The latest
research on baby sleep training intervention shows that it has both short - term (baby and parents getting some sleep) and long - term (reduced maternal depression) benefits, but no long - term harms.
Not exact matches
I wonder if there has been any
research done
on babies that «CIO» while being «soothed» to
sleep.
The question as to whether or not a
baby can safely
sleep on their side is one that has been
researched.
Many
babies sleep better
on their belly, but
research is quite clear
on the increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by doing that.
Research has found no higher incidence of
babies choking when
sleeping on their backs compared to other
sleep positions.
Based upon his
research he came up with the four theories to help
sleep - deprived parents everywhere and help your
baby become happiest
baby on the block.
In hopes of eradicating this unthinkable tragedy and help desperate parents everywhere; he began his
research on infant
sleep and colicky
babies.
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).
SIDS: The Latest
Research on How
Sleeping With Your
Baby is Safe Dr. Sears Official Website Pare Dr. Sears is considered the leading authority
on gentle / attachment parenting and is a proponent of co-
sleeping.
In a soothing yet sassy voice, the authors present compelling
research on topics like birth, holding your
baby, breastfeeding, infant
sleep, pottying
babies (yes, really!)
Which leaves us with
sleeping and crying, and as a
baby sleep consultant, I assure you, I've done a lot of
research on both.
Some are based
on years and years of scientific
research and studies
on sleep, some are based
on parent's personal experiences, some are proponents of letting your
baby cry - it - out and some don't believe in cry - it - out at all.
Myths have spread that it is OK to place your
baby on his or her side to
sleep, but
research shows otherwise.
I am comforted that
baby is exposed to only a fraction of alcohol that mother consumes, but the
research on motor development and
sleep patterns is certainly alarming for me!
Research further shows that
babies who normally
sleep on their backs are even more at risk when placed
on their stomachs.
Dr. William Sears, author of askdrsears.com and a co-
sleeping parent himself wrote the latest
research on how
sleeping with your
baby is safe which urges you to consider the epidemic of the syndrome as a whole.
As our
research progressed, we found out that there are certain factors or situations that can lead to risks when the
baby is
sleeping on her tummy.
Research shows that
babies have a lower risk of SIDS when they
sleep on their back,
on a firm mattress, in the same room as their parents.
Its goal was to reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and
research showed that one of the biggest risk factors for SIDS was
babies sleeping on their stomachs.
Finances, housing situation, double the
baby stuff, get help, get help, get help, get new car (if needed), read up
on dethroning child # 1 to prepare for # 2 and # 3, read up
sleep schedules again,
research every possible online resource known to moms to make life easier (diapers, formula — never needed it before, pretty sure I might need it this time — grocery delivery, food delivery).
After spending countless hours
researching baby sleep, Johnson was able to solve her sons» sleep issues, and in 2006, she begin sharing her wisdom and experience with other exhausted parents on an internet message board before creating The Baby Sleep Site ® in 2
baby sleep, Johnson was able to solve her sons» sleep issues, and in 2006, she begin sharing her wisdom and experience with other exhausted parents on an internet message board before creating The Baby Sleep Site ® in
sleep, Johnson was able to solve her sons»
sleep issues, and in 2006, she begin sharing her wisdom and experience with other exhausted parents on an internet message board before creating The Baby Sleep Site ® in
sleep issues, and in 2006, she begin sharing her wisdom and experience with other exhausted parents
on an internet message board before creating The
Baby Sleep Site ® in 2
Baby Sleep Site ® in
Sleep Site ® in 2008.
After spending countless hours
researching baby sleep, Johnson was able to solve her sons»
sleep issues, and in 2008, she created a website
on which she shared her wisdom and experience with other exhausted parents.
The breathing and heartbeat play for eight hours straight, which the makers claim is based
on research that proves that having the feeling of a caregiver next to the
baby (without the dangers of co-sleeping) can help the
baby sleep continuously for longer periods of time.
Session 2: Safe
Sleep Come learn about the most recent
research on how to keep
baby safe while
sleeping soundly.
A
research article published in 2011 showed that although
babies stopped crying
on about the third night after
sleep training, their stress hormone, cortisole was still raised.
Research shows that swaddling
babies improves their tolerance for the supine or
on the back
sleep position.
Years of
research has shown that it's best for a
baby to
sleep on his back in a crib without pillows, blankets, toys or bumpers, as all of these can be suffocation hazards.
Despite decades of
research on sleep training, most studies have focused
on outcomes related to
sleep and daytime behavior, but few have examined
babies» stress responses to this change.
All
research shows that a
baby who is bedsharing safely is at no higher risk of SIDS than a
baby sleeping in a cot
on its own... and breastfeeding will actually reduce that risk even further!
Initially I felt that
baby should
sleep in a separate room not to become too clingy but after doing a bit of
research on the subject I am now convinced that the best
sleeping arrangement is next to mama in a co-sleeper and I just ordered one for my
baby girl, who will be born in a few days.
