Sleeping Baby Positions
When you are a new parent, the whole parent thing can be confusing to you at first, but in time you will start to get used to it. “Put the baby on her tummy,” “no, put the baby on the side,” “no, put the baby on the back.” Throughout the years, we have been told about many different ways that the baby should and should not sleep. We are writing this article from our perspective and believe that this is the way the baby should sleep.
Years and years ago, the common practice was to allow the baby to sleep on their stomach and there was a good reason to this – babies tend to sleep better when they are on their tummies. Most of us have slept on our stomachs when we were babies. However, today, we have more information on the sleeping baby positions and we are focusing on the safe ways. When you put your baby to sleep on her/his side or back, then this can reduce your baby developing Sudden Infant Death by nearly fifty percent. Why put the baby to sleep on the stomach? You would be putting your baby at risk of Sudden Infant Death and this is one of the parent’s worse fears. Yes, it is really hard to keep your baby on the side, you could try putting her/him on the side with a rolled up blanket for support. You could swaddle your baby up so that he/she cans sleep soundly on the back. Sometimes the best way for you that makes your baby sleep will not be the safest way and that is something you should keep in mind.
