Harvey Karp wrote in his response to the query about swaddling with flexed or extended arms: "However, babies who are swaddled with their hands up often get their arms out and unravel the blankets...these loose wraps can get around a baby's face and increase the risk of SIDS." I would like to remind everyone that an infant death caused by getting tangled up in loose wraps is NOT a SIDS death. SIDS deaths are by definition inexplicable, while suffocation or strangulation are separate diagnoses. Rachel Myr Member of the working group that did a systematic review of the research on bedsharing, pacifier use, breastfeeding and SIDS for the Norwegian Center for Evidence-based Practice, 2005 Kristiansand, Norway *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html