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Hi guys! My last post was about deciding whether or not Peyton would be able to transition from the Tucker wedge / sling to flat on his tummy in the crib. I started him on the wedge last night and he slept for 5 hours for the first time
! After I nursed him I decided to try him without the wedge for the rest of the time because he usually sleeps for shorter periods after the first feeding. Well, he did pretty good, sleeping about 2 1/2 hours. Now I’m faced with a new dilemma 
:When he sleeping flat I could hear him doing his usual grunting though it wasn’t too bad. I didn’t get much sleep during those 2 1/2 hours cause I kept checking on him. When I checked on him I saw that he moved around a bit in the crib. He had moved at an angle to where the top of his head was touching side the crib bumper. I decided to leave him be so that I wouldn’t wake him. When I finally went to sleep, the Angel Care monitor alarm sounded, my heart leapt out of him chest as I can to the room. He was ok, he just had moved away from the sensor toward the edge of the crib and it couldn’t pick up his movement. It scared me to DEATH
!!! So now my question is:Should I remove the crib bumpers so that he doesn’t move in a way that his face gets smooshed in them? Remember he sleeps on his stomach so that worries me enough already. It hadn’t been a problem when he was strapped in the wedge. But then I worry about him hitting his head or getting trapped between the slats. Sorry this post is so long … just wanted your advice Thanks!AbyPeyton James 5/7/07I know several moms (Beth, Cooper’s mom) have used the breatheable bumpers. They are still able to keep hands and feet from getting out of the crib but they allow them to breathe if they do stick their face against it. Would something like that work for you?
I just ordered my breathable bumpers! His crib looked so naked without bumpers. Last night I was so paranoid that his little limbs would get stuck so I kept checking a million times. I am exhausted this morning as a result
This morning I said, “Forget that!”AbyPeyton James 5/7/07Yay! We have been sleeping flat on our tummy for a couple of nights now and doing good! I put the breatheable bumpers on and I am more at ease. Peyton is sleeping 4 hours at a time (almost to 5!) 5 hours at a time is considered sleeping through right? I still worry about the whole tummy thing but I have an angel care monitor, make sure he is not too hot in his crib, and there are no pillows or toys in his crib. Is there anything else I am forgetting to do so that he is safe? I know the whole SIDS thing can happen anytime within the first year but at what months do the risks start to decline?
Can’t wait till we get to sleep longer stretches
AbyPeyton James 5/7/07
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