tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078449.post3665315549435980694..comments2024-03-14T00:11:36.864-05:00Comments on Mama Nash: 7 Quick Takes: 7.5.13Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03640652412875436917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078449.post-13202881212002091492013-07-31T13:11:26.883-05:002013-07-31T13:11:26.883-05:00*Second paragraph, last sentence should say "...*Second paragraph, last sentence should say "sometimes that's their stomach." :) Sleep deprived...Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640652412875436917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078449.post-35004034145846492212013-07-31T13:04:12.249-05:002013-07-31T13:04:12.249-05:00Hi Nate!
Sorry it's taken so long for me to re...Hi Nate!<br />Sorry it's taken so long for me to reply. My problem with the Back to Sleep campaign is that it is using no scientific evidence to prove it's doing anything. Only correlations and scare tactics are used. Because SIDS cases have decreased in recent decades it is convenient to say that the Back to Sleep campaign is the reason but correlation is not causation. This was lesson #1 in science class way back in 6th grade. If you Google Back to Sleep Scientific Evidence you'll get a bunch of scientific journal articles. I think this one does a nice job of laying out findings without all the medical jargon: http://naturaltothecore.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/revisiting-sids-and-back-sleeping-part-1/<br /><br />If there were no downsides to back sleeping I probably wouldn't question it. But flat head syndrome as well as acid reflux are both on the rise and associated with back sleeping. Truth be told, I let my babies sleep in whatever position they seem to sleep the longest. Sometimes that's their back, sometimes their side, sometimes it's their back.<br /><br />All that said, it should be noted that I break a lot of rules and/or parenting advice when there is little to no scientific evidence. I give my kids full vaccines contrary to recent public outcry because I have yet to see any evidence that outweighs the good from the bad. I let my babies cosleep with me. I also gave my kids all the forbidden food (eggs, peanuts, etc.) before they were the advised age. (AAP has since changed their advice on this.) So it's fair to say I march to the beat of my own mama drum.<br /><br />Every family has to do what is best for them. My only hope is that parents make INFORMED decisions and don't cave to scare tactics.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640652412875436917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078449.post-85981857508690210762013-07-24T21:51:57.160-05:002013-07-24T21:51:57.160-05:00Good read, but I'd have to disagree about the ...Good read, but I'd have to disagree about the SIDS comment. What evidence do you speak of? I'm really curious as to your side of thinking.<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/2011/07/15/137859024/rethinking-sids-many-deaths-no-longer-a-mystery<br /><br />http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/wellness/story/2012-03-26/SIDS-is-down-but-back-sleeping-is-just-part-of-the-message/53782664/1<br /><br />-Nate<br /><br />McNaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212493897431023273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078449.post-69330628462872233612013-07-08T11:30:00.604-05:002013-07-08T11:30:00.604-05:00We found out that the St. Paul fireworks ARE a big...We found out that the St. Paul fireworks ARE a big deal with our first 4th at the new house. The Smith High Bridge was PACKED--we should charge for parking in our driveway next year! It was nice to walk half a block down and back for the fireworks, even if Gemma only watched the back of her eyelids from her Bjorn this time around.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464846229877089556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32078449.post-77796251075567758302013-07-07T08:33:37.362-05:002013-07-07T08:33:37.362-05:00The fact you got 4 kids to look at the camera at t...The fact you got 4 kids to look at the camera at the same time is amazing. I can't get my one child to look at my camera!!Laura @ The Things I Said I'd Never Dohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10441605201926597495noreply@blogger.com