Mine slept through the night
Feb 12 '00
My oldest was six weeks old when she slept through the night. My second was two weeks old. My third, the night after we got home from the hospital and my fourth after a week.
They were all "tummy" sleepers. Sometimes I would put them on their side, supported from the back with a tightly rolled receiving blanket. 13 to 18 years ago, that's what new parents were told to do. I understand now that the opposite is true. This is amazing to me. We were told that if the child was on his/her back and he/she vomited that the child could drown in the vomitus. Considering how many little spit up spots I had to clean I felt this was a real issue. I had a cousin who almost lost her child at 17 days and the issue seemed to be that the bedding was too soft and that she nearly suffocated. I also knew not to put a baby on a waterbed for the same reason.
Now, I have a nephew who is four months old. He is a "back" sleeper. Because he doesn't spend time on his stomach, his neck muscles are not developing to the extent that they did in my children. At five months, my oldest was pulling up in her bed. She couldn't get down, but she could pull herself up. I'm certain that all the developmental processes will equalize out in the end. I don't see any permanent damage in the works. I do see something wrong with the general picture though.
SIDS is an awful thing to experience I'm sure. I'm not convinced that either tummy or back sleeping is the definitive "right" way or that either one of them truly has an impact. I think that awareness of favorable and unfavorable conditions is important. The medical associations obviously can't even convince themselves--they seem to vacillate periodically. I had good success with my tummy sleepers and they've survived to tell the tale. I followed the advice that my pediatrician gave ME at the time. As parents, we want to do the best for our children, we want to listen to the voice of authority, i.e. our medical providers. As a parent of some experience, I know that "authority" is not consistent. When I want "definitive" advice--I ask my grandmother.
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