Bedsharing Baby Won't Sleep On Their Back? Do This.

I used to panic when I woke up to my baby sleeping on his side or tummy. 😱
I knew that back-sleeping is vital to safe bedsharing, and I drowned in mom guilt. But the more I read about biologically normal infant sleep, I realized this was going to keep happening, and there was only ONE thing I could do.
📣 If your baby is younger than twelve months old, anytime you notice them sleeping on their side or tummy, adjust them so that they are on their back. Remind yourself why sleeping on their back is critical to their safety, but then give yourself grace. You are doing the only thing you can.
The science of how back-sleeping protects infants from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is compelling. It demonstrates why it’s worth the effort to move them onto their back each and every time you find them sleeping on their side or tummy, until they reach their first birthday.
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Chapters:
0:00 Why I’m making this video
0:36 What can cause lung compression in young infants who bedshare
0:50 How to avoid lethal re-breathing of carbon dioxide that’s trapped in bedding
1:10 Why arousal deficiency is incredibly scary for babies
2:05 What ONE thing you can do when you notice that your baby is not on their back
2:47 Why your bedsharing baby wants to sleep on their side, facing your breast
3:03 How bedsharing helps you keep an eye on your tummy-sleeper
3:37 What James McKenna, Ph.D. thinks about creating a "perfectly safe" sleep environment
4:25 How you can take a deep dive on cosleepy.com if you want to know more
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RELEVANT TOPICS: bedsharing, room sharing, the family bed, separate surface cosleeping, the cuddle curl, infants, toddlers, multiples, partners, bassinets, cribs, floor beds, night weaning, contact naps, breastsleeping, tandem nursing, and all things safety!
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