![]() ![]() No heavy covers that will drape over the baby’s head, or soft pillows that the baby might push into.Baby not too close to the edge of the bed.No sharp edges, no cords or strings that could tangle.Firm enough that the baby can lift his head free and can’t roll into the mother’s “mattress valley”.Baby not overheated, and unswaddled to allow free movement.Baby on his or her back when not nursing.A sober mother (not taking medications or alcohol that affect the awareness that we normally have, awake or asleep).A non-smoking mother (and preferably household).When you apply those standards to your own bed you’ve made the risk of SIDS “vanishingly small” (in one infant sleep researcher’s words) and have hugely reduced any suffocation risks. It provides a separate bassinet-sized surface for the baby, and you can move your baby back and forth without even sitting up.īut how do you make your bed as SIDS-safe and suffocation-safe as you can for those times when you drift off? La Leche League proposes following the Safe Sleep Seven. Ī commercial “sidecar” that fastens to your bed is a simple way to arrange that. Evidence suggests that it is less hazardous to fall asleep with the infant in the adult bed than on a sofa or armchair, should the parent fall asleep… Because there is evidence that the risk of bed-sharing is higher with longer duration, if the parent falls asleep while feeding the infant in bed the infant should be placed back on a separate sleep surface as soon as the parent awakens. … the AAP acknowledges that parents frequently fall asleep while feeding the infant. ![]() But its most recent recommendations take into account the reality of tired mothers: The typical sleep-training program assumes that the baby will sleep in a separate room, which runs counter to this major AAP safe infant sleep recommendation.Īs to where in the parents’ room the baby should be, the AAP strongly encourages a separate surface within easy reach of the bed. So while “the baby’s room” can store the toys and supplies, it’s not a safe place for an infant to sleep alone at night. The AAP advises against the use of home breathing and heart rate monitors, and standard baby monitors and cameras have not been shown to reduce that increased SIDS risk. Many health professionals (and authors of nursery décor articles) are unaware of this official pediatric recommendation and the safety reason behind it. That’s the same as saying that having a separate-room sleeping arrangement doubles a baby’s nighttime SIDS risk. There is evidence that sleeping in the parents’ room but on a separate surface decreases the risk of SIDS by as much as 50%. It is recommended that infants sleep in the parents’ room, close to the parents’ bed, but on a separate surface designed for infants, ideally for the first year of life, but at least for the first 6 months. This is from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) current safe infant sleep recommendations: Take away that responsive, problem-solving support system and you have a baby who’s totally helpless. The problem-solving may go something like this: Breast? No. It has a snuggly breast that offers food, comfort, and sleep-encouraging hormones and it has an adult brain that does the problem-solving. It has warmth, comfort, and reassuring sounds. The Mama-support-system has arms that help with shifts in position. You shifted your position when you wanted, ate when you wanted, and woke at different times from the night before.Ī small baby can do every single one of those things too, but only with a caring and responsive support system, which is usually Mama. When you couldn’t sleep you chose from an assortment of “self-soothing” techniques, each of which required a problem-solving thought process. In other words, you went to bed because you were tired, not on someone else’s timetable. ![]() Happily you wake up only once that night the night before, you made 3 trips to the bathroom. You forgot to put a snack by the bed, so you get up, pee, and get something to eat. Around 3 am, or maybe 4, you wake up hungry. You change your position and shift your pillow and covers and turn on the white noise, you count sheep and try to meditate, and finally you watch a movie or read until you fall asleep. It’s evening, not “time for bed” yet, but you’re sleepy, so you turn in early. Imagine that you’re in your third trimester of pregnancy, and you’re hungry or sleepy a lot of the time. Global Professional Liaison Network (GPLN). ![]() Pre-Application Information for Leaders.How to Submit New Leaders and Leader Applicants.Steps to Accreditation with Videos about Application Work.Karin Gausman Leader Accreditation Fund (KGF).La Leche League Online Support Resources.Infant Feeding in Emergencies (Multilingual).La Leche League International Annual Report.La Leche League International Complaint Form.La Leche League International (LLLI) Strategic Plan 2021-2025. ![]()
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