On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, Jennifer wrote:

> I've been reading the posts about comparing tummy sleeping to car seat
> safety and had to add my 2 cents.  While the risks may be different, the
> concept is the same.  We know the studies tell us it's safer to "back
> sleep" / use a car seat but yet a parent decides that the risks are not
> as important as letting their child sleep on their tummies/ nursing (or
> holding)their baby on a long trip because they're screaming.  It's
> simply a case of deciding we know better than the safety experts.

Or deciding that we're willing to take the RISK for whatever reason (stop
a crying baby, more sleep for all...).  IMO, THAT is the reality.

> ... but the bottom line is I wanted him to sleep for more than a half an
> hour.  Not because he should sleep longer but because I needed to sleep
> longer.

Yep.  Exactly.

Cee

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