side sleeping

[alexlee34]

Just wanna know if its safe to let your newborn sleep on their side and how many of y'all have done it.

[Apeydef]

They recommend you put them on their back to decrease the risk of sids. Also I believe they stopped selling positioners. I have one and my friend told me they stopped selling them.

[alexlee34]

Thanks everyone im not so nervous about it anymore

[Proudmama86]

I laid my 1st on his side cause like has been said before the what ifs plus while in the hospital he spit up and started choking scared me to death I called the nurse and she propped him up so I kept with it and plan to do the same with this lil man too

[bachan134]

Both my kids slept on their sides. I had the positioner thing with my first but I only used that for a few weeks before she'd just lay on her side on her own. My son just laid on his side on his own even if I tried to put him on his side

[Sasha80]

I did it with both my girls and plan to with this babe.  I didn't use anything to prop them up on their side.  Just positioned them so they were naturally on the side.  To avoid flat head on one side, I alternated sides during naps and bedtime.  I too don't like the thought of having babe on their back all the time.  My first was colicky and pukey and I wasn't going to take any chances.

[mrsh72911]

My daughter is almost 10 weeks and a lot of the time only falls asleep on her stomach. I watch her and flip her over before my hubby and I go to bed.

There are some positioners you can still buy, but some of them.iv found were not being sold anymore.
It's really what your comfortable with. My daughter will go into her side sometimes when I put her in.her crib.

[uhohkatydoll]

It's best to put them on their backs to sleep to reduce the risk of SIDS. Also, they don't recommend pillows, positioners, stuffed animals, crib bumpers or blankets in the crib. Basically just a crib sheet and you can dress them in a wearable blanket when it's cold out. We were going to get an adorable crib bedding set, but it's too much to risk for a cute nursery in my opinion.

[KamilaLara]

the positioner is called a sidds pillow and you can get them at walmart target and babysrus. they have small adjustable pillow sides and its a ramp pillow so keeps them slightly at an angle and on their back or side i used one i loved it

[babymakes04]

Well I got mine like 8 years ago and got rid of it because I wasnt having anymore kids.  You can google it to see where to get them now.  I would imagine babys r us might have them or target or places like that i would assume...Im not sure but I have been trying to search as well...I will let you know what I find out!

[alexlee34]

What's this positioner and where can i get it

[babymakes04]

I did this with BOTH my boys.  Sleeping on their backs scared me because of the what if's.  I had a positioner thingy that I put them in between to keep them that way too.  It made me feel better!  Nothing wrong with it in my eyes.  I will probably do it with this one too if i can find a new positioner!

[Dakotasmom24]

MY mother-in-law said she did it with all her babies and she has 4kids so whatever you feel comfortable with.