Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also called crib death, is diagnosed when an infant under one-year-old dies and no medical cause is found. Most often the death occurs in a crib during the night and there's nothing a parent could have done....
Sudden infant death syndrome, also referred to as crib death, is the reason listed for roughly 2,500 infant deaths in the United States each year. The actual reason for these deaths is unknown, however. Babies between the ages of 1 month and 1...
Babies bring a great deal of joy to a family, but they also bring sleep deprivation in many cases. However, you do not need to resign yourself to an endless number of sleepless nights. According to Dr. William Sears, one of the most common...
A pacifier can be an important part of a new parent's arsenal. It helps soothe your baby, and a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published in a 2005 issue of "Pediatrics" found that pacifiers significantly reduced the risk of sudden...
When you are in the hospital, you may be amazed by how well the staff wraps the baby for sleep. When a baby is wrapped snugly in a blanket, it is known as swaddling. According to the Babycenter website, a baby is swaddled for not only warmth, but...
Newborns have notoriously short sleep spans, but by the time your baby turns five-months-old, she should have started sleeping for longer stretches of time, ranging from five to eight hours a night. Learning how to put a five-month-old baby to...
Infants spend the majority of their time sleeping. However, it's during times of sleep where an infant is often not as closely monitored. This can lead to serious dangers, including sudden infant death syndrome, if the infant is not placed in the...
Most babies will experience the most discomfort from gas between three and six weeks of age, according to Dr. Alan Greene on the website Parents.com. Gas at this age is most commonly caused by babies swallowing air as they feed, but it can also be...
You can lead a baby to a bed, but you can't make him sleep. This fact can make many parents feel helpless and frustrated. However, parents may not realize that creating the right conditions for sleep and consistently signaling sleep expectations...
Blankets and other soft items in your baby's crib increase the risk of both suffocation and sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. That might make you feel like you need to crank up the heat to keep your blanket-free baby warm, but if the room's...
Fear of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, leads more than 75 percent of parents to put their babies to sleep on their back, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. For parents...
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is a frightening and confusing threat to an infant's life. While researchers have drawn correlations, assessed risk factors and ruled out some causes, it is still unclear why SIDS occurs. The prevalence of...
Certain sleep positions are safe for babies while others can greatly increase health risks to the baby. Sleep positioners are soft and large cushions designed to keep a baby sleeping on her back and in one place so that she doesn't roll around in...
You may be alarmed some mornings to find your baby sleeping in sweaty clothes and on sweaty sheets or worry when your infant cries so hard that he works up a sweat. Infants, even newborns, have fully developed sweat glands in their heads and necks...
According to the MedlinePlus website, a preemie infant is delivered before the 37th week of pregnancy. Approximately 8 to 10 percent of babies in the United States are born premature. Feeding is one of the many challenges parents face with a...
Dressing baby appropriately at night can make her more comfortable and facilitate better sleep. Parents of newborn babies through age four months may consider following American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for nighttime dressing to...
Swaddling can work like magic in calming a fussy, tired or overstimulated baby. The simple act of wrapping him in a receiving blanket will help recreate the snug environment of the womb. Swaddling may also help the baby sleep for longer as being...
Of all the challenges presented by parenting, helping your baby learn how to sleep through the night is one of the toughest. If his sleep habits aren't good, it can put a great deal of stress on both him and you. Though it may seem like you have...
Infants wake up every few hours and many do not develop a regular sleep cycle until 6 months of age, according to Healthy Children. This means that you may find yourself overtired while caring for your baby. Adding to the frustration is the fact...
Size, firmness and quality are the main considerations when purchasing a crib. Small mattresses leave gaps between the crib and mattress that could trap your baby. Soft mattresses pose a risk of suffocation or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)....
A pacifier can help your baby soothe himself, go to sleep and even help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, suggests the Mayo Clinic. When you're ready to introduce a pacifier to your baby, remember that while sucking is a comforting...
Planning a funeral for an infant is a task that no parent wants to undertake. Unfortunately because of stillbirth, early infant demise, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or any number of other reasons, you may find yourself doing just that. Take the...
As your newborn grows from infant to toddler, each phase of nighttime sleep may seem to come with its own difficulties. Mayo Clinic experts indicate that until your child is 3 months of age, he may sleep 16 hours a day--sometimes more--in short...
Gastroesophageal reflux, or GERD, brings stomach acids up into the soft, sensitive tube called the esophagus. This is why the condition is also known as acid reflux. In infants, this causes lots of discomfort and difficulty in keeping food down....
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) occurs when the sudden death of a healthy infant cannot be explained after thorough investigation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SIDS is the leading cause of death in 1 to...
Second hand smoke is a combination of smoke given off by tobacco and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. People are exposed to second hand smoke in a variety of places, including the workplace, car, restaurants and bars. In America, the most common...
The website BabyCenter states that 70 percent of babies sleep through the night at 9 months, with many babies accomplishing the feat earlier. Initially, sleeping through the night consists of approximately five hours of uninterrupted sleep, which...
New parents are experts in dealing with exhaustion. Though newborns sleep for 16 to 17 hours every day--more than half the day--they do it in short stretches that don't give their sleep-deprived parents much opportunity to catch up on their own...
Methadone, a prescribed synthetic opioid substitute for the opiate heroin, is used to control addiction. The American Academy of Family Physicians reports that it is effective in decreasing illegal narcotic use and preventing relapse. During...
