This Back to Sleep campaign is just too much.  I encourage a lot of skin to
skin snuggling and sleeping and have had to start explaining that if the
baby is asleep on mother or dad's chest they will not stop breathing and
die.(the baby)

Sometimes it takes some convincing because of the absolutness of this
decree. Boy! If only such promotion was undertaken for "Back to Breast" or
"Back to the Family Bed"!

Another problem with babies NEVER being allowed to lie on their stomachs
(some parents fear it even when the baby is awake) is that I see a lot of
babies who aren't crawling.  When they are never put on their stomachs they
can develop a stomach aversion. It is rather difficult to go from lying on
one's back to being on all fours. A vast amount of leaping skills are required.

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee
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