NEVER sleep in same bed as baby, it is a cause of sudden infant death. Bed sharing with baby is dangerous-Dr. Olufunmilayo

Medical doctor and social media influencer Dr. Olufunmilayo has warned new moms and dads to NEVER sleep in same bed as baby saying its causes sudden infant death, head injuries and falls among other things.

Read his tweets below.. …

As a new mom/dad:

NEVER sleep in same bed as baby.

NEVER lie the baby on its chest.

NEVER smoke around baby.

NEVER over-wrap the baby.

These causes SUDDEN DEATH in babies and children under one year.

Please don’t blame your mother in law. Or village people.

Some people also say that sometimes adults move during sleep leading to the baby being pushed to the floor from bed/sofa and the parent not knowing. The baby could suffer head injuries and die. A baby should sleep face up in its own cot or in a safe Moses basket.

That’s it.

Also putting a baby face down could lead to suffocation and difficulty breathing which could easily lead to death- if this position was to be for a long period of time like a whole night of say 10-12 hours. Again, all babies should lie in their own cot, on their back, facing up.

Because sleeping on the chest can cause difficulties with breathing as the nose presses against the bed. Spending a whole night in that position can kill them before morning.

Smoking (or smokes) around a baby is very dangerous. The lungs of a baby are still immature and inhaling secondhand smoke can easily cause suffocation, very serious damage and severe chest infections like pneumonia that can become life threatening and kill the baby.

Over-wrapping a baby is unsafe because once you overwrap a baby too tightly it makes it difficult for the baby to move. Now if the baby is faced down and suffocating already, inability to turn head and move to breathe will ensure the baby’s death.

Wrap a baby. But don’t overdo.

Finally, as a new parent/guardian, Follow all these advice, Take your baby far from smokers or places with smoke, far from people who randomly kiss/lick babies, far from overzealous people who will overwrap them and far from any unsafe practice.

https://nimedhealth.com.ng/2019/08/04/never-sleep-in-same-bed-as-baby-dr-olufunmilayo/?amp

Twitter finger doctor

Sleeping on the same bed with babies is no fun.

From them constantly waking up at night to suck on the same brezz you waited all day for them to sleep so you could suck on.

To them wryly smiling in their sleep when they hear mommy's soft groans as she marks her spousal attendance register.

Aside these, I don't see the risk of a parent killing a newborn sleeping next to them.
Unless the parent accidentally turns over and smothers them or the parent has a terrible body odour.

But the truth be told,
To be afforded the opportunity to sleep on the same bed with your own baby by God is a gift in itself and a priceless experience that should never be traded.
It brings the best meaning to parenthood.

As a young dad then, I always loved to sleep on the same bed with my babies. I'd even place my nose directly to their soft lips so I could get in all the fragrance of their heavenly burps.

Babies are human angels.
Lalasticlala can testify to that.

I personally believe that sleeping on the same bed with your baby is the best way to nuture and nourish them. You can easily hear when the baby is crying, you can breastfeed on demand without having to leave the bed (thus interrupting your sleep too often) and is very protective.
Except of course, those adults who like rolling from Jericho to Jerusalem when sleeping.

NwaAmaikpe is mad!

thesicilian:
I personally believe that sleeping on the same bed with your baby is the best way to nuture and nourish them. You can easily hear when the baby is crying, you can breastfeed on demand without having to leave the bed (thus interrupting your sleep too often) and is very protective.
Except of course, those adults who like rolling from Jericho to Jerusalem when sleeping.

The doctors are advising you, you are still adamant. You can always put babies on their on bed but on the same room with you.

God please don't forget the mothers that do not have bed to put their babies. Bless them, provide for their needs and let them be able to eat the fruit of their labor.

Nothing man no go hear

A family friend's wife inadvertently suffocated her child while sleeping. The husband never forgave her, we must heed to the advice of this doctor.

Lol. Nothing man no go hear.

Do they need to be told'

It is well

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Seen

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Somebody will just wake up from sleep to start talking nonsense without facts or any research whatsoever

Jayslicky:
The doctors are advising you, you are still adamant. You can always put babies on their on bed but on the same room with you.

That one doesn't sound like a doctor to me

True

I agree with everything, save the part she talked about different bed. My son would cry if the mom's not beside him. It works differently

Except a very careless parent, I don't think the risk of sleeping on thesame bed with your baby is higher than any other cause of children mortality in Africa.

I sleeps on the same bed with my wife and baby, 80% of our consciousness is about the baby beside us. I don't think any good parent will sleep over and suffocate their own baby. If any parent can be that careless, then their carelessness will still kill the baby in other ways apart from sharing same bed.

Ask her if her mum did not nurtured her that way.
Five of my mum children were nurtured that same way none died. So the news is harmless

In fact, na for ground I for pick my own up last night.

Her mum had snored away from stressing out most of the day...na so I begin feel something for my ankle region.

Thank God I didn't kick in fright to knock off whatever i thought it coulda been....

When I opened my eyes, behold aunty Sage had rolled over to the foot of the bed inches away from landing on the hard floor.

It's truly quite risky sharing a bed with babies...

ADRIAN88:
To all my exes still calling me baby.... This is for you..

Not completely true

thesicilian:
I personally believe that sleeping on the same bed with your baby is the best way to nuture and nourish them. You can easily hear when the baby is crying, you can breastfeed on demand without having to leave the bed (thus interrupting your sleep too often) and is very protective.
Except of course, those adults who like rolling from Jericho to Jerusalem when sleeping.

You've spoken my mind.

I have a one year old who would never sleep except he touches either of us and when he turns, he needs to lean on the mum or myself. Parents just needs to be cautious and conscious, that's all, so as not to sleep on the baby

Things are changing o. Modern day with its do and don't! This is a joy of all mothers and only marginally in the regions of 0.0005 of such mortality occurs in 10,000,000 of child death!

imitateMe:

That one doesn't sound like a doctor to me

More like a native doctor,right

Tell dem oh. Some people are like tractor when they sleep, they will be rolling up and down like they want to cultivate the farmland on their bed .