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by Wendily  (May 2006) (rank 500+) |
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My 51/2 month old little girl continually wiggles around the cot while sleeping, usually managing to bang her head on the sides and waking herself up. We have tried the sleeping bag and sheets tucked tightly, but she still manages to move around. With all the SIDS issues we know Bumpers etc are not an option. So if anyone has info or ideas on how we can tame our little girls sleeping antics it would be greatly appreciated.My 5 1/2 month old son is also a squirmy wormy. He bangs his head all the time into the side of his crib. Our doctor told us to remove the bumper from his crib, but it was awful watching him bang his head into the side and wake himself up over and over. He also kept getting an arm or leg stuck on the outside of his crib and not having enough leverage to roll himself out of the position. I thought maybe he'd teach himself not to bang his head or get stuck, so we left the bumper off for 10 nights, but it didn't work. Finally, after much research about why bumpers are not recommended, I put the bumper back in his crib. I read that bumpers are generally not recommended because, for one reason, it is thought that a baby might suffocate if he rolls against it and puts his face in it. My baby is a real pro at rolling over and moving around, so I'm not as concerned about this risk as I would be if he were less mobile. Also I tied the bumper very tightly to the rails and tucked it down really far so that he can't get stuck under it. There's only about 3 inches of the bumper sticking up above the top of the mattress, but it's enough so that when he hits his head, he doesn' t hit the hard railing. When I put the bumper back in, I checked on him constantly for the first week or so, but for my baby, it seems to be working well. You'll have to use your own judgement with your baby and do what feels right to you. Also, if your baby is starting to pull up on her crib rails, you definitely won't want to use a bumper, but my guy isn't pulling up yet. Another option might be a really tight swaddle that your daughter wouldn't be able to break out of. My little Houdini doesn't use it anymore, but the SwaddleEaze was the only swaddle he couldn't break out of.
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This worked for me too..
My son was a real roller from 5 months onwards when we took him out of the swaddle. Now, we had a camera monitor (gave it up at 12 months when I felt safe too and the little light was now keeping him up), so it horrified me to see him go from being on his back before 5 months, to going completely huddled onto his front (every night), sleeping on his face!!!!!!, I had to give him the dummy (pacifier) back so it would create a space between the mattress and his nose!!!! A gro bar (baby sleeping bag) was the only thing that could keep him warm and safe in regards to bedding...I didn't put the bumpers in until I could see (around 7 months) him getting stuck in the bars and really rolled about. The bumpers, I tucked down as well, so only three inches were showing, this allowed for 95% of the bars to be circulation free. I have a room temperature monitor in the room to make sure it doesn't get too hot as my son likes to sleep with the door closed in pitch darkness. My husband and I (thanks to a tip from nanna) check on our boy before bed each night, with the use of our handy mobile phone backlights (creating a very soft glow) - it's a plus to see a cutie sleeping...we would also check his position in the cot (sometimes he would be nestled in the corner) - so we gently move him into the middle. At 18 months plus he sleeps however and where ever, the bumbers are still there, but he has rolled on them so many times I think they are now an inch, but still very helpful and useful in protecting him from hurting himself
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