RE: Sleeping on stomach??
I just attended a child and infant safety class today, and found out some more about SIDS and back-sleeping.
The risk of SIDS actually increases up to about 6 months of age, then drops off sharply but remains a risk to 12 months. So, you may not have had problems yet, but you are hardly out of the woods at 9 weeks. Placing a baby to sleep on his/her back reduces the chance of SIDS by 47%.
By putting the baby to sleep on his/her back from the beginning, you are also teaching the baby to sleep in that position, even after the baby can roll over. Since you have been tummy sleeping your DS for a while, it may take a little effort to get him to adjust to back sleeping again, but to me, the huge reduction in risk would be well worth it.
If you still aren't convinced, you may want to do some more research on your own or talk to your pediatrician about this - I think that everyone is advising back-sleeping now - there doesn't seem to be much debate about it anymore.
Lori
due 10/12 w/ #1
Single mom to
DS ("twice exceptional") - September 2002
DS - February 2006
DD - July 2009
DD - July 2009