Baby Sleep Strategies to Avoid SIDS!

Parents often ask us how to avoid SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, the tragic situation where an infant may die in their sleep from no apparent cause.

In this video, Roger Kirk goes over some of the best sleep practices for avoiding SIDS and helping parents and babies to get the best sleep possible.

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[kikipalmer]

We just gotta pray n trust that God will protect or child/children

[MckellGibson]

I really recommend the baby owlett smart sock monitor. It monitors babies heart rate and breathing while they are sleeping and in my opinion it’s worth every penny for peace of mind and to potentially save a babies life if SIDS occur. It can happen to anyone, even if you have the best mommy instincts and awareness.

[tiashajohnson]

I definitely agree when nurse kirk stated its not a good idea for babies to sleep in the bed with you. I barely got sleep when my baby slept in the bed with me. I kept jumping up out my sleep to make sure my baby was okay. I got a bassinet the next day I had the best sleep ever and the bassinet was on the side of my bed. My baby was sleeping just find on his back.

[crissta]

Here because all I’ve been seeing when on TikTok are parents who’ve lost their babies to SID now I’m terrified on how this can happen and what are all the ways I can prevent this.

[annekecloete]

I personally think that while it's a good thing to do research and have all this knowledge, each person/parent should and will ultimately do what works for them hoping for the best, and that's ok

[moonlight]

In my opinion new born babies should sleep in parents room at least the first year is case something happened they can figured out at the spot not next day

[UseYourManners]

In pediatrics the beds are 30 -45 degree angle 📐 to assist with easier breathing and placed in a blanket covered rolled blanket to prevent slipping down and flipping over. Never a flat bed. Due to risk of aspiration or drowning in phlegm mucus.

[Missmurder]

Idk I’m so paranoid that I feel like with my babies I’m always sleeping with “one eye open”. However, in a worst case scenario, if I’m super tired and I feel like I might fall asleep with them, I always set a timer for like 15 minutes. But most of the time I’m okay… or if baby has been taken care of, and there’s nothing they need, but I’m super tired I’ll put them in their bed and just let them whine if they need to. I’d rather her cry and be upset (as much as that sucks) for a few minutes, than risk potentially endangering her. However, I’m VERY HYPER AWARE, so I feel, hear, smell etc. even if I’m asleep or half asleep.

[thomasplouffe]

I was just doing a small test, I got a doll that’s accurate to a newborns size, I weighted its head to 1 pound and 70 ounces, the normal weight of a infants head for a 7 pound baby, since the doll had a open mouth I placed 5 different pacifiers in the dolls mouth and rolling it over, I discovered the soothie pacifier actually helped keep the dolls nose out of the mattress as well a popular rounded pacifier brand called bibs, both took a lot of the babies weight and kept the babies nose open and away from the mattress, other pacifiers provided some extra protection but not as much as a rounded pacifier, so the bibs, soothie, and gerber pacifiers should be recommend, I will be continuing my tests with different brands, baby weight and mattresses for adults and crib mattresses

[baobaivue]

My ethnic group of people believe its important to change the baby’s sleeping position from side to side to sleeping on the back to make sure the head forms nicely 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Kerrviii]

My baby is 6 days old and I don’t sleep.

[strawberryfraisier]

a woman who i really look up to, her baby just passed from this recently 😞

[worlddreaminstitute]

Sleeping is most important. Depending on the age, the child should sleep daily:
Newborn babies up to 20 hours
If they are 0-12 months - 15-18 hours
1-3 years - 12-14 hours
3-6 years - 11-12 hours
6-12 years - 10-11 hours
8-9 hours - over 12 (some children need a lot more sleep during adolescence)
Healthy sleep is most important either for Children and adults to function normally. While children are asleep they improve their memory and remember more what they learned during the day. They process information and emotions. Healthy sleep has regenerative benefits and reduces the risk of overweight and obesity.

[saraclawson]

Any advice on side sleeping? My baby is 6 months old and just started sleeping on his side. I am terrified to go to bed because I don't want him to roll over and suffocate.

[ntmn]

I just needed to watch this video. There’s a YouTuber living in another country that puts her babies to sleep stomach down. But I’m wondering if this is just an American recommendation? 🤷‍♀️

[leilanihall]

If u want to coslsep check out those bassinets that go on the side of your bed I can’t roll over

[colielyn]

In my country we were told that placing the baby on its back can be dangerous because if they vomit in their sleep they can choke on it and die?

[weekendnomad]

This worries me with the one I’m pregnant with. My babies were stomach sleepers bc they had reflux and would start choking on their throw up.

[SweetTee]

My baby always rolls over to her side. She 8 days old!

[genevieveedwards]

I alway lay my baby on her stomach because of colic and she really enjoys it