Not exact matches
Some of these things are extremely important, like the new
recommendations to keep newborns and infants
sleeping on their backs to reduce the risk of SIDS, and others are less important, like this one about water or some of the stricter guidelines about the order of introducing solid
baby foods.
Where appropriate, I will refute mainstream parenting myths (e.g. that you must teach a
baby to
sleep or they will never learn to
sleep) or demonstrate where some mainstream approaches could be dangerous (e.g. my recent post highlighting Macall Gordon's work comparing CIO
recommendations in infant
sleep books with actual research
on CIO).
After all, safe
sleep recommendations and pediatricians instruct new parents to be sure
baby goes to
sleep on his or her back.
Working closely with a medical team, Red Castle France created the Cocoonababy,
baby nest, this
baby nest conforms to the medical
recommendation that newborns should
sleep on their backs while still feeling as safe and secure as he did when in his mother's womb.
Some of these things are extremely important, like the new
recommendations to keep newborns and infants
sleeping on their backs to reduce the risk of SIDS, and others are less important, like this one about water or some of the guidelines about the order of introducing solid
baby foods.
The central
recommendation, the one for which the campaign was named, was that
babies be put
on their backs to
sleep (not their stomach or side).
Many parents are frustrated or concerned by the
recommendation to put
babies to
sleep on their backs.
There are many
recommendations to reduce the risk of SIDS in infants, including putting
babies to
sleep on their backs, having a blanket - free and toy - free crib, and refraining from having the
baby sleep in your bed with you.
And at the peak of the epidemic the then current western
recommendation was to
sleep a
baby alone and
on its tummy.
There's no specific
recommendation for how long is too long for a
baby to
sleep upright because it depends
on the angle of the device and
baby's developmental stage.
SIDS deaths decreased by 50 percent when the
recommendation was made by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to put
babies to
sleep on their back.
Thanks to the (very effective) Back To
Sleep / Safe To
Sleep recommendations for SIDS reduction, your
baby is very likely spending the majority of every 24 hours with pressure
on the back of his skull.
But as new
recommendations come out, our practices are changing, and more of you will see your
babies on their backs to
sleep earlier in their NICU stay, which is a good thing.
If your
baby has a rare medical condition that requires him to
sleep on his stomach, follow your pediatrician's
recommendations.
Follow the
recommendations of the American Association of Pediatrics and the «Back to
Sleep» campaign by creating a safe sleep environment and putting baby on back for slee
Sleep» campaign by creating a safe
sleep environment and putting baby on back for slee
sleep environment and putting
baby on back for
sleeping.
The AAP provides a host of resources for parents online, including the latest AAP
recommendations on health conditions from A to Z,
baby sleep, vaccines, car safety guidelines, television viewing - time
recommendations, parenting books for sale, and advice about navigating the healthcare system.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics» safe
sleep recommendations,
babies should
sleep in the same room as their parents but
on a separate, flat surface
on their backs for their first year of life.
In fact, the
recommendation to deal with 4 month
sleep regression is to concentrate
on earlier bedtime for your
baby.
To safely co-
sleep with your
baby, consider the following guidelines: * Always follow the American Academy of Pediatrics»
recommendation to put all
babies to
sleep on their backs.
Safety
recommendations also caution parents to place
babies to
sleep on their backs and to keep all soft materials (bedding, toys, etc.) out of the crib environment.
For a good night
sleep the
baby needs to be well rested and there are quite strict
recommendations of how much
sleep hours per day
baby needs, depending
on age.
So you recommend the alternative of staying up all night with a
baby who just can't
sleep flat
on his or her back as per the AAP
recommendation?
Infants» lives are saved when safe
sleep recommendations — including placing
babies alone,
on their backs, in a crib with a firm mattress — are employed by parents and other caregivers.
This conflicts with the AAP's
recommendation that
babies be placed
on their backs for
sleep to decrease the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), which is responsible for more deaths during the first year of life than any other cause in the United States.