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February 2012 Moms
mixedqt21
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Also in 0-3 months: I know their not supposed to sleep on their stomachs...
mixedqt21
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But does anyone here let theirs??? My FI has been pushing to let LO sleep on her stomach because some parent friends of his say how well their kids sleep on their stomachs. It scares the crap out of me though because of the SIDS risk. I know that there must be babies that do it without problems, but if the risk is higher on their stomachs then it is a bad idea, right?? I am so torn with this idea because she is not sleeping well at night at all, and she does like laying on her belly (I have watched her during a few naps to make sure she was ok). I know what the studies say, but there is so much different advice out there, why is it so hard to make a good decision, especially with so many different options and advice? FWIW, LO does move her head well and when we put her face down, she immediately moves her face.
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Re: Also in 0-3 months: I know their not supposed to sleep on their stomachs...
Have you tried getting her to sleep in other positions at night first? How does she do on an incline? We ended up putting the bouncer in the crib and he does much better in there than flat on his back. I know many moms swear by the rock and play or their swings for sleeping.
It would scare me to put my boy on his belly to sleep at night. I do it a lot during the day because I am around and always watching him, but at night it's another story. Especially because he sleeps in his crib in his room.
Good luck!
What about trying the Rock n Play?
I would not be comfortable letting my baby sleep on her stomach (my friend's baby died from SIDS though, so I'm extra paranoid).
Only after she could flip back and forth on her own, we would let her sleep on her stomach. Until then she went down on her back.
Just one generation ago they were being told to put us on our stomach, so you really can't go by what a bunch of random parents say. They are not the ones who did the studies.
GL
Have you tried swaddling her at night? That could really help. Also, she's only 2 weeks old, she's not really supposed to be sleeping well through the night.
Personally, I couldn't do something with such a risk for SIDs. Sure there are exceptions to the rule and babies have survived sleeping on their stomaches but could you live with yourself if yours wasn't one of them?
Talk to your pediatrician and see what they suggest, maybe have FI go with so he can hear it too.
In my opinion, if LO will only sleep on their stomach, what other choice do you have? My niece sleeps on her side. My sister switches sides so she doesn't develop a flat spot or anything. But her LO hates stomach sleeping and my sister isn't comfortable with back sleeping in case she spits up. A LO I nannied, would not sleep on his back at all. He would wake up every 10 minutes if you didn't let him sleep on his stomach. His mom had him sleeping in his swing for weeks because she was terrified to let him sleep on his stomach until her pediatrician told her it would be okay.
Try other things first. Side sleeping, a rock and play or something else with an incline. Do you swaddle? maybe that would help.