Need some suggestions......

[Guest guest]

As some of you know I am repo'ing my son. However when I put him

down for the night on his side in his Secure Sleeper he can get to

his back. Any suggestions on how to keep him on his side so he

can't lay on his flat spot? Thanks so much!

Alison

[Guest guest]

Night time repo can be tricky.

My dd started out sleeping in a bassinette in the corner of my room. My

first move was to turn her around in the bassinette so that she had to look

towards the rounded side of her head to see what was going on in the room or to

look for me. At this time she was about 3.5 months old. She was also at this time napping in a bassinette in the

living room, and since I was there to watch her at all times during a nap, my

dh convinced me to let her nap on her tummy (which I DO NOT recommend you do

without talking to your pediatrician first).

When was about 4 months old we moved her to a crib in her own room and started letting

her sleep on her tummy at night (again, DO NOT do this without consulting your

pede first). When my son was a baby, his pede told us he could sleep on his

tummy when he could get there and back on his own. could do this, so we

let her sleep on her tummy. We also kept her turned, like we did in our room,

so that when she woke up and rolled over onto her back she had to look towards

the rounded side to see the room. We hung toys (she had a Fisher Price musical

fish thing and a couple of musical stuffed animals where you pulled their tail

and they played a lullabye) on the front side of her crib so that she had to

look that way to be entertained as well.

If you are committed to letting your child sleep on their

back, there are still a number of things you can do in an attempt to keep them

off of their flat spot. Again, turn them around in the crib so that they have

to roll to the round side to see the room. Also hang the toys in the front of

the crib like I have suggested. You may also put something in the crib under

your dc’s shoulder so that they are propped to one side and can’t

easily roll onto the flat side of their head. Some mothers use a rolled up

towel or receiving blanket. This works but then you have the possibility, with

a restless sleeper, of it coming unrolled and then you have a loose blanket in

the bed which your dc can get wrapped up in. Some women have sewed the roll to

their dc’s sleeper. They have also sewed fabric tubes filled with rice or

poly-fil. One mother on this board uses, in her dc’s crib, a gel-filled

wrist support like for typing. It is heavy so it won’t slide or roll

around the crib, but it is soft so it won’t be too uncomfortable for the

baby. I think that one is a great idea and if I had stuck with back sleeping

for my dd I would have tried that.

Check our Files section, under

repositioning headquarters there is a section of photos of different repo

methods from our members.

Let us know if you have any

questions.

Becky (’s mom) in Pgh, PA

Need some

suggestions......

As some of you know I am repo'ing my son.

However when I put him

down for the night on his side in his Secure

Sleeper he can get to

his back. Any suggestions on how to keep him

on his side so he

can't lay on his flat spot? Thanks so much!

Alison

For more

plagio info

[Guest guest]

Duct tape?

Sorry to be flippant. Nothing nothing nothing worked for my son. I

ended up cosleeping and holding him in my arms all night to keep him

off the flat spot, and it still didn't help. Lots of moms have great

luck, though, so I am crossing my fingers for you!

, 21 mos, DOC Grad 9/7

--- In Plagiocephaly , " momma6704 " <momma6704@y...>

wrote:

> As some of you know I am repo'ing my son. However when I put him

> down for the night on his side in his Secure Sleeper he can get to

> his back. Any suggestions on how to keep him on his side so he

> can't lay on his flat spot? Thanks so much!

> Alison

[Guest guest]

Have you tried attaching something to the plagio side of his sleeper. i.e. make it so he can't roll on that side and can't roll away from it. Like a piece of foam or sock filled with rice?

Thanks,

mom to na

DOC Grad

Tort Resolved

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As some of you know I am repo'ing my son. However when I put him down for the night on his side in his Secure Sleeper he can get to his back. Any suggestions on how to keep him on his side so he can't lay on his flat spot? Thanks so much!AlisonFor more plagio info