help with sleeping in the crib

[Anonymous]

My 4month old daughter wont sleep anywhere other then her fisher price cradle and swing set. The problem with that is she keeps turning her head to the right and its right into the pillow which means she can’t breath!!! She’s been doing this every time we put her in swing set. What to do???? I really wish she would sleep in her crib, my husband and I spent so much money on it, any ideas in getting her to sleep in it. We propped it up and even brought a little boppy pillow for her. Now what??? Please help!!!!

[hellbennt]

turning her head to the right- most likely means that her reflux is bothering her…Sandifer’s…

“Rigid Body Posturing (Acute Dystonic Reactions and Sandifer’s Syndrome) Children who are administered pro-motility medications to treat their reflux may experience a side effect called acute dystonic reaction (ADR). Acute dystonic reactions are rigidity and/or spasmodic movements in one or more parts of the body.

The rigid body posturing seen in an ADR may also occur as a result of the reflux itself. Known as Sandifer’s syndrome, the abnormal postures are an infant’s attempt to find a position that relieves the discomfort caused by the reflux. An important distinction between Sandifer’s syndrome and an ADR is that infants with Sandifer’s syndrome control their movements, whereas infants experiencing an ADR cannot.

The involuntary spasms and rigidity seen in acute dystonic reactions coupled with the observation that infants may also seem unaware of their surroundings for minutes to hours often leads parents to believe their child is having seizures. The postures seen in Sandifer’s syndrome are also often mistaken as seizures.

Consequently, children who have reflux or are being treated with pro-motility drugs may be misdiagnosed as having a seizure disorder and incorrectly be prescribed anti-seizure medications. Some of these medications themselves cause acute dystonic reactions, which often leads to the mistaken assumption that the prescribed dosage is not controlling the seizures. The dosage is increased, the ADR persists, and the cycle continues without controlling the real problem–reflux.

[Anonymous]

We put my daughter in her crib at 3.5 months and it took about 1 week before she would sleep well in it. My daughter also turns her head to the side when she’s tired / sleeping, it’s just what she does.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Debit. My daughter still sleeps in her swing set. I was wondering does anyone know if its bad for her back? I really wish I could break her sleeping in that swing. but I am so clueless.

[hellbennt]

try putting the swing in the crib. then try putting her in the crib w/o the swing for naps…

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t worry about it. Have you tried elevating the crib?

[Anonymous]

yeah we tried that too.

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