FTM! SIDS?

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Hi ladies, so firstly ie like to say I'm a new mommy to my rainbow baby boy who will be 2 weeks old in two days. Ive had alot of issues since coming home with getting him in his bassinet or on his back flat in general when napping / sleeping at any point of the day. He loves to lay on my chest & that seems to be the only way he stays asleep for a few hours until he is hungry again (usually 3hr intervals give or take) he also likes his swing but I never keep him in it that long & laying on his belly & he loves his newborn lounger boppy. But everything he is comfortable with I read all increase the chance of sids..and its freaking me out. My little boy is healthy I'm just finding myself staring at him constantly checking on him & everything. I have a family member purchasing me a dockatot to see if that helps. I just am so exhausted adjusting to this newborn stage & I'm basically doing everything alone. My hubbt works overnight so he is never home at night to help me & during the days he needs to sleep... I just need serious advice on how to survive this stage. Here is my little boy

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If you ask anyone in America just about everything causes SIDS. Doctors will get mad at you for anything other than on their back & swaddled, yet we still have one of the highest infant death rates. I think the dock a tot will really help you feel better. My son slept belly to belly with me in the bed. Hearing my heartbeat was a huge comfort to him & they say your breathing helps with their breathing, too. But do whatever makes you comfortable.

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Try laying him on his side, the stomach sleeping isn’t a good idea due to suffocation

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I'm gonna be completely unconventional here and I might get some hate for it. My son slept in his swing until he was about 2 months old but i checked on him periodically through the night. Then at 3 months he was transferred into his crib but he would not sleep on his back. Hes always rolled onto his side and you know what? I didnt dare touch him to move him back. I figured if he did it himself then hes fine. Hes now 7 months on and rolling onto his tummy to sleep and I refuse to try and move him. Sometimes you have to do things so you both can sleep even if it's not the preferred way

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If you’re really worried I’d get an owlet monitor.. it gave me peace of mind and helped me sleep at night because I was the same way! My baby would only sleep as a newborn if she was in bed with me on my boob. Up until she was 6 months and I sleep trained her in her own crib.

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Dock a tots are not safe for baby to sleep in over night or for naps. They are a sids risk sadly. I used to just swaddle my son and if he was having a hard time sleeping I would give him a binky. He slept next to me in his bassinet for the first three months till he could roll then next to our bed in his crib. Newborns usually sleep all the time it’s not till a few months later that things got a bit challenging for us.

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Babies sleep better on their bellies and in those other positions but it’s Because they’re sleeping deeper that it increases the risk of sids. They sleep so deeply that their immature brain can’t wake them up. So if you’re worried about sids, you actually don’t want them to sleep that deeply. 
But I get the whole: you need sleep thing or you’ll be a zombie. 
Check this out, maybe it’ll help in some way

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My oldest daughter would only sleep on my chest when she was a newborn and my middle would only sleep inher swing they are now 8 years old and 6 years old and healthy as can be my youngest is 5 years old she would sleep in her crib but we had to have it right next to the bed like connected to it she was a breastfed baby but as far as where they slept i never had a problem as long as their face isnt covered and they can breath just fine u should be fine

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My son slept on his Bobby lounger swaddled between me and my husband in our bed for the first 3 months. We also got an owllet sock because my anxiety over SIDS was so bad. The sock helped immensely but so did having him sleep between us on his lounger

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Got little man slightly on his back . just hoping he stays asleep for a few hours.

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First of all, ADORABLE and congrats!
Ima FTM too my sons almost 3 months and I honestly had my little guy sleeping on his belly from 3 weeks. He hated being swaddled and hates sleeping on his back, hell maybe sleep for 30 minutes to an hour on his back, but when he lays on his belly he’s out for 6-8 hours a night, he’s in his bassinet which is in my room. 
I purchased this dock a tot knock off (pic below) cause he only lasted in it for maybe a week considering he was on his back most the time. 
But do what YOU feel comfortable with. The first 2 weeks I refused to lay him on his belly because I just felt nervous and uncomfortable but after I tried it and stayed up all night watching him, I realized he was fine and he was great.  Now even during naps he’ll be on his belly

FTM! SIDS?

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