sleep....we are starting some of the sleep regression stuff I have previously only read about and it. is. not. fun.
We are so thankful that our second daughter, Lillian Elizabeth "Lily", was born healthy and happy on February 11, 2013. We love her to pieces.
We lost our first daughter, Hannah Grace on May 4, 2011. She was buried on May 14 during a beautiful service at my home church. We are grateful that if she could not be here with us, that she is healed and whole with the Lord. We look forward to the day when we will get to meet her. We love her so much.
My littlest bedshares, so he is on me/eating half the night most nights, but during the day I poke him all the time to make sure he's still alive. If he doesn't move, I freak out and poke harder/gently shake (wiggle) until he grunts at me or moves. I still go listen for the older one's breathing at night and poke him too.
Many people lose their children after the 6 month mark, even though it becomes less common. Please keep those babies safe.
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