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I think there's a few problems with the sleep issues we have with infants.
A) Deaths labeled at SIDS when it's not, like health issues, poor sleeping choices or unsafe sleep practices.
B) Inconsistent info on this subject, DCPs say one thing, Grandma says another, Pediatrician say another, friend (IRL and online) all have their own two cents...
C) Babies having different dispositions and needs for sleeping, some do fine in a crib from day 1, some don't. Parents start to do what they have to do to get baby to sleep, including swings and carseats and such.
D) Aftermarket baby products designed for sleep. Crib bumpers have been scrutinized for years now yet I still see a LOT of parents using them thinking it's protecting their child from hitting their head on the crib. The Nap Nanny deal that's now contributed to the death of 6 (or more?) babies, very much designed for sleeping babies. All the new baby gear that appears to be designed for babies to sleep in... Papasian chair, Rock N Play Sleeper (which IS designed & marketed for sleeping) and such.
I will admit I have personally had my OWN infants sleep in swings, Rock N Play sleeper, carseats, etc. I had never heard of positional asphyxia until recently. I mean, common sense tells you these things can happen, but when driving long distances a sleeping baby is a good thing. When your baby won't sleep anywhere but your arms and the swing, the swing seems like a life saver. The RNP Sleeper was brand new when I had my youngest and it was honestly the only way he would sleep more than a few mins out of my arms.
I also have a friend who's baby was just released from the NICU for apnea spells and now has a monitor on him and has to take caffeine to stimulate his brain to breathe and sleep properly. He was born a couple weeks early but is otherwise healthy. She posts pics of him in his little Papasian chair with his monitors and such. This is her 6th child and I know first hand how hard is it to have a baby who needs to sleep and 5 other kids who need you too.
Luckily the babies I had who went to daycare all slept in cribs and on their own well. The last 2 haven't and it's fine because they've been home with me. But parents who KNOW their child has to attend daycare need to sleep train (and bottle train, etc.) their child and have them ready for group care where they can't be held and put to sleep in a swing. I'm planning on revising my contract and creating a handbook for parents and including info on safe sleep practices and that I only put a child to sleep in a crib with their own sheet, a sleep sack if they're younger, only a blanket if they're older, binkies only if necessary, no stuffies, no attached binkies, etc.
A) Deaths labeled at SIDS when it's not, like health issues, poor sleeping choices or unsafe sleep practices.
B) Inconsistent info on this subject, DCPs say one thing, Grandma says another, Pediatrician say another, friend (IRL and online) all have their own two cents...
C) Babies having different dispositions and needs for sleeping, some do fine in a crib from day 1, some don't. Parents start to do what they have to do to get baby to sleep, including swings and carseats and such.
D) Aftermarket baby products designed for sleep. Crib bumpers have been scrutinized for years now yet I still see a LOT of parents using them thinking it's protecting their child from hitting their head on the crib. The Nap Nanny deal that's now contributed to the death of 6 (or more?) babies, very much designed for sleeping babies. All the new baby gear that appears to be designed for babies to sleep in... Papasian chair, Rock N Play Sleeper (which IS designed & marketed for sleeping) and such.
I will admit I have personally had my OWN infants sleep in swings, Rock N Play sleeper, carseats, etc. I had never heard of positional asphyxia until recently. I mean, common sense tells you these things can happen, but when driving long distances a sleeping baby is a good thing. When your baby won't sleep anywhere but your arms and the swing, the swing seems like a life saver. The RNP Sleeper was brand new when I had my youngest and it was honestly the only way he would sleep more than a few mins out of my arms.
I also have a friend who's baby was just released from the NICU for apnea spells and now has a monitor on him and has to take caffeine to stimulate his brain to breathe and sleep properly. He was born a couple weeks early but is otherwise healthy. She posts pics of him in his little Papasian chair with his monitors and such. This is her 6th child and I know first hand how hard is it to have a baby who needs to sleep and 5 other kids who need you too.
Luckily the babies I had who went to daycare all slept in cribs and on their own well. The last 2 haven't and it's fine because they've been home with me. But parents who KNOW their child has to attend daycare need to sleep train (and bottle train, etc.) their child and have them ready for group care where they can't be held and put to sleep in a swing. I'm planning on revising my contract and creating a handbook for parents and including info on safe sleep practices and that I only put a child to sleep in a crib with their own sheet, a sleep sack if they're younger, only a blanket if they're older, binkies only if necessary, no stuffies, no attached binkies, etc.
: ) with a fan for white noise, for both of her naps, and does quite well.
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