Fleece scraps

We are advised to put infants who cannot roll over to sleep on their backs. Once they become more mobile it is a moot point. As soon as all

3 of my children were able to turn over they slept on their tummies by choice. They are now 19, 9 and 7.

Sadly we will never be able to prevent all tragedies, but common sense and a sense of proportion are also very important.

Lizzy

When my two were babies I dressed them for bed in winter in blanket sleepers (which, now I think of it, were probably made of fleece) not particularly for any safety considerations, but because they were both active sleepers who kicked or pushed off any kind of covering. In summer, I used very lightweight pyjamas on them.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Libelous??? Asking for documentation to support your statements is neither unattractive nor libelous. And I think you mean "implication". You are the one making the inference[s]

And yet, still no citations, no documentation, not a shred of proof. So, still unfounded, unsupported allegations.

Beverly

Yet it's not all that long ago that we were admonished to always put the baby to sleep on his stomach. Mine were, and are healthy adults now.

And I was advised to tightly wrap my little preemie, and place her on her side. ;-) She is also a healthy adult now. Childcare is an evolving art.

Beverly

Childcare, medicine and nutrition, all change without warning. And often change back again. I've about given up on trying to keep up, and apply common sense instead.

Wait!....nutrition, too??? Oh, no, now you've made me question my dinner menu. ;->

Beverly

Eat a balanced diet. Pay no attention to the "experts" - who have said not to eat any dairy products, no red meat, no eggs, no shrimp or lobster, no spinach, etc. Then said that we need the calcium in dairy products, women don't eat enough red meat, the cholesterol in eggs, shrimp and lobster does not make cholesterol in the body when you eat it, it's the fats that do that, raw spinach doesn't deplete calcium like cooked spinach does, etc., etc., etc., ad infinitum, ad nauseum.

And the best of all, chocolate is now a health food. Well, hell, we knew that all along!

And don't forget, red wine is good for heart health. ;-)

Beverly

And wine of any color is good for everything. ;-)

And tequila or gin of *no* color is better yet. ;-)

Beverly

All good things in moderation. *Holding out teacup for more gin.*

When you go in with a loved one that just had a heart attack the first (and asked a million times question ) will be do you smoke or drink. They double the amount of alcohol you say you drink cause most folks fib! I got into an argument with the cardiologist about fat and people. There really is a lot they can't explain. Some common sense goes a long way but everyone is going to die of something. The goal is not to be decrepit getting there. Eat,Drink and be Merry is a good read by Dean Edell.

Cheers, Taria

Pog>>>>

I am seriously hoping that my heart gives out before anything else. There are so many other things that could, and I don't think I want to struggle along with them. Who was it that said he wasn't afraid of dying, he just didn't want to be there at the time?

But some of the accepted medical "knowledge" doesn't seem to have much behind it but broad statistical data. And assumptions.

When the SMDGD was brand new, she was put to sleep on her side. I made DD several "bolsters" for this. It was basically just two little long narrow "pillows" that were joined with a piece of fabric as long as the baby was wide. This kept the baby on her side so that she couldn't flop over onto either her back or her front. CiaoMeow >^;;^<

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