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HI! I'd like to first point out that my generation, those born in the 80's, all slept on our tummies and there's still a crap load of us around. Second, if you dive into the reseach on SIDS, they believe that babies who die of SIDS are predispositioned to from the begining. It has something to do with certain baby's brains, not being able to tell the baby it can't breath and to move it's head. Third, I'd like to point out that while yes SIDS death as dropped dramatically since the back to sleep campaign, there no place you can get the statistics for known reasons of infant death (I've tried they ignore you once you ask for that bit of info), that being said my question is do just as many babies die each year, but that since we have the technology and more knowledge thay are able to label them more specifically than just SIDS? And last my daughter is the same way, I'm not convinved that sleeping on her tummy is right or wrong, but I only let her take naps on her tummy when I am able to check every few minutes. What I have found that worked for us is, when she was a new born, I would put her in her bouncer after eating, here she slept great. I know you're not supposed to leave them in there, but laying flat on her back she would wake and sream every few minutes, and raising the bed just made her slide down. Now shes three months, I put her on her tummy on a boppy after she eats, this helps strenghthen her neck muscles anyway and laying on your stomach helps with digestion, once she starts to fuss, I turn her over and let her get sleepy then I take the bobby away and she'll sleep fine on her back. Also, at bedtime after her last feeding, I lay her on her stomach until she falls asleep and then I roll her to her back. This has been working very well as she is sleeping about 8 hours a night!! So point is you are MOM, you know what's best for your baby, don't ignore advice but find what works for you. You'll know if something isn't right if you listen to your mommy instincts, and also if you have a good pediatrician, they will help you find sleep solutions rather than just saying what the poster on the wall says.
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