SIDS
A friend of a friend recently had a very heartbreaking experience. Her 3-month old baby died of SIDS.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is also known as cot death and crib death. It's the sudden and unexplained death (even after a postmortem investigation) of an apparently healthy infant aged one month to one year.
With this lady's case, she just woke up to find that her baby has turned blue and is dead.
Apparently, there is no 100% way to prevent SIDS from happening. What we, parents, can only do is to reduce the risk. It has been said that the probability of SIDS is increased if the baby…
- is exposed to tobacco smoke
- sleeps on his or her stomach
- is not breastfed
- is overheated due to excess clothing
- has too much beddings around him/her
I've been obssessively checking up on my 2-month old son ever since my friend told me about the death of her friend's son. It's bordering on paranoia since SIDS is so unpredictable.
Should you have an infant in the house, do take extra care, as well. We may not be able to guarantee SIDS not happening but we can greatly reduce the risks.
For more info, check out Kid's Health.
February 25th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
I lost my baby girl on July 15th 2006, she was 6 months old. My sister was babysitting her when she woke up the next morning to find my daughter had past away. They say it will take a year to find out what the cause was, and I think its rediculous that I have to wait so long to find out, they say that its probably SIDS, but for now to say its an unexplained death. I was told that no one could of prevented this from happening, Adia simply went to sleep and never woke up. Even if it is SIDS, it doesnt give me any answers, I’ll still be left in the dark until someone finds answers as to why babies die from Sids. If your a mother that has lost a baby and need someone to talk to please contact me, Id be more then happy to chat
Cyndle
March 15th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
I lost my son on July 19th 2006, he had just turned 4 months old. It is absolutely devastating. I too would like more answers/facts about SIDS and why this happens to healthy babies.
March 15th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
I lost my son on July 19th 2006, he had just turned 4 months old. It is absolutely devastating. I too would like more answers/facts about SIDS and why this happens to apparently healthy babies.
April 9th, 2009 at 4:18 am
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May 5th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
It has also recently been stated by the American Academy of Pediatrics that pacifier use may help protect against SIDS