Stig and I spent so many sleepless nights trading off carrying BabyT while the other was
on the internet
researching baby sleep techniques and both sides of the CIO controversy.
Make the most of your
sleep and your
baby's
sleep with these three tips that are based
on human evolution and anthropological
research.
Research on many kinds of
sleep training have not found any harmful effects
on the
baby or
on parents from letting your
baby cry.
Just like the new
research saying parents shouldn't spank, new insight
on infant
sleep and development is warning us away from swaddling
babies.
What we know from
research is that there's lots of activity going
on inside your
baby's growing brain when she's in the early stages of
sleep.
However, that being said - I do believe there is something quite true about the
research on incline (or simply NOT being supine to
sleep) and the fact that
babies are not in stationary supine positions while developing inutero.
Although placing
babies on their backs to
sleep has been advised for several years, new
research funded by the charity River's Gift is showing that some
babies may be especially vulnerable if placed
on their tummies to
sleep: international
research involving the University of Adelaide has uncovered a developmental abnormality in
babies — especially in premature
babies and in boys — that for the first time has been directly linked to cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
It is also worthy of note that
research (including the New Zealand and Australia studies cited by GFI) has shown one particular practice reduces Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by 30 - 50 %: placing a
baby to
sleep on his or her back, rather than tummy.
Research on co-
sleeping, which is defined as
sleeping in close proximity to one's infant, though not necessarily in the same bed, has shown that the practice limits
babies to lighter
sleep patterns.
If you don't believe in letting your
baby cry it out, but desperately want to
sleep, there is now a third option, presented by Elizabeth Pantley based
on her
research.
But new
research published in the Journal of Physiology also found that
babies are only in an active state overnight when their mothers are
sleeping on their sides.
We take a hands -
on approach to evaulating crib mattresses — that means checking density of samples for firmness and
researching the various exotic materials some mattress makers use (are coconut husks safe for a
baby to
sleep on?).
I found it hard to ignore how CIO opponents like Dr. Sears in a chapter of his
Baby Sleep Book, presumably to shine a scientific light on his concerns about the damaging nature of sleep training over and over cites research that doesn't even pertain to sleep training at
Sleep Book, presumably to shine a scientific light
on his concerns about the damaging nature of
sleep training over and over cites research that doesn't even pertain to sleep training at
sleep training over and over cites
research that doesn't even pertain to
sleep training at
sleep training at all.
Recent SIDS
research suggests that
babies under 4 months who
sleep for longer periods of time (4 + hours at a time), can fall into a deeper REM state which puts them at risk of not recovering, stimulating and waking
on their own.
I have seen some
sleep training websites list
research articles to support their claims that
babies who learn to fall asleep
on their own and through the night will do better in school, have less chance of being obese and have an increased ability to learn.
I don't know the
research on this, but it seems to me probably the most «dangerous» co-sleepers are the ones like me: whose
babies resisted both
sleeping in bed with their parents and often staying asleep in their cribs.
While it is critical to continue to create safe
sleeping conditions for
babies, this groundbreaking
research on SIDS indicates there may be more to the story than originally suspected.
Something to
Sleep On Research on infant sleep risks, which we go over in depth in Chapter 19, shows again and again that the big risks of shared sleep are a mix of SIDS risks that affect vulnerable babies and breathing hazards that affect all babies: smoking, alcohol or drugs, risky surfaces like sofas, baby on his front (unless he's on an adult's chest), and formula - fee
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On Research on infant sleep risks, which we go over in depth in Chapter 19, shows again and again that the big risks of shared sleep are a mix of SIDS risks that affect vulnerable babies and breathing hazards that affect all babies: smoking, alcohol or drugs, risky surfaces like sofas, baby on his front (unless he's on an adult's chest), and formula - feedin
on infant
sleep risks, which we go over in depth in Chapter 19, shows again and again that the big risks of shared sleep are a mix of SIDS risks that affect vulnerable babies and breathing hazards that affect all babies: smoking, alcohol or drugs, risky surfaces like sofas, baby on his front (unless he's on an adult's chest), and formula - fee
sleep risks, which we go over in depth in Chapter 19, shows again and again that the big risks of shared
sleep are a mix of SIDS risks that affect vulnerable babies and breathing hazards that affect all babies: smoking, alcohol or drugs, risky surfaces like sofas, baby on his front (unless he's on an adult's chest), and formula - fee
sleep are a mix of SIDS risks that affect vulnerable
babies and breathing hazards that affect all
babies: smoking, alcohol or drugs, risky surfaces like sofas,
baby on his front (unless he's on an adult's chest), and formula - feedin
on his front (unless he's
on an adult's chest), and formula - feedin
on an adult's chest), and formula - feeding.
Research has found a link between sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and
babies who
sleep on their stomach (in the prone position).
Although
research has yet to be done to determine the effect that this has
on the development of their shoulder joints, clinically we have repeatedly seen
babies that are wrapped for
sleep presenting to the clinic with shoulder subluxations as they fight to free themselves from the wrap.