http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/babies-kids/baby-toddler/eating-and-sleeping/sleep-positioners/sleep-positioners-for-babies-305/overview/index.htm
At the end of last year I was looking at facebook at some pictures of a friend of mine's new baby. One of the pictures I noticed the baby had a sleep positioner. I instantly felt compelled to write her and let her know of the danger for using this. When I wrote this I was scared of her thinking I was a know it all mother; of which I am not. I am still learning. She wrote me back and was so very thankful that I informed her of this and they immediately got rid of it. My inside feeling was...if something were to have happened to their little baby because of this sleep positioner and I had not have said anything...I would have lived with knowing that I knew all along. The same thing goes with crib bumpers (and even stuffed animals). I understand that new mom's are very excited about making the crib look cute. I was that mom too until I did my research. Bumper pads have no point but to make the crib look cute. Some think...well I don't want my baby to roll over and injure themselves but we have to think too; do babies really roll over so fast in their bed that they can really damage themselves. No...The concern is if they roll over during sleep into a bumper pad...they can suffocate with the lack of oxygen. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen pictures, or have seen a friend or family member who have these things just in the past year. So I have decided to post this because most of my friends and family are on facebook and I can really feel at ease of knowing I have told them all at once. I know you are probably thinking...we have those in our bed and our baby is just fine. Ok...but what if....take the precautions so you don't have to find out the hard way that they don't work. Research other things as well to find out if they are necessary or not. If you find something new let me know so I can take these precautions in the future.
Now as I said before I am not a know it all mom but I have done my research and I took these precautions...I think they are great to take.
Now that Hayden is old enough we have him in his own big boy bed with a bed rail. Since the crib is still up....I just might make it look cute now.
Thanks for you time in reading this...I do feel better that I have done my best to inform my friends and family of this.
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