Oh, Babytalk magazine...

Runaway22

In talking about crib safety, they impart these words of wisdom: "Sleeping in your bed increases his SIDS risk. You might roll on top of him or he could get tangled in the sheets." 

*le sigh* 

tokenhoser

Good grief. This is why it's hard to get people to take actual SIDS prevention seriously - it's used for things which are pretty obviously not related.

I also hate the "JUST NEVER EVER SLEEP WITH YOUR BABY" message because in reality, most people do. Some people do it only occasionally for only part of the night, some people do it all night every night, but the vast majority occasionally fall asleep in the same space as their baby. And if we could move people off couches and recliners and into a prepared bed, the babies would actually get safer. 

Emerald27

tokenhoser:

Good grief. This is why it's hard to get people to take actual SIDS prevention seriously it's used for things which are pretty obviously not related. I also hate the "JUST NEVER EVER SLEEP WITH YOUR BABY" message because in reality, most people do. Some people do it only occasionally for only part of the night, some people do it all night every night, but the vast majority occasionally fall asleep in the same space as their baby. And if we could move people off couches and recliners and into a prepared bed, the babies would actually get safer.nbsp;

This! I actually coslept with DS in a recliner next to our bed for the first two weeks of his life because he wouldn't sleep on his own and I had been so warned about the dangers of sleeping with him.

After two weeks, I started googling and he's been in our bed sleeping safely and happily ever since!

kellyrn9956

Also, when are people going to learn that there is a difference between smothering and SIDS? 

I was surprised to read in the AAP's most recent baby care book that baby should never sleep in bed. I wasn't aware that this was their stance.  

Runaway22

kellyrn9956:

Also, when are people going to learn that there is a difference between smothering and SIDS? 

I was surprised to read in the AAP's most recent baby care book that baby should never sleep in bed. I wasn't aware that this was their stance.  

That annoyed me, too. SIDS is what they call it when they can't determine actual cause of death. Ugh.

I really don't get the campaign against bedsharing. It actually makes me pretty sad.