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Sat, 6 Aug 2005 14:57:28 -0500
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Hi, all

What a fascinating discussion this has become--where else has there been
this level of "have you considered?" notions been tossed around for mutual
discussion and consideration for this topic??

With that bit of admiration for my colleagues said, Sam mentioned that her
babies never had "tummy time" but instead lived in slings. From what I've
understood (largely from a presentation a few years ago by Kitty Frantz, I
think) the problem we are seeing now is that we have parents SO frightened
about babies NOT sleeping on their backs (and therefore dying of SIDS) that
they are generalizing to the point of not allowing babies OFF their backs.
And I'd also venture a guess (based on nothing more than the gut feeling of
a mom who wore her babies for years in soft, simple front carriers) that
time spent in a sling is worth at least as much as tummy time spent in
isolation on a mat or whatever. Upright (more or less) in a sling seems like
it would provide a lot of upper body strengthening as baby learns to
negotiate the motions mom goes through--much as we have learned to adapt to
the motions of a car.

And upright in a sling has GOT to be closer to an anthropological norm than
worrying about back-to-sleep or tummy-to-play!

I don't know. Perhaps the most elemental statement that we could make any
further assumptions about babies would be that "Babies need--in every sense
of the word--Moms, and vice versa." From that assumption naturally springs
breastfeeding, shared sleeping, baby carrying, etc.

Thanks for making me think, folks!

Melissa Vickers, IBCLC
Huntingdon TN
> Date:    Sat, 6 Aug 2005 13:33:00 -0400
> From:    Sam <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: tummy sleep
>
> Gonneke, There are some studies that show there is less likelihood of SIDS
> with a swaddled baby. From my limited recall (studing for a nutrition
exam,
> and it's really not sticking well, either...) Swaddled babies on their
backs
> slept better, so parents were less likely to sleep them on their bellies.
>
> I just realized that my 4 children never got "tummy time." There were all
> sorts of warnings (from friends and family) that due to living in slings,
> they would never learn to walk, crawl or whatever. They hated being on
their
> bellies, but spent so much time in the slings, apparently they created
> enough upper-body strength to achieve all motor skills necessary.
(including
> a 9mo walking whirlwind)
>
> Best wishes,
> Heather "Sam" Doak
>

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