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AAP: Breastfeeding for 2 Months Lowers Risk of SIDS

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), citing a study, states that breastfeeding for at least two months decreases the risk of SIDS. This information can help lower the rate of infant mortality. SIDS is an acronym for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. SIDS is an unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant that is less than a year old which happens while the baby is sleeping. The syndrome is also called “crib death” because the infants often die in their cribs. The AAP pointed out a study that was titled “Duration of Breastfeeding and Risk of SIDS: An Individual Participant Data … Continue reading →

Co-Sleeping and SIDS

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Ever since I have had babies, and even before that, SIDS is talked about to parents everywhere by their healthcare providers. And rightly so. SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, remains the number one cause of infant deaths. It is a scary thing for a parent to think about. The thought of an unexplained death of your precious baby is unimaginable, but it still happens. In the past, I haven’t worried about SIDS too much myself. I am careful about so many of the risk factors like making sure there aren’t too many blankets in the crib, not dressing my … Continue reading →

Smoking Increases SIDS Risk

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According to the Centers for Disease Control, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the third leading cause of death for U.S. infants. After years of research into the disorder, the Back to Sleep campaign was started and mothers were warned against putting infants to sleep on their stomachs. The National Institute of Health reported a 30 percent decline in SIDS deaths in the years after the campaign began in 1992. Researchers in Australia have found a link they think may have an even bigger impact, maternal smoking. According to research conducted at Monash University in Melbourne, mother’s smoking may be an … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Month in Review: October 2008

If you had an October baby, congratulations! I hope that you will spend some time with us here at Families.com, as we bring you the latest news and tips for you and your family. Here is the Baby Blog month in review for October. October 1st Insect Repellent and Young Children Protecting my children is the number one priority, but one thing that I tend to avoid is insect repellent. I figure that putting additional chemicals on my kids is not the best idea, that is until now. These days, a mosquito bite is not just an annoyance, but it … Continue reading →

How Long Do You Have to Worry About SIDS?

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Here is yet another blog inspired by recent discussion in the forums. Several discussions have popped up lately regarding babies sleeping on their backs and other bedtime behavior that we’ve all been told not to allow. Back to Sleep The Back to Sleep campaign is an educational campaign that seeks to educate new parents on the dangers of putting your baby to sleep on their tummies. Since the campaign started, statistics show almost a 50% decrease in the incidences of SIDS. While I don’t think it can be exclusively attributed to the back to sleep campaign*, there certainly is a … Continue reading →

The Best of the 2007 Baby Blog

It has been an exciting year in the baby blog with a few changes in bloggers, several news stories, a few series started, and of course lots of information and reflection. This is a list of the best of the best. . .the best news, the best advice and the best of my personal favorites. With that I wish you all a Happy New Year, and look forward to an exciting year in 2008! Ask a Baby Blogger Series–This, in my opinion is one of the best things the baby blog has to offer. Granted, it’s my advice which I … Continue reading →

Is SIDS Really Caused by Co-Sleeping?

I have written numerous articles on co-sleeping, on my belief that it reduces the risks of SIDS, that it helps breastfeeding mothers and that indeed, “sharing sleep” with our twins was the only way that I survived the twins’ first year. When we started co-sleeping with our daughter in 1999, it was still considered a weird practice. It wasn’t talked about much and there hadn’t been a lot of studies on it at that point. This week however, a nine month study by Scripps Howard News Service has suggested that most babies who died of SIDS, really died of accidental … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review: July 23 to July 30

We had a busy week in the baby blog this past week. From sleeping to baby research to the newest baby products, we covered it here. Here is the breakdown of what we covered: July 26 Babies Aren’t Supposed to Sleep So often I find that new parents are reading this book or that method to try and ‘train’ their infant to sleep better. However, the more I parent, the more I really believe that your baby’s sleep patterns are a big part of his temperament rather than something you did or didn’t do. Baby Bling? Seriously? I was shocked … Continue reading →

SIDS Linked to Hearing Abnormality

This is probably the most ground breaking research ever published studying SIDS. Results are preliminary and as one researcher points out there have been other ’causes’ linked to SIDS but none of them are conclusive. However, researchers in Seattle published a study in this month’s edition of the Journal of Early Human Development. The study group was small but significant and it will help propel SIDS research forward. Out of a small group of infants who died of SIDS, every single one had an abnormality with the right ear. Interestingly, the left ear in every infant was normal. So far, … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review: July 16 to July 22

Hello everyone! Last week was a light week, but we still had great information for all of our baby blog readers! If you need to catch up on your reading, here is the week in review at a glance! July 16 Gerber Cereal Causes Choking? Gerber has recalled some of their organic cereal because it could pose a choking hazard. However, in this blog, I wonder whether or not the babies who were eating this cereal were really ‘ready’ to start eating solids in the first place. This is a great blog to review when you should start giving your … Continue reading →