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American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidelines today for a safe infant sleep environment. Some recommendations, such as putting baby flat on their back on a firm surface for every sleep, continue to be of primary importance to reduce the risk of SIDS, but the guidelines also include some new recommendations. Here are the highlights:

*The safest place for infants to sleep is in the parents' room, close to the parents' bed on a separate sleep surface for the first year of life.
*Mothers should breastfeed or feed with expressed milk exclusively for six-months, however "any breastfeeding has been shown to be more protective against SIDS than no breastfeeding"
*Offer a pacifier at nap time and bedtime
*Avoid over-bundling and covering the head of infants to prevent overheating
*Do not use home cardio respiratory monitors as a strategy to reduce the risk of SIDS

pediatrics.aappublications.org

Check out the new provincial “Delay the Bath” poster to support a hospital practice change in newborn care. Delaying the bath helps the newborn transition to the outside world by improving temperature control and stabilizing blood sugar levels. It also facilitates skin-to-skin contact and helps establish successful breastfeeding. .

Did you have a baby in another province? Or in another country? Did they delay the bath? Please share your experience...

Nice overview of the fourth trimester for anyone wanting an easy-to-read version of Dr. Harvey Karp's research.

The Fourth Trimester - Why Newborns Hate Being Put Down The first three months of parenting are often the hardest. A quarter of all babies in this age group are diagnosed as suffering from colic, a diagnosis given when doctors don't know why a baby is so unhappy and parents are unable to stop their tears.

This is perfect.

Can you relate to these answers? What happened at your first baby well check up? I wish all doctors were educated like this one.
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