Hi wise ones,
Permission to post. 3 week old baby with reflux.
If a baby will only sleep on the parents chest or possibly on its side what can we say about safety? This baby wakes very quickly if turned on to his back. I think he spues then too. If lying prone is higher risk due to pressure on a nerve in the neck are babies whose heads are flexed forward when lying on their parents chest prone at less risk than prone on a mattress?
Can we suggest placing a small blanket in front of the baby lying on its side to prevent it lying on his/her front?
I know this is about risk assessment but when it is a vulnerable baby we are talking about I feel very nervous.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Love,
Sarah McCann. BScHons, IBCLC, LLL Leader.
www.breastfeedingResourcesNI.co.uk
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