November 29th, 2012 by mothershipster
SIDS. The baby industrial complex uses that phrase to sell all kinds of crap. Many of SIDS cases were not proven to be SIDS after all, as it was only recently that they started doing autopsies in these deaths. Grim stuff for sure.
In the name of “safety” or preventing SIDS, parents have been sold a bill of goods.
Or perhaps bought one of these:
Maybe you thought by spending more money, it would make your baby safer? This “sleep positioner” costs over $100.00!
And it’s deadly.
There have been at least 15 deaths attributed to sleep positioners. In the rush to keep babies safe; new parents succumb to all this hideous marketing. Common sense has left the building. Newborns can’t sleep on their stomachs, we are told. So parents put babies “Back to Bed.”
Then nobody sleeps.
Babies were meant to sleep on their tummies. Nobody’s pediatrician is telling them that these days. I am a parent. I’ve been through this and know how hard it can be. Do we co sleep? Do we tell our friends? There’s just too much conflicting information out there. I mean, are you going to kill your baby if you let them nap on their stomach? What kind of parent are you?! What if? What if? What if???!!!This “Worst First” approach has led the parenting industry to come up with new and different ways to freak you out.
Babies nervous systems are so new, a little gas is so terribly painful for them. That’s why we swaddle them, to keep them comforted. That’s why we carry them. To regulate their heart beat and body temperature. Carrying your baby is the best choice you can make if your baby is “fussy” or won’t sleep at night. The baby’s gut is so sensitive, many people use wraps just around an infant’s tummy. When a baby sleeps on their stomach, they are self soothing.
Happy Mommy= Happy Baby
Health officials are warning parents not to use sleep positioners.
These positioners keep infants on their back or side, and prevent the alarming increase in flat-head syndrome. If only Health Officials can warn parents not to listen to the companies that are profiting by creating, and then solving your worst fears. Entire industries have sprung up to “solve your baby’s sleep problem.” They don’t have a problem. They want to sleep, and we won’t let them.
Maybe you’ll hire a “sleep whisperer?” They charge around $350.00 for an initial consultation. I have the freedom to say what I think, and I think that’s bullshit.
Brachycephaly is a deformation caused by pressure on the back part of the skull. With the increased use of strollers in America, more babies are being left to lie on their backs all day. The “car seat” carrier means baby goes from stroller to car to home to shopping to dinner without ever being touched. You can lug your baby around all day in one of those things and never hug and comfort them once. I will be the first one to predict, here on this blog, that someone will trip and fall with one of these ridiculous car seats, hurting themselves and their baby.
In the rush to abandon slings and carriers because other companies are selling you a fancier, “safer” way of life, parents are doing things that are even more dangerous. You know the one and only reason why you need a car seat?
CAR CRASHES ARE THE TOP CAUSE OF FATAL CHILD INJURIES.
1. Road crashes: Kill 260,000 children a year and injure about 10 million. They are the leading cause of death among youths ages 10 to 19, and a leading cause of child disability.
That’s truly scary.
You know what else is scary? You can still buy a sleep positioner at Target or whatever, even though it’s likely another child will die because of it.
Let your children sleep.
Naturally.
*Car seats are for use to secure an infant when riding in a car. They are less safe than a baby carrier when used outside their intended purpose as car safety devices.
*Infants are safer in their caregivers’ arms than left in a device (car seat, stroller, bouncy seat, crib, swing, etc.).
*Carriers that offer correct positioning are far safer than ones that promote incorrect positioning like car seats.
