![]() ![]() Or people who say "My baby napped on me / in my arms until she was 2 years old" without considering the risks when saying this to an exhausted mum who needs to go to sleep herself. I often pick people up blindly saying "just cosleep, you'll be fine" without considering the risks. ![]() Not even with their second, third, fourth. Lots of people don't understand SIDS risk. SIDS recommendations are based on risk management, not eliminating risk completely. You appear to (be trolling?) not really have a decent appreciation of the SIDS research here. However, they are not "the safest place for your baby to sleep". ![]() while latched to your nipple on the same surface.The following are not the safest place for your baby to sleep: The safest place is in a cot, in the same room you are. That does not inherently mean they are unsafe. Lots of other things (and regular recommendations for baby sleep) are also not the safest place for baby to sleep. ![]() That seems argumentative just for the sake of being argumentative.īouncers are not the safest place for baby to sleep. Your op seems to be saying don't use these bouncers which is not the safest place for baby, use my recommendation for a bouncer which is also not the safest place for baby to sleep I'm not really understanding the basic premise of your thread. The most extensive research on SIDS is collated by the Lullaby Trust and their website should be seen as the bible on SIDS risk. You seem to be getting caught up in the fine details op. This is why it's important we all know the guidelines for reducing the risk of SIDSĪbsolutely. This article was in the aftermath of the sad death of the 3 month old in a bouncer chair. It's no longer a bouncer chair once it's converted to lie flat. Why would they offer SIDS advice for a product that a baby should not be sleeping in in the first place? If the bouncer is safe for sleep and reclines to a lie flat position, then the normal SIDS guidelines apply, as if it were a crib or moses basket. There are ways to minimise the risks of babies sleeping in car seats and slings by using them in the correct way and following the SIDS guidelines.īouncer chairs are not safe for sleep. No specific advice on bouncers.įate There is some basic, fundamental information here that you appear to have missed.Ĭar seats are designed to offer a safe position for babies to sleep in, as we all know babies will often fall asleep in the car. There is also specific advice on SIDS and car seat use. There are SIDS advice on how to maintain a safe position in a sling. The safest possible place for any baby to sleep is alone on a flat, new, firm mattress in the same room you are. I definitely would sit myself on the sofa, drinking tea and watching tv while foot bouncing the bouncer at my feet. I wouldn't sleep while my child was in the bouncer. I would consider night sleeping or unsupervised sleeping in a bouncer very dangerous. Babies who okay in their bouncer will want to be more upright. I assume this comes from the fact that bouncers are used differently for different people. So if I felt it was not flat enough, I would bend the metal frame to make it flatter. The same can also be said for a newly bought one. Because the weight of bouncing a baby squashes it down. It's not unusual to need to 'bend out' (for want of a better phrase) the metal frame once baby is on the bigger size, especially if used a lot. So the angles get smaller and the bouncer flatter to the ground. I happen to know, from many months of use, the z-frame flattens over time. I never used any setting other than the lying down position.Īlso worth noting that the metal z-frame of most standard bouncers can be bent to suit the position you want. The one I had (Fisher price) had a reclined position and a more upright (still reclined, but more sat up) setting. ![]()
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