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New guidelines on how to put a baby safely to bed - 11/4/2011 4:01:28 AM
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fiery
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Sleeping like a baby is now more regimented than ever, in light of updated guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) about how best to put baby to bed to reduce the risk of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome.
Much has changed in the six years since the AAP's previously released policy. In March, AAP president O. Marion Burton advised parents to stop using crib bumpers, even before the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission completed a review of 52 infant deaths in 20 years, potentially related to bumpers. Bumpers originated years ago as a means of making sure baby's head didn't get stuck between crib slats. But since that space has shrunk to the current 2 3/8 inches, the reason for tying on bumpers — aside from cushioning baby's head — no longer exists. "The risk of death by suffocating far outweighs baby getting a bruise," says Michael Goodstein, a neonatologist in York, Pa., and a member of the AAP SIDS task force that updated the guidelines.
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RE: New guidelines on how to put a baby safely to bed - 11/6/2011 8:27:22 PM
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dianerene
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these articles always scare me. I say read the reports, but most importantly, use common sense. two of my kids choked while lying on their backs and preferred sleeping on their tummies. one of my girls slept in a reclined baby seat. I always put them to bed in sleepers that were appropriate for the weather to avoid extra blankets in the bed and pillows didn't make their mark until the child could sit themselves up by themselves.
call me what you will but I say use what works. every child is different.
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