You should be wary of and avoid using most
infant sleep devices that make claims to protect against SIDS and other risks during sleep for baby as there is no research.
Not exact matches
Because the baby can not lie flat on a firm surface, the APA does not recommend any sitting
devices, such as car seats and swings, as a safe
sleeping condition for
infants.
«Sitting
devices, such as car seats, strollers, swings,
infant carriers, and
infant slings, are not recommended for routine
sleep in the hospital or at home, particularly for young
infants,» says the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
One study found that the average young
infant spends 5.7 hours / day in a car seat or similar sitting
device.126 However, there are multiple concerns about using sitting
devices as a usual
infant sleep location.
The SnoozyPod all - in - one bedtime soother is the first
device to combine soothing sounds and an amber glow night light with gentle vibration to lull
infants and toddlers to their best
sleep.
It's the first
device to combine soothing sounds and an amber glow night light with gentle vibration to lull
infants and toddlers to their best
sleep.
Sitting
devices, such as car safety seats, strollers, swings,
infant carriers, and
infant slings, are not recommended for routine
sleep in the hospital or at home.
At the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Neurology his research team pioneered the first studies of the physiology and behavior of mothers and
infant sleeping together and apart, using physiological and behavioral recording
devices.
For those are unconvinced about the child's safety in an arrangement of co
sleeping, it is suggested that a
device such as a cot or bassinet attached to the parental bed or
infant enclosures to be placed in the bed etc. be used.
Though normal use is not a concern, extended use — and allowing an
infant to
sleep in such
devices, in particular — increases the risk of plagiocephaly.
Another contributor to flat heads is
sleeping semi upright in
infant seats, swings, rock n play or other
devices.
Avoid using home cardiorespiratory monitors and commercial
devices — wedges, positioners, and special mattresses — to help decrease the risk for SIDS and
sleep - related
infant deaths.
If positioning
devices are used in the hospital as part of physical therapy, they should be removed from the
infant sleep area well before discharge from the hospital.
One of the biggest
devices at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, that wonderland of better living through gadgetry, was Mimo, a smart baby monitor that tracks your
infant's respiration, heart rate, skin temperature,
sleep quality, and position through a cute little clip - on turtle attached to an organic cotton onesie.
Infant sleep problems (standardized maternal questionnaire), maternal well - being (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale), child behavior problems (Child Behavior Check List for ages 1.5 to 5 years), marital satisfaction (Dyadic Adjustment Scale), and family functioning (General Functioning Scale, McMaster Family Assessment
Device) were measured.