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.

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