I am concerned about a trend for parents using cell phones near infants for 
 white noise or music.  I had a mom in my support group put her cell phone  
next to her 3 mos baby while it played white noise.  I addressed the  
negative effects of this and other group moms concurred this was dangerous for  
infants developing brains.
 
Now I received an email from a specific group announcing info for parents  
available on their cell phones with an app for white noise and which also  
includes other apps from a well known pediatrician.  Has anyone else  
received this email and had experience with this cell phone use?  I realize  this 
isn't directly breastfeeding related however, in seeing babies for  lactation 
issues, often more than breastfeeding comes up.  I think this has  bearing 
on safe sleep and could indirectly involve breastfeeding since baby may  
only need to nursed to sleep.
 
Would appreciate any specific references or articles addressing cell phone  
use around babies.  Thank you.
 
Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC

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