Sleeping in Boppy Supervised?

thereds

Does this sound okay to you?  DD likes to sit in her boppy while we play, but often falls asleep.  Should I move her?  or is it okay as long as I'm around paying attention?

102503Natalie

DD sleeps in her boppy quite a bit.  Of course she's always supervised, but I don't see any problems with it.  I like to let her sleep there after a bottle instead of putting her on her back. 

Marie Tourville

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/6065961.aspx

LoveTek

As long as you're right there watching her, I can't imagine it's a problem.  DD sleeps in hers on the couch, but only if I'm sitting right next to her, watching TV or using the laptop.  I wouldn't do it unless you are supervising her the entire time.

CEO1197

DD sleeps in her boppy on the couch during the day.  She won't be able to for long, though, once she starts moving around, but I'm ok with it for now since I'm right here next to her.

 

Marie Tourville

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                            OCT. 17, 2008 

 

NURSING PILLOWS CAN BE DANGEROUS TO BABIES

A consumer warning is urging parents not to use Boppy pillows as a sleep aid or put them in cribs

 

To help keep infants safe, County Executive Andy Spano and District Attorney Janet DiFiore are launching a countywide public education campaign to get the word out that crescent-shaped nursing pillows should NEVER be used as sleep aids or placed in a baby's crib.

            Crescent-shaped infant and nursing pillows are popular because they make it easier to feed babies or prop them up for playtime. However, they can be very dangerous if an infant is left unsupervised.

Three recent child fatalities in Westchester were linked to such pillows. Two of the deaths involved children who were sleeping propped up on the pillow. The third involved a child who was put to sleep in a crib near a crescent-shaped pillow. In each case, the cause of death was unexplained, and the fatalities were ruled to be the result of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). However, the Westchester Child Fatality Review Team found it significant that each case involved the improper use of a crescent-shaped pillow in the infant?s sleeping environment.

Note that the Boppy? pillow is tagged with a warning and the no symbol plainly cautions against the use of the product for sleeping babies. Additionally, the Boppy? website specifically states: ?We do not recommend using any of the Boppy? pillow products for babies while sleeping.?

The county?s Consumer and Health departments, as well as the district attorney?s office are reaching out to parents of young children by posting the information on their web sites and asking medical and day care providers to distribute flyers. Flyers have been sent to pediatricians and family practitioners, early intervention providers, WestCOP (which coordinates several day care centers/Head Start programs) and the Child Care Council of Westchester, which will send it to their day care providers.

The county also offers safety tips on the use of nursing pillows:

• Babies should be given a sleep surface that is flat, firm and free of blankets, quilts, toys, stuffed animals and pillows of any kind.
  
  
• Never lay your baby on top of a pillow to sleep or prop your baby?s head or neck up with pillows or soft items like rolled-up towels.
  
  
• Use a crib that meets current safety standards. See www.cpsc.gov. Babies left to sleep should be placed on their backs, not on their tummies.

 

The warning is posted at www.westchestergov.com and www.westchesterda.net.