fan placement for reducing sids risk

irubyou2

I remember last year when the study came out that having a fan in the baby's room reduces the risk of sids by up to 72%.  I'm having a hard time, though, trying to find out whether the fan needs to be blowing directly on the baby, or just somewhere in the room.  I'm in an apartment, so I can't exactly install a ceiling fan, and I'm trying to figure out whether to buy a pedestal fan that will be tall enough to blow into the crib, or if one that sits on the floor near the crib will do the trick.

Does anyone have any info on this?  TIA!

twixx89

I don't think you need it blowing directly into the crib necessarily... Just having one in the room is good for air ciculation in general. I think that's why it reduces the risk of sids...

alina*marie

Wow I was just going to post along these lines! We have been using a box fan (we co-sleep) pointed at all of us since its been warm but now we don't need it to keep the room comfortable. I just pointed it away from him on the lowest setting tonight and was thinking of buying just a small fan. I am really curious to see what others are doing.

Tadpole711

I think it is just to keep the air moving in the room and doesn't have to be directly on them.

lemen99

I think the baby might be cold (uncomfortable?) if the fan were directly on them!

mayte06

We just have a pedestal fan in the room (In a corner) and I always have it oscillating, it does not blow directly into the crib.

grinsandgiggles

Yeah, don't blow it on the baby.  How uncomfortable and stuffed up the baby would get....it's to keep the air circulating around the room.  We have a small rotating fan we have sitting on the floor in the corner of the room. 

DarcyLongfellow

I'd think a pedestal fan would be better. You don't want it on the baby, but a box fan on the floor would circulate air down by the floor but not up where the baby is breathing the air.

Mary0913

Our pediatrician said to not have it blow directly on her.  I have it right next to the crib oscelating (sp) to the rest of the room - it stops just before turning and blowing on her.

applewonders

lemen99:

I think the baby might be cold (uncomfortable?) if the fan were directly on them!

 Sorry, off topic.  But I just had to comment on your LO.  He is so precious, I'm tearing right now.  My FI's niece is still in intensive care after being delivered at 27 weeks 3 weeks ago.  I haven't seen her yet, but FI said he wanted to cry when he saw her at the hospital with all the tubes coming in and out of her.  Your LO is a reminder to me that my niece will be okay.