Day care sleeping positions for infants?

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We toured a day care and we really liked it, but I noticed a lot of the infants were sleeping on their stomachs. The room has two adults in it at all times. I'm a FTM with no real baby experience - I thought you always wanted baby on its back? Or is it different when the adults are awake and monitoring?

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My son has always slept on his stomach! This is him in the NICU about 15 hours after he was born!

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Babies that are able to roll over by themselves are ok for stomach sleeping...on the other hand babies that cannot roll over on their own must sleep on their backs...

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Thanks all - I don't know how old the babies were and I wanted to embarassing myself here first - this is just what I needed to have an informed discussion. Now I just have to make sure they require vaccines, and I should be set!

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Look up statistics on newborns and infants sleeping on their bellies and S.I.D.S or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Not saying it's going to happen if a baby sleeps on his/her stomach but why the Hell would you risk it. I always had my daughter on her back,  even if she would have fallen asleep faster on her stomach, if I can prevent it from happening, I'm gonna do it.

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I would not allow them to lay my child on their stomach. My daughter rarely (less than a handful) of times slept this way if she wasn't on me. I admit, she slept better but the possibility of her getting into a position that obstructed any of her breathing and not having the strength to move herself outweighed any extra rest is get from her getting more sound daytime sleep.

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If those babies can roll over to their stomachs themselves it's fine.

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This rule has switched so many times. I think that theres perks and downfalls of sleeping on either. Its really a personal choice at this point

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I work for a daycare and it is recommended the babies sleep on their backs. Yea if they till over leave them but keep an eye on them.. How old were the infants about?

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Babies are always placed on their backs when a teacher first lays them down! Once they start rolling over then they can sleep in whatever position they like! I'm an infant teacher at a daycare! We check them every 10-15 mins to make sure they're breathing! Some times more often than that! The teacher must also mark the cribs that they can roll over! Also they can have nothing in the cribs with them! A pacifier is an exception as long as the day cares sleep policy allows it!

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It's OK for them to sleep on there stomach, someone has to be watching them, it's good for them to have tummy time

Day care sleeping positions for infants?

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