I am as paranoid about SID as every other mother however both my bubs have only slept on their tummies, sides OR co-slept so when I'm not sleeping with them they are on their tummies. I check on them obsessively. I love co-sleeping and Caro I have also heard that the sound of parents breathing and heartbeat stimulate baby which nis why SIDS council reccomend same room sleeping but I wish they could admit that cosleeping is good when done sensibly!

There was some groundbreaking research last year from SIDS council that suggested one of the main risk factors for SIDS was actually serotonin levels in the brain, something that cannot be controlled by safe sleeping principals but by following safe sleeping principals you prevent those babies that wouldn 't wake up when their breathing was obstructed from falling victim to SIDS whereas babies with normal levels f serotonin would wake and cry if their faces become covered.

As or flat head syndrome I thought most of that was from during the day when bub is lying on the floor/buncer etc.