Baby Sleep

Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents When it comes to preventing SIDS in infants, the first and foremost piece of advice is to always put your newborn to sleep onto his back (SIDS). Babies may cry more when placed on their backs, but this is common knowledge. You […]

Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents Most premature infants in the NICU sleep prone (on their stomachs) since it is thought this position facilitates better breathing and provides more oxygen for the brain. It is suggested that infants sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of SIDS

Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents Are you losing sleep over your baby’s sleep schedule? Know that you are not alone. The importance of getting enough sleep, especially for new moms, is not always taken for granted. There may be as many as half of all kids who

Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents Two recent deaths have heightened worries about the safety of sleep positioning equipment for infants, prompting warnings from two federal organisations and the Pediatrics. After looking into claims of 12 newborn fatalities linked to the items, the FDA and the Consumer Products

Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents It’s bedtime, and you gently lay your child down, remembering that “back is best.” Your infant, however, wriggles and writhes until it rolls over onto its side. Perhaps your infant simply won’t go to sleep unless you lay them on their side.

Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents Eventually, if they can’t find another way to breathe, babies, like grownups, will have to learn to breathe through their mouths. In the same way that you have to breathe through your mouth when you’re unwell, your baby might have to do

Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents The incidence of SIDS dropped considerably when the (AAP) suggested that all infants be turned on their backs for sleep in 1992. (SIDS). To prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), asphyxia, and entrapment in infants younger than one year of age, the

Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents When you wake up after a poor night’s sleep, your neck may be tight and painful, making it difficult or impossible to turn your head. Torticollis is the name for this condition (Latin for “twisted neck”). Torticollis is a condition that can

Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents For a short time, usually two to four weeks, a previously good sleeper will have problems falling asleep again or will wake up in the middle of the night crying. A “sleep regression” is a period of time during which an infant

Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents You’re looking for advice on how to get newborns to sleep through the night. Mama, we hear you, and you found the appropriate location to be heard! My experience as a sleep consultant over the past ten years has taught me how