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Posted: 02-12-07 14:37pm
greeneyes33
wrote:
babymajic0506
wrote:
oh wow.
Ok, well .Oni slept on her stomach for the
1st 5 months.
She never slept on her back.
She slept on her side for the 1st week,
and after that it was a no go.
Her Dr. Said it was fine as long as
nothing was obsticting her air ways.
Oni's pediatrician is on .Louisiana board
of .Pediatrics and is a Dr. Whom
discovers/researches new ailments and
treatments.
Every Dr. Has a different opinion.
As does every mother.
When I was a baby it was "baby face down"
so they didn't choke on their vomit. So
I mean, which ever way your baby sleeps
the best, do it.
Sarah
your dr said what was fine? The tummy or
side?
the tummy.
Sarah
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Posted: 02-12-07 14:46pm
While the back to sleep campaign has been
very successful in reducing the incidence
of sudden infant death syndrome, it has
had the side effect of increasing
positional plagiocephaly. the condition is
quite uncommon, however, affecting only
about 33 in 10,000 babies.
premature babies, who have softer bones in
their skull and weaker muscle tone, and
even contented, rather sedentary babies
like shawn, may be more prone to develop a
flattened skull, says mutch. though most
slight flattening does correct itself in
time, she explains, “there’s no
crystal ball to tell us for sure how round
the skull will end up.” in some cases,
the condition may not completely resolve,
most often when the flattening is quite
severe or diagnosed later in the first
year.
even permanent flattening does not cause
any kind of brain damage. But it is more
than just a cosmetic issue since severe
flattening can affect the alignment of the
facial features and functioning of the jaw
and eyes.
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Posted: 02-12-07 15:44pm
My son had a flat head or plagiocephaly
but I don't know if it was from sleeping
on his back or he was born with it. I put
my first child on her back to sleep as I
was terrified of .S.I.D.S and she never
got a flat head.
