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dailyheights

In the New York Times: "For more than a decade, doctors have advocated putting babies to bed on their backs as a precaution against sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS... however, some new parents are finding that the benefits of having babies sleep soundly - more likely when they sleep on their stomachs - outweigh the comparatively tiny risk of SIDS."

"'Do you want your child to be uncomfortable or dead?' asked Vanessa Saft, the mother of a 2-year-old, Ramona, and an early childhood educator ... Ms. Saft said she was baffled by some of the permissive discussions she read on the e-mail list of the Park Slope Parents, where Brooklynites share their advice on vaccinations, sippy cups, schools, nannies and, also, sleeping.

"But Ms. Saft said she refrained from chiming in with an unpopular viewpoint, even one in line with the medical mainstream, because, 'I always get in trouble.'"

pitu

:evil:
I can't stand alarmists.

anonymous

Subject: you call agreeing with the AAP alarmist?

ms saft sounds perfectly sane to me!

dailyheights

Subject: Re: you call agreeing with the AAP alarmist?

>>slarkpope

If you don't register that username, I'm going to steal it. You have been warned...

daveb

Uncomfortable or dead?

Kinda like having my cake and eating it too.

anonymous

Subject: Re: "Do You Want Your Child to Be Uncomfortable or Dead

dailyheights wrote:
'Do you want your child to be uncomfortable or dead?'

Shouldn't there be a poll for this?

I'd prefer dead, given the choice.