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It's hard being a new mom (or even an experienced mom to a new baby) and sometimes we do things we know we shouldn't, despite what all the experts say. But this is a safe place to share your secrets (PM me)—we'll never tell.
This Week's Secret:
In my opinion, I do not see anything wrong with babies laying on there bellies. I do not have a concern for SIDS, unless I am not going to be in the same room as her for more than an hour. — anonymous
We all have secrets and opinions—so thanks to this brave mom for sharing her honest thoughts, and thank you for keeping this conversation nonjudgmental!
If you have a new mom secret you'd like to share anonymously, PM me.
Past confessions:
I Drink Coffee Even Though I Breastfeed
I Let My Young Child Watch My Baby
I Hate When People Hold My Baby
I Don't Sterilize My Baby's Bottles
I Go to the Bathroom to Get "Me" Time
I Wash the Pacifier Off in My Mouth
I Turn Up The Volume When My Baby Cries
I Put Cereal in My Baby's Bottle
I'm Breastfeeding But I Crave Beer
I Sometimes Use Breastmilk for Cooking
I Drove My Baby Without a Car Seat
I Leave My Twin Babies Home Alone
Comments (20)
Sorry, but I see a major problem with doing something that has been proven over and over to reduce death in infants. The "unless I'm not going to be there" doesn't matter one bit and is just made up reasoning to make someone feel better.
One of the many reasons this is dangerous is because babies DO sleep more soundly - meaning they don't wake up to start breathing again in bouts of apnea.
I'm not willing to risk it and it makes me sad that people STILL are.
this was 29 years ago before all the data that I let them nap on their stomach's always kept them in the same room and checked on them often I kept putting my hand on them to be sure they were breathing never all night but then they would roll over on their tummies as well new borns never
I would never do this- the life of my baby is just to preciouse.
I never did
My son was a belly sleeper and back then they always said, do not put your child to sleep on their back because they choke if they spit up. My daughter was a back sleeper but the moment she could roll over, she would and there was no way to stop her, no matter what I used.
My son slept fine on his back. My daughter was another story. She prefers her tummy and slept that way as soon as she could roll over - she likes to pull her legs up and tuck her hands in like a little turtle. She's sleeping that way right now...
I always put my kids to sleep on their tummies (18months and 2months) My youngest the very first time I put him on his back inhaled a bunch of spit up while he was sleeping. Luckily in my sleep I heard him gasp before he stopped breathing. I got him breathing again and vowed to never again put him to sleep on his back. Both of my kids' risk of sids is extremely low and I've never been worried about it. Why put him to sleep in a way that could cause him to choke to death on his own spit-up?
I didn't let them sleep that way until they started rolling over on their own. When they were a bit older they always slept with their butts up in the air. It was so cute.
My DD only sleeps on her stomach if she is sleeping on top of me.