![]() ![]() To add to this, the AAP recommended way (on flat surface, no blankets, on back, etc.) very much results in less deep sleep for newborns, because less deep sleep is thought to help prevent SIDs - if they aren't sleeping so deeply, they are less likely to not wake up when they aren't breathing well enough. > Right, so the thing they don’t tell you is that there are babies that will. If baby will have it, you can’t go wrong with the safe sleep ABC’s (alone, back, crib). ![]() But, for the record, I never recommend bedsharing as a first step or for those who are uncomfortable with the idea. The good thing is those guidelines are evidence based and there are studies that suggest that a breastfeeding mother safely bedsharing with an infant can help slightly lower SIDS risk. It was not what I had intended to do, but sometimes life is not ideal. We started bedsharing using the Notre Dame Safe Cosleeping guidelines and that was safer for my son than me continuing to nod off during night feeds. That scared me so bad because it’s such a risk to the baby (slipping into a bad position and suffocating). I was sitting upright and trying to keep myself uncomfortable enough to keep me awake, but when you’re sleep deprived there’s sometimes no preventing it. Then I had my first and on more than one occasion I fell asleep while night feeding my son. I was a child health/safety specialist and taught safe sleep. Peace, just needed to get that off my chest. Why do I hate it so much? Why am I dwelling on this?” The answer, my friends, is pregnancy hormones and too much time watching YouTube videos about baby registries. “Am I being overly paranoid? Why do I care this much about someone else’s SIDS cushion? I don’t need this thing. I had to look at myself for a long time in the mirror over this one. I feel like it literally ignores every sleep guideline ever given so there is no way it’s legal to market it as an infant bed. ![]() It’s a soft place to put the baby down for a few minutes? Why does that need to cost more than a bassinet? It doesn’t look safe to sleep in but I have friends that are cosleeping with this crazy thing in bed with them. This glorified pillow is haunting me on every registry wish list and I don’t understand what it’s even for. What am I missing here? I feel like I’m living in a parallel universe where I’m the only one not in on something. All of the YouTube recommended baby items promote this thing as their “number one must have essential.” I know several people who have one already. I really don’t understand the hype behind the “Doc A Tot” and I feel like I’m the only one.Īll of my friends that are currently pregnant are excitedly registering for this. ![]()
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